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Michael Finnissy: Maldon
by EXAUDI, James Weeks
| Available Formats | No. of tracks | Price | Buy |
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| CD Album | 6 tracks | £12.99 | |
| Download Album (mp3) | 6 tracks | £7.99 |
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New vocal ensemble EXAUDI makes its CD debut on NMC with a thrillingly intense disc of music by Michael Finnissy. Maldon sets Anglo-Saxon texts of battle for an impressive ensemble of voices, trombones, organ and percussion; other works feature Michael Finnissy as part of a piano duo (in Vertue) and Howard Skempton on accordion (in the setting of Scots poet William MacGonagall's travels, Descriptive Jottings of London).
Reviews:
"An enthralling disc... this music grips heart, mind and imagination alike. Finnissy's choral works are essentially an exploration of collective memory, drawing on a rich mixture of influences, sources, evocations and archetypes. EXAUDI are stunning advocates... the soloists are outstanding. This is compulsive listening for admirers of Finnissy, and will win many converts to his music." *****
BBC Music Magazine 2005
Tracklisting:
CD Album
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Richard Jackson, baritone/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Maldon |
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EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Palm-Sunday |
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Philip Howard, Michael Finnissy, piano/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Vertue |
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EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Forget-me-not |
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Howard Skempton, accordion/ Michael Finnissy, piano/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Descriptive Jottings of London |
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Iestyn Davies, countertenor/ Nicholas Mulroy, tenor/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Anima Christi |
Download Album
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Richard Jackson, baritone/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Maldon | 22m 45s |
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EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Palm-Sunday | 11m 5s |
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Philip Howard, Michael Finnissy, piano/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Vertue | 9m 25s |
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EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Forget-me-not | 5m 56s |
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Howard Skempton, accordion/ Michael Finnissy, piano/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Descriptive Jottings of London | 4m 52s |
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Iestyn Davies, countertenor/ Nicholas Mulroy, tenor/ EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director - Anima Christi | 21m 17s |
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