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TAVENER - TAVENER: A PORTRAIT CD

EUR33.97

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Artist:
TAVENER
Title:
TAVENER: A PORTRAIT
Genre:
CLASSICAL
SKU:
636943815229
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    SKU/Barcode: 636943815229

    A deluxe sampler covering the work of nearly 40 years, John Tavener: A Portrait has much to offer, including 19 musical tracks, a 46-minute interview with the composer, and a biographical essay detailing the key events and ideas in his life and work. Of primary interest is the premiere recording of Tavener's intense Prayer of the Heart, convincingly performed by Icelandic pop singer Bj rk and the Brodsky Quartet. The text of the Orthodox Christian 'Jesus Prayer' -- in Greek, Church Slavonic, Coptic, and English -- is set in fairly static sequences, which gradually progress through a spiritual scheme of halting trepidation, ecstatic aspiration, and, ultimately, serene acceptance. Bj rk was chosen by Tavener for her unschooled and unaffected singing style, and it is clear that her emotionally exposed performance meets his expectations. While her raw and breathy delivery may not suit everyone's taste, Bj rk deserves credit for plumbing the work's expressive depths and bringing off a difficult, highly inflected vocal line with assurance and authenticity. Naxos, in coordination with Coro, Nimbus Records, Divine Art, NMC, and Reference Recordings, has put together a handsome package that may lead listeners to seek out the original albums from which this disc was compiled, and further explore the evolution of England's most esoteric composer.

    1. In Alium Eileen Hulse
    2. To A Child Dancing In The Wind Heidi Grant Murphy
    3. The Lamb Choir Of St. Johns College Cambridge
    4. The Tyger Choir Of St. Johns College Cambridge
    5. Movement 1: Fos I Doxa The Sixteen
    6. Movement 2: Piu Intensita The Sixteen
    7. Mandelion For Organ Extract Kevin Bowyer
    8. Chant For Guitar Extract Jonathan Richards
    9. Ikon Of Saint Cuthbert Of Lindisfatne Ian Shaw
    10. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra Maria Kliegel
    11. Mary Of Egypt Stephen Varcoe
    12. Akhmatova Songs For Soprano And String Quartet Patricia Rozario
    13. Solemn The Vanbrugh Quartet
    14. [Rehearsal Letter I] The Vanbrugh Quartet
    15. Song For Athene Choir Of St Johns College Cambridge
    16. Zodiacs For Piano Thalia Myers
    17. Prayer Of The Heart Brodsky Quartet
    18. Movement 2: Eros Jorja Fleezanis
    19. Mother And Child Nigel Short
    20. My Earliest Musical Memories... John Tavener
    21. I Saw In The Russian Orthodox Churck... John Tavener
    22. I
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