 | from Brian: Symphony No 1 'The Gothic' (CDA67971/2) 1 Allegro assai [12'09] 106 minutes 5 seconds 6 tracks2 Lento espressivo e solenne [11'54] 3 Vivace [12'15] 4 Te Deum laudamus. Allegro moderato [17'47] 5 Iudex crederis esse venturus. Adagio molto solenne e religioso [16'13] 6 Te ergo, quaesumus. Moderato e molto sostenuto [35'47] ‘Far and away the finest [performance] it has received … in a sense, Hyperion's release is a perfect one, of a great event, a magisterial work and an encapsulation of the enormous difficulties of ... ‘This recording is the best yet … the recorded sound succeeds phenomenally … superb orchestral playing right across the board. All four soloists excel at seizing the moment in their few, but ... ‘This recording comes from the work's first, thrilling and bizarre BBC Proms performance in July … the enormous, almost mystical sound of the chorus, the intriguing vocal colours, wacky instrumen ... |