Release Date: 1 January 1992
Aria for Edward John Eyre uses a siren-like solo soprano, narrators and ensemble to recreate the tale of the explorer's epic journey across Australia; the contrasting What Shall I Sing? is a delightful collection of nonsense rhymes.
Aria for Edward John Eyre
Jane Manning soprano
Barry Guy double bass
John Baddeley, John Rye narrators
Gemini
Elgar Howarth conductor
What Shall I Sing?
Mary Wiegold soprano
Edward Pillinger, Ian Mitchell clarinets
AUDIO
REVIEWS
'David Lumsdaine's Aria for Edward John Eyre is a work of major status ... this recording is especially welcome ... and Gemini [are] virtuosic and thrilling as ever under the direction of Elgar Howarth' Gramophone
RECORDING CREDITS
Recording date: 7 November 1991 (Aria), 5 November 1991
Recording venue: Angel Studios, London (Aria), BBC Maida Vale
Engineers John Timperley, John Rushby-Smith
Producer John Rushby-Smith
Editing & mastering Steve Portnoi
(P) 1991 NMC Recordings Ltd