London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron - Colourise (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The catalyst for this disc came with the chance discovery of a vocal score of Berkeley’s Variations on a Hymn by Orlando Gibbons. Not ever having heard of the piece, I saw the forces it is scored for and thought it fit rather well the remit of the LCS. A little research soon revealed that the piece had never been recorded, nor was there anything of a performance history either. I could tell there was a piece of real merit and substance here, and it most definitely deserved an outing. All this coincided with the arrival of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Planning live performances was impossible but working towards a recording further down the line seemed doable. January 2021 came and we – like so many others – had to cancel the planned recording. By January 2022, the project finally happened. I would like to add my personal thanks to the Lennox Berkeley Society, who have been so helpful and supportive since my very first email to them, not to mention patient as the pandemic forced recording plans to keep being postponed.

Tracklist:
1. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Roderick Williams – 5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, String Orchestra & Piano): No. 1, Easter (05:04)
2. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Roderick Williams – 5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, Strings & Piano): No. 2, I Got Me Flowers (03:00)
3. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Roderick Williams – 5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, Strings & Piano): No. 3, Love Bade Me Welcome (05:35)
4. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Roderick Williams – 5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, Strings & Piano): No. 4, The Call (01:59)
5. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Roderick Williams – 5 Mystical Songs (Version for Voice, Strings & Piano): No. 5, Antiphon (03:12)
6. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Andrew Staples – Variations on a Hymn by Orlando Gibbons, Op. 35 (18:51)
7. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 1, Basse-danse (01:23)
8. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 2, Pavane (01:48)
9. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 3, Tordion (01:02)
10. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 4, Bransles (01:57)
11. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 5, Pieds-en-l'air (02:57)
12. London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron – Capriol Suite (Version for String Orchestra): No. 6, Mattachins (01:06)
13. London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron & Elena Urioste – The Lark Ascending (Arr. P. Drayton for Violin & Choir) (15:54)


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