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The Europadisc Review
The Lamb’s Journey: A Choral Narrative from Gibbons to Barbe...
Christopher Lowrey, Ensemble Altera
£12.50
Although in the secular Western world it is easily eclipsed by the festive fuss at Christmas, Easter remains the major feast of the Christian calendar, its atmosphere of joyous celebration heightened by the sombreness of Holy Week that immediately precedes it. It’s an ideal time to release a disc tracing ‘The Lamb’s Journey’, the Lamb in question being the figure of Jesus Christ. This Alpha release has been masterminded by countertenor Christopher Lowery (familiar to listeners from several Baroque and contemporary opera recordings) together with his 23-voice chamber choir Ensemble Altera.In hi... read more
Although in the secular Western world it is easily eclipsed by the festive fuss at Christmas, Easter remains the major feast of the Christian calendar, its atmosphere of joyous celebration heightened by the sombreness of Holy Week that immediately pr... read more
The Lamb’s Journey: A Choral Narrative from Gibbons to Barbe...
Christopher Lowrey, Ensemble Altera
The Spin Doctor Europadisc's Weekly Column
Valete: Pollini, Eötvös & Janis 27th March 2024
27th March 2024
The past fortnight has brought news of the deaths of three major figures from the post-war musical scene: two pianists and a composer-conductor.
Anyone who follows the classical music headlines even slightly will have learned of the death at the age of 82 of Maurizio Pollini. He was simply one of the greatest pianists of the post-war era. Born on 5 January 1942 in Milan, he was raised in a home environment rich in culture. His father Gino was a leading modern architect, his mother Renata Melotti a pianist, and her brother Fausto a sculptor. An environment in which old and new artistic trends coexisted was crucial to developing the young Pollini’s tastes, as was the political environment of Milan in the 1950s. A fellow student was Claudio Abbado (a frequent musical collaborator over the years), and both men were committed from their youth to left-wing causes.
A... read more