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"Seren" means star in Welsh, and few are the stars that burn more intensely than trebles, or boy sopranos, as Americans have it, for they have only a very short time, sometimes measured in months before it's all over. Treble Cai Thomas seemingly emphasizes this by inviting Aksel Rykkvin as a guest on Karl Jenkins' Ave verum. Just a few years ago, it was Rykkvin who was the star treble, but now he's a baritone. Thomas sets out here to play to his strengths. He has a Welsh song to reflect his heritage, the ubiquitous "Pie Jesu" of Fauré, a couple of slow Handel tunes, some modern crossover material, and a few pieces of pop minimalism. Perhaps Thomas' strongest pieces are the ones that stand out from the program: Charles Villiers Stanford's The Blue Bird and a really haunting version of the folk song The Ash Grove, but all of the music inhabits a moderate vocal range, is in moderate tempos, varying only in flavor. Thomas's voice rests easily in all the pieces, and, unstressed, it's gorgeous, with startling clarity and a tinge of melancholy that's especially affecting. Perhaps to add more variety, Thomas uses several backing groups; this works well, with his voice foregrounded slightly differently each time. Savor the voice while you may.
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Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Eriks Esenvalds, Composer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Pegasus Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Choristers of St Thomas, Choir, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - London Mozart Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - London Mozart Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Claude-Michel Schonberg, Composer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - London Mozart Players, Ensemble, MainArtist - Karl Jenkins, Composer - Boosey & Hawkes, MusicPublisher - Aksel Rykkvin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cai Thomas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - London Mozart Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Pegasus Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Julian Cooper, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - London Mozart Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - John Brunning, Composer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Pegasus Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Robert Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ola Gjeilo, Composer - Cai Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Bourne Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Choristers of St Thomas, Choir, MainArtist
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
Album review
"Seren" means star in Welsh, and few are the stars that burn more intensely than trebles, or boy sopranos, as Americans have it, for they have only a very short time, sometimes measured in months before it's all over. Treble Cai Thomas seemingly emphasizes this by inviting Aksel Rykkvin as a guest on Karl Jenkins' Ave verum. Just a few years ago, it was Rykkvin who was the star treble, but now he's a baritone. Thomas sets out here to play to his strengths. He has a Welsh song to reflect his heritage, the ubiquitous "Pie Jesu" of Fauré, a couple of slow Handel tunes, some modern crossover material, and a few pieces of pop minimalism. Perhaps Thomas' strongest pieces are the ones that stand out from the program: Charles Villiers Stanford's The Blue Bird and a really haunting version of the folk song The Ash Grove, but all of the music inhabits a moderate vocal range, is in moderate tempos, varying only in flavor. Thomas's voice rests easily in all the pieces, and, unstressed, it's gorgeous, with startling clarity and a tinge of melancholy that's especially affecting. Perhaps to add more variety, Thomas uses several backing groups; this works well, with his voice foregrounded slightly differently each time. Savor the voice while you may.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:52
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Cai Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RUBICON
- Genre: Classical
2020 Rubicon Classics Ltd 2020 CLT Music Ltd
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