In 2008 the Phoenix Chorale won a Grammy Award for the newest recording.

This podcast looks at their brand new recording of Hymns to the Virgin Mary.

The interesting thing about this CD is that all of the music was written in the 20th century, including music by four composers who are still very much alive and composing.

Album details…
Catalogue No.: CHSA 5066

 

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Tags: Benjamin Britten, blog.naxos.com, Cecilia McDowall, Charles Bruffy, choral music, CHSA 5066, church music, contemporary hymns, Healey Willan, Hymns to the Virgin Mary, Javier Busto, Jean Belmont Ford, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Phoenix Chorale, Raymond Bisha, Spotless Rose, Stephen Paulus

A review from Anne is a Man! by Anne Frid de Vries

Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcast… bring great music with explanations on the side which touch upon music and the biographies of the musicians and composers. As a consequence, this can turn into a veritable history podcast…

… the marvels of her life are narrated and must stand on their own…

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Tags: blog.naxos.com, Hildegard von Bingen, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Raymond Bisha

An article from StarNewsOnline by David Srebnik

Bach is everywhere - appearing in movies from Spider-Man 2 and 3 to one of the more grisly scenes in Silence of the Lambs. He made a recent TV appearance on the deeply superficial Nip and Tuck….

… Bach recordings spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s classical charts…

There are ample reasons for Bach’s ubiquitous presence. We can connect with its craftsmanship that is so immediately identifiable and appealing. There’s the harmony and joy that’s spoken in a universal language…

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Tags: blog.naxos.com, Kenan Auditorium, Murray Perahia, Norman Bemelmans, Raymond Bisha, University of North Carolina, Vanguard Voices, Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

Comment received on April 17, 2008, 12:57

Comment from podcast listener: Chris Freud
Not a question, but a comment. I just wanted to thank Raymond of Naxos podcasting fame for his fun and informative shows. I’m a big classical music fan, but the podcast has really opened my eyes to some works which are now an important part of my collection.

Thanks for doing such a great job with the podcast and keep it up. I look forward to it every week.

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