It was another year full of great classical music. Here are my favorites from 2014, new releases only, no reissues.
1. Magnificat/Philip Cave The Tudors at Prayer (Linn) This superbly programmed and performed album contains eight Latin sacred choral works (specifically motets, mostly votive antiphons and psalm motets) by John Taverner (c.1490-1545), Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), William Mundy (c.1529-1591), Robert White (c.1538-1574), and William Byrd (c.1540-1621). Active during the period of greatest religious upheaval in English history, they kept writing richly layered polyphony despite changing fashions (though the later composers listed would also provide chordal English-language anthems as needed). The mightiest work here, Mundy's Vox Patris caelestis, leads off the program. The text, speaking as it does of "flowering vines" and their "heavenly ambrosial scent," practically begs for an elaborate polyphonic setting, and Mundy provided one that is among the most exquisite works of the 16th century.
1. Magnificat/Philip Cave The Tudors at Prayer (Linn) This superbly programmed and performed album contains eight Latin sacred choral works (specifically motets, mostly votive antiphons and psalm motets) by John Taverner (c.1490-1545), Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), William Mundy (c.1529-1591), Robert White (c.1538-1574), and William Byrd (c.1540-1621). Active during the period of greatest religious upheaval in English history, they kept writing richly layered polyphony despite changing fashions (though the later composers listed would also provide chordal English-language anthems as needed). The mightiest work here, Mundy's Vox Patris caelestis, leads off the program. The text, speaking as it does of "flowering vines" and their "heavenly ambrosial scent," practically begs for an elaborate polyphonic setting, and Mundy provided one that is among the most exquisite works of the 16th century.
- 12/28/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Last night's Gossip Girl season premiere set the stage for an exciting fall and the musical selections enhanced the drama as always. If you missed it, check out our official Gossip Girl review from last night.
Here's a list of music from "Yes, Then Zero." Leave a comment with any corrections:
The Exiles - "Circles" Snowden - "Lemon Peel" Make The Girls Dance - "Kill Me" The Uglysuit - "The Free World" Foster The People - "Houdini" Little Dragon - "Shuffle a Dream" Ida Maria - "Bad Karma" Paul Reeves - "Charleston" Jenny and Johnny - "My Pet Snakes" Viva Voce - "The Future Will Destroy You"...
Here's a list of music from "Yes, Then Zero." Leave a comment with any corrections:
The Exiles - "Circles" Snowden - "Lemon Peel" Make The Girls Dance - "Kill Me" The Uglysuit - "The Free World" Foster The People - "Houdini" Little Dragon - "Shuffle a Dream" Ida Maria - "Bad Karma" Paul Reeves - "Charleston" Jenny and Johnny - "My Pet Snakes" Viva Voce - "The Future Will Destroy You"...
- 9/27/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
The husband and wife duo Viva Voce are based in Portland, have released records with respected labels like Barsuk and Asthmatic Kitty and toured with Jimmy Eat World and The Shins. They favor heavily reverbed, Mazzy Star-like melodies and rigidly metronomic beats that often sound like a drum machine even when there’s a person on the skins. But if you look beneath their heavy alt-rock signifiers, Kevin and Anita Robinson often sound like an old-fashion country music duo with the comfortable, give-and-take interplay of a John and June or Kenny and Dolly. On her own, Anita tends to draws out...
- 6/21/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Portland, Ore.'s Viva Voce have always crafted fun, complex songs that get you to think and smile simultaneously. Now they have a video to match. Viral video maestro WolfgoreShow has crafted an accompaniment for their new track "Analog Woodland Song" from their forthcoming album "The Future Will Destroy You" due out this June. This is the fifth album for duo Kevin and Anita Robinson a.k.a. Viva Voce and the first on Vanguard Records (who they worked with on their side project Blue Giant).
As an added bonus, you can download the new song over at Kexp's Song of the Day podcast.
Watch the video closely and you may recognize the actors. Is it just us or do they look like they are having the time of their life?...
As an added bonus, you can download the new song over at Kexp's Song of the Day podcast.
Watch the video closely and you may recognize the actors. Is it just us or do they look like they are having the time of their life?...
- 4/22/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
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