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MAXWELL DAVIES, P.: Linguae Ignis / Vesalii icones / Fantasia on a Ground and 2 Pavans (V. Ceccanti, Contempoartensemble, M. Ceccanti)

Composer(s):Maxwell Davies, Peter
Artist(s) Ceccanti, Vittorio, cello • Ceccanti, Mauro, Conductor • Contempoartensemble, Ensemble
Period(s) Contemporary
Genre Classical Music
Category ConcertosOrchestral
Catalogue 8.572712
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
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Music for mixed ensembles has been a feature of the music of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies from the very beginning, as has the use of earlier musical styles ranging from a few years before to centuries earlier. Linguae Ignis, premièred in 2002 by the forces that perform it on this disc, is a beautiful, elegiac work. Maxwell Davies entwines two Pentecostal Plainchants, gradually generating rich dance patterns, to which the solo cello responds with eloquent reserve. Dating from much earlier, Vesalii Icones, which also has a prominent rôle for solo cello, is a set of fourteen dances, based on illustrations by Vesalius, that play out the Stations of the Cross in music of profound ritualistic expression. By contrast the Fantasia and Two Pavans provide a

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Review By Clara Berea,Ritmo,March 2012

Peter Maxwell Davies constituye una de las personalidades más atractivas y carismáticas dentro de la música actual y ha desempeñado un papel fundamental en la música inglesa de las últimas décadas. Con un estilo muy personal y una gran calidad en la construcción artesanal de cada partitura, la obra de Davies se caracteriza por un eclecticismo que vuelve su mirada al pasado y a la vez se deja atraer por la tradición popular. Vesalii leones, compuesta para conjunto instrumental y bailarín solista, es una de sus obras más interesantes. Se trata de una música llena de contrastes ideada para acompañar a una danza inspirada en las ilustraciones de un Tratado de anatomía del siglo XVI.

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Review By Robert Carl ,Fanfare,January 2012

The sound is warm and clear, and the whole production introduces and advocates the composer’s vision smartly.

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Review By Record Geijutsu,November 2011


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Review By Jessica Duchen,Classic FM,November 2011

The Italian ensemble and especially solo cellist Vittorio Ceccanti bring the music prancing off the page…The CD box mentions this work’s ‘profound ritualistic expression’, yet the Italians never neglect the lighter, more humorous aspects. They come into their own swinging the end of the Purcell fantasia off its quirky wall.



Review By Claudio Bolzan,Musica,November 2011


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Review By Mark Sealey,MusicWeb International,October 2011

Linguae Ignis (‘Tongues of Fire’)…benefits from being held together in this performance by the richness and confidence of Ceccanti’s cello unabashed yet unmannered cello style: clean, pungent and open.

Vesalii Icones is just as dramatic, just as taut. Perhaps even more so. It’s a work that really benefits from also experiencing the contortions and gyrations of the dancer who is usually involved in live performances. It’s the visual and kinetic equivalent of the strangled utterances of the Mad King George, in Maxwell Davies’ piece of the same year. Although played without a break, the sanctus bells lend structure, and distinguish between the 14 sections, none of which lasts longer than five minutes.

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Review By Stephen Eddins,Allmusic.com,September 2011

Vittorio plays with warmth and sensitivity…Mauro, leading Contempoartensemble, doesn’t shy away from letting Maxwell Davies’ zany stylistic leaps and overlaps make the maximum impact. Naxos’ sound is clean, vivid, and well-balanced.








 

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