Dmitri Ensemble, Graham Ross – Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies (Arr. by Rudolf Barshai) (2015)
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The Dmitri Ensemble under Graham Ross performs Shostakovich’s String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 and 10, re-worked as thrilling Chamber Symphonies for string orchestra by his pupil and advocate, Rudolf Barshai. Written in Dresden 1960, Shostakovich was sent there to compose a film score but was overwhelmed by the aftermath of WWII bombings which he saw; the result was the 8th quartet.
Named after Dmitri Shostakovich, the Dmitri Ensemble is based around the central core of a string ensemble, with a special commitment to presenting both unjustly neglected and newly-penned works with an innovative approach to engaging concert programming. Under the direction of the co-founder and Principal Conductor, Graham Ross, it has worked alongside living composers and has an increasingly diverse discography.
The Ensemble’s collaborations with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, for hm USA, include a highly-praised recording of choral works by Imogen Holst, which received both Diapason d’Or and Le Choix de France Musique awards, and which was shortlisted for a 2013 Gramophone Award and ‘Lux de caelo: Music for Christmas’, released in 2014, was widely praised in the national and international press, selected as Christmas Choice, BBC Music Magazine, 2014. Their latest release in a series of works for the church year, which have regularly made the Top 10 of the UK Specialist Classical Charts, is ‘Ascendit Deus: Music for Ascensiontide and Pentecost’ with the Choir of Clare College, released March 9th.
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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross, Dmitri Ensemble – Lux de caelo: Music for Christmas (2014)
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The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge launches its U.S. tour with director Graham Ross, performing a wide range of works from the 16th to 21st century. The Choir’s new Christmas release Lux de caelo (Light from Heaven) will be released on harmonia mundi, the third recording in Ross’s excellent series based on the major festivals in the Anglican calendar. The new release celebrates the legacy of European and English carols with works by Praetorius, Bach and Tavener, two world premieres by Graham Ross and two major Christmas works of the 20th century: Arnold Schoenberg’s extraordinary Friede auf Erden and Britten’s ever-popular A Ceremony of Carols.
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Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson, Graham Ross – Ice Land: The Eternal Music (2022)
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Icelandic music of the last half century is the focus of this recording by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, led by its conductor, Graham Ross. Born from his close collaboration with the native composers of the “Land of fire and ice,” this programme sets out to explore and highlight their hypnotic soundworld, instinctively leaning towards contemplation. A prime example is the touchingly beautiful Requiem by Sigurður Sævarsson, which here receives its world premiere recording.
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