Stanford: Requiem
University of Birmingham Voices, CBSO / Martyn Brabbins
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Release Date: 05 May 2023
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571284187
University of Birmingham Voices, CBSO / Martyn Brabbins
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571284187
Description
Recorded in association with a live performance from Birmingham's Symphony Hall last year, this account of Stanford's Requiem rescues a magnificent work from wholly unjustified neglect.
The performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's forgotten late-Victorian masterpiece, marking 125 years since the premiere of the Requiem at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, featured a number of international soloists alongside Brabbins – including Carolyn Sampson and Marta Fontanal-Simmons (both Birmingham alumni), with James Way and Ross Ramgobin.
Critical Acclaim:
"For anyone interested in British choral music of the period, it is a must!" - Gramophone
"Brabbins, who truly understand the language of this music, judges the tempos and balance of the ensemble with instinctive sensitivity; his handling of the chorus […] is outstanding ,and he genuinely brings out the luminosity of Stanford's lustrous orchestration which is splendidly executed by the CBSO" – Gramophone
"The CBSO plays splendidly throughout. The collective response is sonorous and there's an abundance of expert solo work to enjoy and admire The performance could not be in better hands than those of Martyn Brabbins. His conducting demonstrates evident empathy with the score and it seems clear that he brings out the best in all the performers." - MusicWeb International
"Martyn Brabbins has the music – and the traditions on which it draws – intuitively under his radar. Impeccably he sculpts the flow and sweep that is so often Stanford's expressive default position […]. With fine singing for the chorus and soloists alike, the Requiem discloses one of Stanford's greatest achievements." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS, Recording 4 STARS)
Tracklisting
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Steven Isserlis
Takacs Quartet
The Nash Ensemble
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Marc-Andre Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Gothic Voices / Christopher Page
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
William Vann, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Jamie Andrews, Ashley Riches
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Soloists; l'arpa festante
Latvian Radio Choir
Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak
Ensemble ArtChoral; Matthias Maute
Soloists; Frieder Bernius; Stuttgarter Kammerchor