Release Date: 25 February 2016
Label: Chandos - Sacd / Chandos
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 095115516522
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Janacek
Description
Not only does this collection of orchestral works by Janá?ek follow two highly praised volumes with such great soloists as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and James Ehnes, but it also features one of the composer's most monumental works - with the vividly admired organist Thomas Trotter - along with three contrasting shorter pieces. The Glagolitic Mass is considered his finest non-operatic work. It was premiered a year after the Sinfonietta - recorded in Volume 1 [CHSA 5142] - to critical acclaim. This impressive piece makes full use of the orchestra and chorus, with virtuosic solo parts for tenor and soprano, as well as organ. It is set within a frame of purely orchestral movements in which the Bergen Orchestra and its new Chief Conductor, Edward Gardner, demonstrate with authority their deep empathy with the repertoire. The album is completed by three highly diverse characteristic works: the mournful Adagio, the Slavonic Ot?e náš and the deeply personal Zdrávas Maria.
Jonathan Aasgaard; Sinfonia of London; John Wilson
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Halle Choir; John Storgards
Janacek:Martinu:Haas
Sara Dowling; Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Dame Sarah Connolly; Joseph Middleton
James Ehnes; BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena
Doric String Quartet
Zeb Soanes; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips
