Zelenka - Sacred Music
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Label: Hyperion - Helios
Cat No: CDH55424
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 30th January 2012
Contents
Works
Litaniae de Venerabili Sacramento, Z147Officium Defunctorum, Z47
Salve Regina, mater misericordiae ZWV135
Artists
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)Rebecca Outram (soprano)
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Michael George (bass)
Peter Harvey (bass)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingWorks
Litaniae de Venerabili Sacramento, Z147Officium Defunctorum, Z47
Salve Regina, mater misericordiae ZWV135
Artists
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)Rebecca Outram (soprano)
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Michael George (bass)
Peter Harvey (bass)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingAbout
The very opening of Zelenka’s Litaniae sets out his stall and Robert King and his eponymous Consort make the most of its startling qualities. But he is a composer to tug at the heartstrings too, nowhere more so than in the Salve regina, ravishingly sung by a young Carolyn Sampson.
‘Constantly fascinating to listen to. Especially when performed as beautifully and with such evident care and affection as it is on Robert King’s new CD … Zelenka’s curious music could scarcely have better advocacy’ - Gramophone
‘A really first-rate release’ - International Record Review
‘Eloquently presented by King and his first-rate accomplices’ - Music Week
‘Performances are sensitive and stylish in ways that we have come to expect from this group’ - BBC Music Magazine
‘Robert King and his period forces give performances it would be hard to beat’ - The Daily Telegraph
‘Robert King with his King’s Consort and Choir directs performances both moving and exhilarating’ - The Guardian
‘The performance is outstanding, capturing the startlingly original nature of the piece with singing and playing of such vitality and commitment’ - Fanfare, USA
‘All of the soloists deserve special mention for sensitive performances that are appropriately expressive and that add essential individual color … you must get to know this wonderful and very deserving composer’ - ClassicsToday.com
‘This CD of Robert King’s stands high on the list of the best recordings of Zelenka’s sacred music … for the characteristically exceptionally committed and supremely well-executed performances’ - Goldberg
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