IDAGIO | Sea Change - The Choral Music Of Richard Rodney Bennett 040888090168

Featuring

John Rutter
Simon Wall
Samuel Evans
Charles Fullbrook
Sue Dorey
Elin Manahan Thomas

Clare Wilkinson
Ben Breakwell
Cambridge Singers
Richard Rodney Bennett

Did you know?

1/7

Recording & Production

This album is the first recorded survey of Richard Rodney Bennett's choral music, which spans almost forty years.

Composer Biography

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, born in 1936, had a musical career that spanned many genres, including concert music, opera, ballet, jazz, and film music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Poetry was intensely important to Richard Rodney Bennett, and he set texts by great poets like Shakespeare, Donne, Marvell, and Spenser in his choral writing.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Rodney Bennett maintained parallel compositional styles throughout his career; even when his concert music was serial, his choral pieces were always tonal and tuneful.

Composition History

Richard Rodney Bennett's 'Lullay Mine Liking' was written for Edward Heath, the former Prime Minister, who conducted an annual Christmas concert in Broadstairs.

Compositional Technique

Richard Rodney Bennett's choral music is characterized by a profound sense of poetry and a melodic wistfulness, often tinged with yearning for a lost golden age.

Composition History

Richard Rodney Bennett's 'A Good-Night' was commissioned in memory of Linda McCartney, the late wife of Paul McCartney, as part of the 'Garland for Linda' project.