ARVO PART / JULIA WOLFE / CAROLINE SHAW
…and… Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] … and … …a collection of sacred music by Arvo Pärt, Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw, interspersed with songs from the Laudario di Cortona, Italy. |
GLORIA COATES
Coates: Symphony No. 15 / Cantata da Requiem / Transit Ars Nova Nuremberg / Talisker Players / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Boder [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] Gloria Coates is one of the most startlingly individual figures on the contemporary music scene, and the most prolific female symphonist in history. Her Symphony No. 15, the newest and most ambitious work on this recording, is subtitled Homage to... |
MEINRAD SCHUTTER / CHRISTIAN HENKING / LEOS JANACEK
Bap Nos - In Memoriam Meinrad Schutter Cappella Nova, Raphael Immoos, with Susanne Doll (organ) & Vera Schnider (harp) [ Guild / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] The Swiss composer Meinrad Schütter would be celebrating his 100th birthday in 2010. Reason enough and about time to finally introduce this highly original composer to an interested, international audience. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica" / Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner [ Naxos Titner Memorial Edition 6 / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Tintner matches the best in his grasp of what matters in phrasing, balancing, and dramatic emphasis." Fanfare |
HILDEGARD von BINGEN / PALESTRINA / LOTTI / WEELKES / BYRD / ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renaissance en Provence - Traditional Music of Southern France The Terra Nova Consort [ Dorian Recordings / CD - released 1/Jun/1999 ] Renaissance en Provence marks the debut of the Terra Nova Consort on Dorian, following its success in the label's first recording competition. Founded in 1988 and long associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, this early music ensemble... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Christmas Story Theatre of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] Inspired by the much-loved service of 'Nine Lessons and Carols' given every Christmas Eve, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th Century dialogues and traditional folk carols. |
ANONYMOUS
Gregorian Chant For Meditation Nova Schola Gregoriana, Alberto Turco [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jan/2005 ] |
Aldo Nova
Aldo Nova [ Lemon / CD - released 11/Oct/2010 ] |
PELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN
The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "The works on this CD constitute a major contribution to the international repertoire of choral music, and any choir or vocal ensemble that has not (yet) engaged with this composer still has something to accomplish!" Paul Hillier on this recording |
TERRY RILEY
In C Ars Nova Copenhagen / Percurama Percussion Ensemble / Paul Hillier [ DaCapo / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] Terry Riley's 1964 masterpiece "In C" is probably the first masterpiece of US minimalism. From Paul Hillier of Hilliard Ensemble reknown comes a new version of this semi-improvised piece performed by mallet percussion and voices. |