IDAGIO | Unveiled: Britten | Tippett | Gipps | Browne

Featuring

Elgan Llŷr Thomas
Iain Burnside
Craig Ogden
Benjamin Britten
Ruth Gipps
William Denis Browne

Michael Tippett

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Watery images, often associated with liberation and nakedness, are a recurring theme in gay works of art and run through this album.

Performer Biography

Iain Burnside, the pianist, is an internationally acclaimed collaborative pianist with over sixty CDs and is also an award-winning broadcaster for BBC Radio 3.

Recording & Production

The recording took place on 22-24 November 2022 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, and features a 2016 Steinway model D piano.

Album & Artwork

The album is dedicated to the tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas's uncle Arfon, whose love for music was boundless, despite his preference for Elvis covers.

Performer Biography

Craig Ogden, the guitarist, is described by BBC Music Magazine as 'a worthy successor to Julian Bream' and is one of the UK's most recorded guitarists.

Historical Context

The album explores the history of male homosexuality in art, from necessary discretion before the 1967 Sexual Offences Act to a more liberated present.