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Modern Choral Masters - Choral works by Arvo Part; Lauridsen and Whitacre / Elora Festival Singers

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Her sacred...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

Victorian Cello Sonatas - works by Ashton, Liddle, Stanford / Simon Fryer, cello. Leslie DeÆAth, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-09-06

Works: Algernon Ashton: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in G major, Op. 75; Samuel Liddle: Sonata for cello & piano in E flat major; Elegy for cello & piano; Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for cello & pian...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie; Fryer, Simon

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The timing for the Elegy is actually the time of the first movement of the sonata, and all the...continue...
Recording information: Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier Univers (07/10/2009-07/12/2009)....continue...

I Saw Eternity - works for a capella chorus by Corlis, Enns, Halley, Galbraith, Sirett, Buhr et al. / Elora Festival Singers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Timothy Corlis: Missa Pax; To See the Cherry Hung With Snow, for chorus; Leonard Enns: I saw eternity, for chorus; Peter Tiefenbach: Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Missa Brevis, for chorus; Paul Halley: ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael; De'Ath, Leslie; Marshman, John; Pierre, Stephen
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

This recording brings together eleven leading composers whose origins in or strong associations with Canada are manifest in their central position in Canadian musical life....continue...
Recording information: Church of St. John the Evangelist, Elora, Ontario, Cana (04/07/2011-04/10/2011)....continue...

F. Schmitt: Music for Two Pianos / Leslie De'Ath, Anya Alexeyev

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13

Works: Florent Schmitt: Le petit elfe "Ferme-l'oeil" - Une semaine dansée, for voice & piano, 4 hands, Op. 73; Le Tragédie de Salomé, ballet, Op. 50; Reflets d'Allemagne, waltzes (8) for pian...
Performers: Alexeyev, Anya; De'Ath, Leslie

Florent Schmitt's output includes some of the most impressive and influential orchestral music of the first two decades of the twentieth century. Not surprisingly, these...continue...
Recording information: Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Faculty of Music, Wilfr (2010-12-17&2011-02-22&2011-)....continue...

Wolf: Italian Songbook / Catherine Robbin

1 CD / Analekta / 2010-09-28

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie; Robbin, Catherine

Acclaimed as one of Canada's finest concert and oratorio singers, Daniel Lichti continues to build on his successes with major North American symphonic, choral and...continue...
Recording information: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, York University, Toro (06/08/2009/06/10/2009)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Choral Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-15

Works: Eric Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars; A boy and a girl; Water Night (version for chorus); This Marriage; Lux Aurumque; little tree, for chorus & piano; When David Heard; Leonardo dreams of his flyi...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

Eric Whitacre's dedication to the beauty of sound, paired with exquisite texts, results in a poetic combination that creates a unique sonic experience. These works...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/18/2009-04/20/2009)....continue...

Algernon Ashton: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2010-05-11

Works: Algernon Ashton: Sonata for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 164; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 72; Sonata for Piano no 8 in F major, Op. 174; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 170; Nocturne & Menuet, for ...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie

One name that frequently comes up in Anglophile's enquiries about unrecorded music is that of Algernon Ashton. Dutton now aims to fill this gap in...continue...
Recording information: Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Faculty of Music, Wilif (01/25/2010); Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Faculty of Music, Wilif (10/25/2009); Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Facul...continue...

Morten Lauridsen: O magnum Mysterium, O nata lux, etc / Noel Edison

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

Mayerl: A Miscellany for Solo Piano Vol 2 / Leslie De'Ath

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Billy Mayerl: Look Lively, for piano; Evening Primrose, for piano; Hollyhock, a syncopated impression for piano, Op. 80; Mistletoe, for piano; Loose Elbows, for piano (from Piano Exaggerations); Slee...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie

The Canadian pianist Leslie De'Ath follows the success of his first Billy Mayerl anthology for Dutton, which was an 'Editor's Choice' in Gramophone magazine, with...continue...

Scott: Complete Piano Music Vol 5 / Leslie De'Ath, Anya Alexeyev

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-04-14

Works: Cyril Scott: Lotus Land for piano, Op. 47/1 (W 183); Pierrot Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 35; Solitude, for piano, Op. 40/1; Danse Negre, for piano, Op. 58/5 (W 89); Etudes (2), for piano, Op. 64; Mazur...
Performers: Alexeyev, Anya; De'Ath, Leslie

Pianist Leslie De'Ath's traverse of the vast piano music of Cyril Scott has received remarkable critical plaudits, and here he completes his survey in a...continue...

A Miscellany for Solo Piano - Billy Mayerl / Leslie De'Ath

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-11-11

Works: Billy Mayerl: Leprechaun's Leap, for piano; In My Garden; Syncopated Rambles (3), for piano; Postman's Knock, for piano; Insect Oddities, for piano; Beguine Impromptu, for piano; Contrasts (3), for p...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie

Canadian pianist Leslie De'Ath presents an unmissable and toe-tapping survey of the light-hearted and jazzy piano music of British composer Billy Mayerl. De'Ath's virtuosity and...continue...

Scott: Complete Piano Music Vol 4 / De'Ath

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-07-10

Works: Cyril Scott: Chinese Serenade, for piano, Op. 39/2 (W 64); Dagobah, for piano, Op. 39/1 (W 83); Summerland, for piano, Op. 54 (W 361); Asphodel, for piano, Op. 50/2 (W 19); Serenata, for piano, Op. 6...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie

BBC Music Magazine
... De'Ath (on the sprightliest form yet in this series, I fancy) is quite right that there's plenty here that deserves fresh hearing....continue...

Scott: Complete Piano Music Vol 3 / De'Ath, Alexeyev

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2006-09-12

Works: Cyril Scott: Russian Fair, for 2 pianos (W 303); Theme and Variations for 2 pianos (W 373); Three Dances, for piano, 4 hands (W 88); Impressions from The Jungle Book, for piano (W 149); Dances (3) fo...
Performers: Alexeyev, Anya; De'Ath, Leslie

"The five-movement suites drawn from his ballet scores Egypt and Karma are exotic in sound and somewhat cinematic. They're great fun to listen to in...continue...

Scott: Complete Piano Music Vol 2 / De'Ath

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2005-10-11

Works: Cyril Scott: Sonata for Piano in D major, Op. 17 (W 329); Sonata for Piano no 1 (W 330); Sonata for Piano no 2 (W 331); Sonata for Piano no 3 (W 332)
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie

Cyril Scotts music has not gotten the attention it deserves. Here, pianist Leslie DeAth offers a second fascinating volume of Scotts piano sonatas....continue...

Scott: Complete Piano Music Vol 1 / De'Ath, Scott

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2005-06-14

Works: Cyril Scott: Valse caprice, for piano, Op. 74/7 (W 396); Requiescat, for piano (W 288); Soirée japonaise, for piano, Op. 67/4 (W325); Vistas, for piano (W 409); Cherry Ripe, for piano (W 60); Au...
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie; Scott, Cyril [Composer]

Although during his lifetime he was nicknamed 'The English Debussy', composer Cyril Scott's style was far too diverse to fit such a simplistic moniker. During...continue...