Delius & Bax: Choral Music
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FREDERICK DELIUS / ARNOLD BAX
Delius & Bax: Choral Music
The Carice Singers, George Parris
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 28 May 2017
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Frederick Delius and Arnold Bax both made significant contributions to the partsong repertoire, each leaving a compelling testament to his highly individual creative personality. Delius's earlier choral songs are nostalgic for the worlds of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Grieg, while the brooding contours of On Craig Ddu results in one of his most remarkable creations. The allure of landscapes and elemental forces was powerful for both composers; the subtle tensions and gorgeously layered harmonies of Bax's settings also evoking historical remoteness and other-worldly enchantment.
"This is an extremely attractive disc for the many adherents of lyric British choral music of the period from 1890 onwards. Most of these pieces were written between the 1890s and the 1920s. The honeyed glow of sound in 'On Craig Ddu' attests immediately to the sensitive skills of the Carice Singers and the Naxos audio team. As a work and as a performance its combination of sated exhaustion and exaltation is striking. This is a stunning disc in every aspect. It fits well into the Naxos catalogue and into an obvious gap in English music enthusiasts' collections." Recording of the Month MusicWeb May 2017
Tracks:
Bax:
This Worldes Joie
Greek Folksongs (5)
Of a Rose I Sing a Song
Mater Ora Filium
Delius:
On Craig Dhu (An impression of nature)
Ave Maria
Durch den Wald
An den Sonnenschein
Frühlingsanbruch
Her ute skal
Sonnenscheinlied
Two Unaccompanied Part Songs (1917)
To be sung of a summer night on the water, Nos. 1 & 2
The splendour falls on castle walls
Midsummer Song
