Voci Nobili

 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1998
• Number of Discs: 1.0
• Label: ProMusica
• ASIN: B000F7UVV6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,620,162 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Kontraster  contrasts, the term speaks for itself. This third CD by Voci Nobili is a collection of contrasting pieces from the 20th century. Church music is still a living tradition, and during the last century a vast repertoire of great choral composition has arisen within this genre. This recording introduces a selection of songs with texts connected to the Virgin Mary, the compositions almost spanning the entire century, from Gustav Holst to Knut Nystedt. Halfway through, the style gradually shifts to jazz by way of John Rutters choral suite Birthday Mardigals, which contains elements from both styles, and Ward Swingles unique blend of baroque and jazz in the ingenious Reeds of Innocence. Voci Nobili celebrates the centennial anniversary of the birth of George Gerswin by letting his music introduce the records jazz section, which also contains standard-jazz pieces like Lullaby of Broadway and Makin Whoopie. The recording ends with a collection of modern folk songs by singer/songwriter Alf Prøysen, who has a constant place in the heart of every Norwegian.