EPISODE · Jul 19, 2019 · 23 MIN
GORDON - Ode to a Nightingale (studio)
from Geoffrey Gordon Composer · host Geoffrey Gordon
This is the studio recording of composer Geoffrey Gordon's setting of the John Keats poem, Ode to a Nightingale, for mixed choir (SATB) and solo cello, featuring the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir and cello soloist Toke Moldrup. Recorded in Copenhagen and released on the BIS records label in April 2020: https://bis.se/performers/moldrup-toke/cello-libris-works-by-geoffrey-gordon From reviews of the studio recording of Ode to a Nightingale: “…luminous and astringent by turns….. ecstatic.” Richard Whitehouse Gramophone "… flashes of vocal writing which recall Britten at his best.” Richard Hanlon MusicWeb International “ …sheer sonic gold - a gorgeous setting of the Keats poem.” Colin Clarke Fanfare “…full of activity, warmth of feeling, and virtuosity.” David Moore American Record Guide
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