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Tavener: Choral Ikons
John Tavener describes his music as resembling 'ikons in sound’ - a window on to the Divine world. The British conductor and composer James Whitbourn conducts the London-based ensemble The Choir in a programme of Tavener’s hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied choral music in performances described as 'impressive and spiritual'.
DVD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/04/2002
Sound Formats: DTS Surround; LPCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, LA
Catalogue Number: OA0855D
CD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/02/2011
Sound Formats:
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles: n/a
Catalogue Number: OACD9007D
Conductor(s):
James Whitbourn
James Whitbourn
Orchestra(s):
The Choir
The Choir
Artist(s):
The Choir; James Whitbourn
The Choir; James Whitbourn
"The power of the performances is overwhelming and the credit goes to James Whitbourn and his vocal ensemble The Choir." (The Organ)
"The clue is not to over-dramatise the musical content - after all, Tavener is projecting a musical image, not telling a story - and The Choir thrive on the more expansive and extended images, such as Song for Athene and The Hymn of the Unwaning Light." (Gramophone)
"The tonal weight and emotional conviction of their performance opens fresh perspectives on familiar works." (Classic fM)
"The clue is not to over-dramatise the musical content - after all, Tavener is projecting a musical image, not telling a story - and The Choir thrive on the more expansive and extended images, such as Song for Athene and The Hymn of the Unwaning Light." (Gramophone)
"The tonal weight and emotional conviction of their performance opens fresh perspectives on familiar works." (Classic fM)
John Tavener describes his music as resembling 'ikons in sound’ - a window on to the Divine world. The British conductor and composer James Whitbourn conducts the London-based ensemble The Choir in a programme of Tavener’s hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied choral music in performances described as 'impressive and spiritual'.
DVD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/04/2002
Sound Formats: DTS Surround; LPCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, LA
Catalogue Number: OA0855D
CD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/02/2011
Sound Formats:
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles: n/a
Catalogue Number: OACD9007D
Conductor(s):
James Whitbourn
James Whitbourn
Orchestra(s):
The Choir
The Choir
Artist(s):
The Choir; James Whitbourn
The Choir; James Whitbourn
"The power of the performances is overwhelming and the credit goes to James Whitbourn and his vocal ensemble The Choir." (The Organ)
"The clue is not to over-dramatise the musical content - after all, Tavener is projecting a musical image, not telling a story - and The Choir thrive on the more expansive and extended images, such as Song for Athene and The Hymn of the Unwaning Light." (Gramophone)
"The tonal weight and emotional conviction of their performance opens fresh perspectives on familiar works." (Classic fM)
"The clue is not to over-dramatise the musical content - after all, Tavener is projecting a musical image, not telling a story - and The Choir thrive on the more expansive and extended images, such as Song for Athene and The Hymn of the Unwaning Light." (Gramophone)
"The tonal weight and emotional conviction of their performance opens fresh perspectives on familiar works." (Classic fM)
