Fading limited the pared-down beauty and meditative

the pared-down beauty and meditative qualities of these new miniatures mean that every hearing is rewarded with fresh discoveries

The record concludes with a track called nyepi – meaning the Balinese ‘Day of Silence’

Irish wren song

“Recording these works was a dream of mine

CD 20 LUTOSŁAWSKI Cello Concerto LOURIÉ Concerto da camera SCHNITTKE String Trio

Fading limited the pared-down beauty and meditativeJourneying from the twelfth century (Hildegard of Bingen) to the twenty first, the voices of The Gesualdo Six weave a meditative reflection around the ancient Office of Compline in a moving sequence of music by fourteen composers. Under director Owain Park, who was recently announced as the next Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, the G6 have built a reputation as singers of ineffable vocal beauty (The Times) and gleaming vocal purity (The Guardian).