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Track(s) taken from SIGCD178

The call

composer
author of text

Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), The Raven Quartet
Recording details: June 2009
Air Studios, United Kingdom
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Nick Taylor & Tom Bullen
Release date: November 2009
Total duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
 

Reviews

'Patrick Hawes has carved out a niche as a contemporary composer who writes melodic, atmospheric and, frankly, beautiful music' (Gramophone)

'Hawes’s admirers will find much here to confirm their warm response to his music’s quiet strength and individuality. A minor problem is the collection of so many short items which, heard through on a single album, can’t help sounding more similar than they are. Among the best are The Call—a setting of George Herbert for soprano and string quartet, cannily conjuring the sound of an Elizabethan viol consort—and the atmospheric After the Rain for string quartet and piano. The excellent performances feature the tawny loveliness of Julian Lloyd Webber’s cello-playing, plus two fine solo singers' (Classic FM Magazine)
The call is a petition for the Way, the Truth and the Life to permeate his and our lives. I believe this poem must reflect the sentiments of countless parish priests who have served their communities in the Anglican Church and speak of those eternal virtues which have motivated English people in challenging times.

from notes by Patrick Hawes © 2009

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