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Rutter: Blessing - Catrin Finch (2012)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 1 Feb 2013 10:54:25

For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well as new pieces and arrangements of her own.

It includes new works by John Rutter, and the World Premiere recording of his Suite Lyrique for harp and strings. Further highlights include arrangements of traditional Welsh folksongs, where Catrin Finch is joined by star award-winning Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

John Rutter is probably the world's most-performed choral composer, with decades of best selling compositions and arrangements to his name - including an anthem specially commissioned for the royal wedding by Prince William and Kate Middleton, and some of the most loved Christmas carols of modern times.

Composer: John Rutter, Catrin Finch, Traditional
Performer: Catrin Finch, Elin Manahan Thomas, Louise Watson, Kia Bennett
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru

Reviews: This collaboration between composer John Rutter and Welsh harpist Catrin Finch falls decidedly toward the crossover end of Rutter's output. Like most of Rutter's productions, it's elegantly executed, and it shows that he probably would have been a grand success even if he had chosen not to devote himself to choral genres; the arrangements for harp and the Sinfonia Cymru are lovely. You get several of Rutter's popular compositions arranged for harp and ensemble, some songs with or without the voice, a more substantially rewritten Suite Lyrique for harp and orchestra (the original was the Suite Antique for flute, harpsichord, and strings), and perhaps best of all a Celtic Concerto of Finch's own composition. If you are to believe her, "it was the first time I had put pen to paper, as it were, and written some music down properly." As such, it's remarkably accomplished, with a knack for making virtuoso passagework musically eventful, and a fine lyrical slow movement. The piece was apparently included on the album at Rutter's insistence, and for this he deserves credit. The balance of the album presents Rutter in a simple, unfamiliar yet pleasing mode, and it's likely that even his detractors will get a few smiles out of this artless, tuneful music.

Tracklisting:

1. A Gaelic Blessing by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru
Period: 20th Century
Written: England

2. The Lord bless you and keep you by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru
Period: 20th Century

3. Lullaby For Ana Gwen by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru

4. Celtic Concerto by Catrin Finch
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru

5. Suite Lyrique by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru

6. Lullaby for Pegi by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp)
Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru

7. A Clare Benediction by John Rutter
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp), Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England

8. Migldi Magldi by Traditional
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp), Louise Watson ()

9. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn by Traditional
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp), Kia Bennett ()
Period: Classical

10. Beth Yw'r Haf I Mi? by Traditional
Performer: Catrin Finch (Harp), Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano)

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