Notes and Editorial Reviews
"Lorenzo il Magnifico was Markevitch’s penultimate work - only the Variations, Fugue and Envoi on a Theme of Handel, for piano, remained to be written. Subtitled Sinfonia Concertante, this is a huge work, conceived in the broadest terms, and scored for a large orchestra. Four vocal movements surround a central orchestral meditation, which comes as something of a relief after much high-powered singing - both the music itself and the delivery.
With Psaume we are back to the driven, slightly unsubtle, music heard in Rébus. There’s a rather mystical feel to this music but, at the same time, there’s a playfulness and a joy, perhaps in simply living."
-- Bob Briggs, MusicWeb International
"Lorenzo il Magnifico was Markevitch’s penultimate work - only the Variations, Fugue and Envoi on a Theme of Handel, for piano, remained to be written. Subtitled Sinfonia Concertante, this is a huge work, conceived in the broadest terms, and scored for a large orchestra. Four vocal movements surround a central orchestral meditation, which comes as something of a relief after much high-powered singing - both the music itself and the delivery.
With Psaume we are back to the driven, slightly unsubtle, music heard in Rébus. There’s a rather mystical feel to this music but, at the same time, there’s a playfulness and a joy, perhaps in simply living."
-- Bob Briggs, MusicWeb International
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Works on This Recording
1.
Lorenzo il Magnifico by Igor Markevitch
Performer:
Lucy Shelton (Soprano)
Conductor:
Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940
2.
Psalm for Soprano and Orchestra by Igor Markevitch
Performer:
Lucy Shelton (Soprano)
Conductor:
Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra,
Capella Carolina
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933
Sound Samples
Lorenzo il magnifico: I. Allegro con brio, ma sempre maestoso
Lorenzo il magnifico: II. Allegretto vivace e pastorale
Lorenzo il magnifico: III. Contemplazione della bellezza: Intermezzo strumentale (Andante con moto)
Lorenzo il magnifico: IV. Adagio (in modo tragico)
Lorenzo il magnifico: V. Vivo con spirito - Tranquillo (senza lentezza) - A tempo: sempre piu gioioso sino al fine
Psaume: IV. Sostenuto e molto tranquillo
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