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Maw, Daniel, Cleobury
Hymnus / Little Concert / Shahnama
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Hymnus for mixed choir and orchestra: Hymn at Dawn
2. Hymnus for mixed choir and orchestra: Evening Hymn
3. Little Concert for solo oboe, two horns, and string: Lento e calmo - Recitando: tranquillo
4. Little Concert for solo oboe, two horns, and string: Allegro vivace
5. Little Concert for solo oboe, two horns, and string: Vivace assai
6. Shahnama for small orchestra: Title. Recitando: poco sostenuto
7. Shahnama for small orchestra: Rustram and the seven champions hunt in Turan. Con moto e molto vigoroso
8. Shahnama for small orchestra: Majnun prostrate himself at his Mother's feet. Poco larghetto
9. Shahnama for small orchestra: The Women of Egypt, overcome by the beauty of Yusuf, cutting their fingers as they peel oranges. Poco espansivo, ma con moto
10. Shahnama for small orchestra: Rustrum and Kay Kaus watching the King of Mazendarian turning hin=mself into a boulder. Molto deliberato - Agitato
11. Shahnama for small orchestra: Graveyard discussion. Grave; ben misurato e ritiato
12. Shahnama for small orchestra: Intermezzo - the returned traveller discovers maidens at play in his garden. Poco maestoso - Scherzando e grazioso
13. Shahnama for small orchestra: Battle between Kay Khusraw and Afrasiyab. Agitato ma pesante
14. Shahnama for small orchestra: A palace at night. Lento e fluttante

CD Details

All Artists: Maw, Daniel, Cleobury
Title: Hymnus / Little Concert / Shahnama
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Asv Living Era
Release Date: 1/11/2000
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Early Music, Sacred & Religious
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 743625107029

CD Reviews

COMPLETELY MELODIC

MOVIE MAVEN | New York, NY USA | 03/18/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Friends of mine in London knew that I had never heard the music of one of England's most revered living composers: Nicholas Maw. They sent me this CD and it is magnificent. There are 3 totally different pieces of music here, written between 1987 and 1996, almost as if they were written by 3 different men. The "Hymnus" is arguably the most beautiful. It consists of two hymns (one for dawn, one for evening) performed hauntingly by the Oxford Bach Choir & the BBC Concert Orchestra. Maw paints pictures with his music and much of it is in the British pastoral style, esp. the "Little Concert" written for solo oboe, 2 horns and strings. The "lonely" sound of the oboe immediately reminded me of the music of Gerald Finzi and even of the paintings of Edward Hopper. If you think that a contemporary composer can only write atonal music, give Maw a listen. His work is completely melodic, mysterious, lovely. The sound on this new disc is perfect, as are all the performances."