Based on Melvyn Bragg's stirring novel of rural and industrial working life early in the twentieth century, The Hired Man tells of one family's - Bragg's grandparents' - journey from land laborers to colliers and back to the land. The superb score is a marvelous succession of chorales, operatic duets and vigorous foot stomping rhythms.
"Bracing, rugged and exhilarating with] splendidly original music" Time Out
"Thoughtful and, on occasions, most moving... That rare thing: a folk opera of our immediate past" Daily Mail
"Melvyn Bragg's qualities as a...
Based on Melvyn Bragg's stirring novel of rural and industrial working life early in the twentieth century, The Hired Man tells of one family's - B...
The writing of a requiem is a special challenge for any composer. The great requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz interpret the sacred requiem text literally, offering prayers of salvation for the departed, whose souls are assumed to be in purgatory facing a terrible judgment. Eternal Light: A Requiem, by the Emmy Award winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster Howard Goodall is a stunning new requiem for the modern day. In contrast it is intended to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by...
The writing of a requiem is a special challenge for any composer. The great requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz interp...
Come, Holy Spirit, and send down from heaven the ray of your light. Come, father of the poor, come, giver of gifts, come, light of hearts. Best consoler, sweet host of souls, sweet refresher. Rest in work, cooling in heat, comfort in crying. O most blessed Light, fill the innermost hearts of your faithful. Without your power nothing is in man, nothing is innocent. Grant us the reward of virtue, grant us final salvation, grant us eternal joy. Alleluia. Amen. These are the words of Howard Goodall's latest edition to the popular Choral Signature Series, Veni,...
Come, Holy Spirit, and send down from heaven the ray of your light. Come, father of the poor, come, giver of gifts, come, light of hearts. Be...
The traditional songs of Ireland have a haunting, emotionally charged atmosphere of their own, tinged as they are with a sense of heartfelt longing and loss. The three songs in this collection, Danny Boy, Roisin Dubh and Carrickfergus have been masterfully arranged by 2009 Emmy nominated British composer, Howard Goodall.
The traditional songs of Ireland have a haunting, emotionally charged atmosphere of their own, tinged as they are with a sense of heartfelt longing an...