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Swansongs: Songs of Remembrance

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Composer
BRUNNING, JOHN
Artist
Thomas, Grimwood
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Jan 04, 2019
Catalog #
SIGCD561
UPC
635212056127

About

Composer, musician and broadcaster John Brunning is perhaps best known for his choral work Pie Jesu. The piece was initially recorded by the vocal group 'All Angels', and there has since been around a dozen recordings including an acapella arrangement by The King's Singers. In his introduction to the album, John Brunning writes: There are probably more euphemisms employed when speaking of death than any other subject. Take a walk around a graveyard and you will see any number of headstones bearing inscriptions such as 'passed away', 'fell asleep', 'called to rest', and so on. Yet death is the one inescapable certainty that each of us must ultimately confront. I have sought to address this issue in as positive a way as possible with my cycle, 'Swansongs'. Elin Manahan Thomas is one of the most versatile sopranos of her generation. Since releasing her début album Eternal Light in 2007 with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, she has performed at many of the world's most prestigious venues, festivals and events, including the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. On this recording she is accompanied by pianist Daniel Grimwood, a performer of international renown who combines an exceptional talent with rare versatility and refinement.

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Sleep 03:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Sleep
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    John Brunning
    Performer
    Elin Manahan Thomas, Daniel Grimwood
  2. 2 No. 2. When Poppies Fall 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. When Poppies Fall
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    John Brunning
    Performer
    Elin Manahan Thomas, Daniel Grimwood
  3. 3 No. 3. Father 02:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Father
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    John Brunning
    Performer
    Elin Manahan Thomas, Daniel Grimwood
  4. 4 No. 4. I Live Again 03:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. I Live Again
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    John Brunning
    Performer
    Elin Manahan Thomas, Daniel Grimwood