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Judith Weir: Choral Music / Choir of Ganville & Caius College

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-02-14

Works: Judith Weir: Psalm 148, for chorus; My Guardian Angel, for chorus; Vertue, for chorus; Ascending into Heaven, for chorus & organ; Little Tree, for chorus; Wild Mossy Mountains, for organ; A Blue True...
Performers: Carlton, Jude [composer]; Dechant, Pierre; Dollins, Christopher; Fletcher, Matthew [Organ]; Lindsay, Marie-Claire; Lydford, Annie; Matthew Knight
Conductors: Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Choir of Ganville and Caius College Cambridge

In the first recording devoted entirely to Judith Weir's choral music, the Choir of Gonville & Caius explores her evolving relationship with the medium, from...continue...
Recording information: Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/08/2010-07/10/2010)....continue...

Organs of Edinburgh / Gigout, Langlais, Vierne, Buxtehude, Howells, etc.

8 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Percy Whitlock: Sonata in C minor; Alfred Hollins: Evening Rest, for organ; Maytime Gavotte; Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Jean Langlais: Suite Médiévale...
Performers: Backhouse, Peter; Bonaventure, Michael; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caskie, Andrew; Ferguson, Duncan; Fisher, Roger [Organ]; Harris, Michael; Kitchen, John; Laing-Reilly, Thomas [Organ]; Niemins...

Within this gorgeous book are 22 of Edinburgh's most notable instruments, complete with detailed text and beautiful color photographs. Twelve illustrious players, all with deep-rooted...continue...
Recording information: 08/2009-04/2010....continue...

The Cold Dancer / Edinburgh Quartet

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-04-12

Works: Kenneth Dempster: Quartet for Strings no 4 ("The Cold Dancer"); James Clapperton: The Great Divorce, for string quartet; Judith Weir: String Quartet; William Sweeney: Quartet for Strings no 3

Rich and personal contributions to the quartet tradition from four contemporary Scottish composing voices, ranging from the lyrical profundity of Kenneth Dempster's meditation on a...continue...

The Piano Tuner / Contemporary Piano Trios

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-04-12

Works: Sally Beamish: The Seafarer Trio, for piano trio; Judith Weir: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Nigel Osborne: The Piano Tuner, for piano trio
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Ensemble: Fidelio Trio

On this second recording for Delphian, the Fidelio Trio brings together works by three of Scotland’s leading composers. Alexander McCall Smith narrates Sally Beamish’s The...continue...
Recording information: Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh / 12a Grosve (2009-09-08_2009-09-10&2009-)....continue...

McQueen: 2000 Nails; et al / Michael Bonaventure

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Avril Anderson: Repetitive Strain, for organ; Peter Nelson: On the Beach, for organ; Judith Weir: Ettrick Banks, for organ; Wild Mossy Mountains, for organ; Ian McQueen: 2000 Nails, for organ; Edward...
Performers: Bonaventure, Michael

Michael Bonaventure, virtuosic proponent of new music for the organ, presents here a luminous recital of eight world premiere recordings, a rare invitation into this...continue...

Songs from the Exotic / May, Walker

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Judith Weir: Songs from the Exotic, for soprano & piano; Joaquín Rodrigo: Madrigales (4) amatorios, for voice & piano (or soprano & orche...
Performers: May, Polly; Walker, Lucy

"The musky, warm mezzo-soprano of Polly May, and the robust piano playing of Lucy Walker are well-suited to the earthy repertoire much to enjoy in...continue...