Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 2 (Incls 'Symphony No 2 'Sinfonia mistica')
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 2 (Incls 'Symphony No 2 'Sinfonia mistica')
Sarah Fox (soprano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox
[ Chandos / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 20 November 2008
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"Despite its monumental aspect the Sinfonia mistica is essentially a personal, intimate work, and it gets a moving performance here, Richard Hickox judging to a nicety the various movements' complex succession of tempos, and their ebb and flow of intensity. Sarah Fox is a pure-voiced, poignant soloist, and the BBC National Chorus of Wales sound very confident, as if this was a repertoire standard for them." BBC Music Five Stars
Richard Hickox conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the second volume of Leighton's orchestral works.
BBC Music Magazine wrote of volume 1, 'Hickox directs superbly paced and eloquent performances of this fine music.'
Volume 2 presents two large-scale orchestral works, Symphony No.2 'Sinfonia Mistica', which receives its first recording; coupled with Te Deum Laudamus in its orchestrated version.
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Tracks:
Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia mistica), Op. 69 (1973-74) for Soprano Solo, Chorus and Orchestra
Te Deum laudamus (1964, orchestrated 1966)
