Deel uitmakend van de Aangenaam Klassiek-campagne 2014: "Acht jaar duurde de renovatie van het grote orgel van de Londense Royal Festival Hall. In maart van dit jaar klonk het eindelijk weer in al zijn symfonische pracht. Begeleid door het London Philharmonic Orchestra en Yannick Nézet-Séguin speelde James ODonnell Poulencs, op Bach geïnspireerde, Orgelconcert en de beroemde Orgelsymfonie (u weet wel, een eeuw later 'gecoverd' door Yvonne Keeley en Scott Fitzgerald middels "If I Had Words" - HB) van Saint-Saëns. De meeslepende live-opname van dit concert vormt nu al een pronkstuk in de LPO-discografie. Een historische uitvoering met een orgel dat beter klinkt dan ooit."
"...The musicians {in the newly conquered Mexico} and their repertoire showed every characteristic of their Spanish origin. It was music by Morales that moved the assembly so much when the death of Charles V was commemorated in 1558. It was Morales whose works, especially his Magnificats, formed the basis and most lasting influence in the New World churches and cathedrals. Of composers not Spanish, there is no doubt that Palestrina became the most popular all the way from Cuzco, Lima, Quito and Bogotá to Guatemala and the numerous cathedrals of Mexico itself." (fragment uit de hoestekst) 'If like me, your knowledge of Mexican music was previously, shall we say undeveloped, you may similarly be stunned by the treasures unveiled here' (The Music Magazine) 'This is a magnificent recording. Pure Mexican gold' (Gramophone) 'Unusual, timely, interesting, and beautiful' (Fanfare, USA)
"The music of the Portuguese Renaissance has until very recently languished in almost complete obscurity. Certain composers who saw their works published during their lifetimessuch as Cardoso, Lôbo, and Magalhãeshave begun to receive recognition, but the same does not yet apply to the vast body of music which is preserved only in manuscript. Most of them, dating from the 16th century onwards, originated at the Augustinian monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra (northern Portugal). This monastery, mother-house of the Augustinian congregation in Portugal, was a first rank educational and cultural centre, with a flourishing musical life." (fragment uit hoestekst) "Delectable though this music is, it needs performers who can do it justice, and James ODonnell and his choir do that and then some. Whether depicting a soul thirsting for the Lords rest, or giving thanks for salvation, the smooth trebles soar into the rafters of Westminster. This is a CD that brings the listener one step closer to heaven." (BBC Online)
Opname: 2008
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