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Mary of Magdala

Arthur Bliss

Reviews (3)

BBC music magazine

2020 January

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Paul Riley (musikanmelder)

2020 January

"A quasi-operatic 'scena' conceived for Kathleen Ferrier, and a sacred cantata ... frame a stand-out set of orchestral variations as Chandos's Bliss odyssey with Sir Andrew Davis and his BBC forces notches up a third instalment ... Throughout, Davis is scrupulously solicitous of Bliss's carefully calculated play of orchestral colour, and a warm surround-sound recording is the icing on the expressive cake ... Davis believes in it and enjoys the unassailable support of Sarah Connolly in [Mara of Magdala] ... Indeed Connolly is similarly Rolls-Royce casting for The Enchantress ... For fans of Sir Arthur, let Bliss be unconfined!".

Diapason

2020 janvier

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Maximilien Hondermarck

2020 janvier

The gramophone

2019 December

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Andrew Achenbach

2019 December

"[In] Bliss's splendidly effective and abundantly characterful scena The Enchantress ... there's formidable competition ... but Sarah Connolly's thrillingly commanding and excitingly involving portrayal of the spurned Simaetha ... demands to be heard, and she enjoys polished and committed backing from the excellent BBC SO under Andrew Davis. Both remaining items ... Meditations and Mary of Magdala ... Conolly is in lustrous voice once again ... Aficionados will naturally want to investigate this excellent release".