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Sea Change - The Choral Music Of Richard Rodney Bennett

3/5/2013, 19 Tracks, 1:14:18

Featuring

  • John Rutter
  • Simon Wall
  • Samuel Evans
  • Charles Fullbrook
  • Sue Dorey
  • Elin Manahan Thomas
  • Clare Wilkinson
  • Ben Breakwell
  • Cambridge Singers
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

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Composer Biography

Bennett, born in Kent in 1936, showed precocious gifts as a composer and pianist, leading to studies at the Royal Academy of Music and with Pierre Boulez in Paris.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bennett maintained parallel styles for different genres throughout his career; even when his concert music was serial, his choral pieces remained tonal and tuneful.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The year Bennett entered the Royal Academy of Music, 1953, was Coronation year, marking the dawn of a new Elizabethan age with hopes for a golden age of arts.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Poetry was a mainspring for Bennett's vocal and choral music, placing it in a long English tradition from Dunstable to Britten.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover picture for this album is a collage created by Richard Rodney Bennett himself, from his private collection.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Richard Rodney Bennett, the composer, had a musical career that spanned concert music, opera, ballet, jazz, and film music, making his choral works easy to overlook.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was the first recorded survey of Richard Rodney Bennett's choral music, spanning almost forty years of his work.

Source: Booklet

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