CD, Thomas, Augusta (composer)
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Augusta Read Thomas: Terpsichore's Box of Dreams
Grossman Ensemble, John Corkill, Ian Ding, Kyle Flens, Cynthia Yeh, Phil Pierick, Fredonia Wind Ensemble, Nadina Mackie, Alexander Hersh, Tom Hicks, Adam Rosenblatt, Garrett Arney, Nonoka Mizukami, Tim Weiss, Stefan Asbury, Paula Holcomb
Her complex, imaginative scores verily zing with life and colour, while readily charting profound emotional depths…Beautifully performed and recorded, the whole selection has the feeling of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Augusta Read Thomas: Selected Works for Orchestra
Christine Brandes (soprano), Baird Dodge (violin)
DePaul University Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Southern Methodist University Wind Ensemble, Cliff Colnot, Pierre Boulez, Oliver Knussen, Jack Delaney
The performances are as persuasive as expected given the involvement of such as Pierre Boulez and Oliver Knussen...One can only await Vol. 2 of this series with impatience. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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Coming soon. Children's Stories
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Stilian Kirov featuring Michael Sumuel, Michael Sumuel (narrator), Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Stilian Kirov featuring Anima – Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus and ChiArts Choir
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, ChiArts Choir, Anima – Glen Ellyn Children’s...
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The two make a wonderful team, and are further blessed by the warm acoustic afforded by Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirk...With musicmaking as succulent as this, who needs jollification anyway? — More…
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Augusta Read Thomas: Of Being is a Bird
Nathan Giem (violin), Claire Booth (soprano), Nathan Cole (violin), Nicola Melville (piano)
Parker Quartet, Third Coast Percussion & Spektral Quartet, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Irresistible forward drive, pausing only for moments of radiant beauty. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, Chamber Choice
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Augusta Read Thomas: Dream Catcher
Clarissa Bevilacqua
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Vimbayi Kaziboni
a collection of finely crafted miniatures notable for their distinctive use of the upperregister and intense splashes of timbral colour. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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The music scene is clearly exciting in Chicago, if this disc is anything to go by; with impeccable presentation, this is a disc that will both stimulate and, beyond doubt, move any listener. — More…
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Yes it’s beautiful, but it also showcases the instrument’s versatility and the depths of colour and timbre attainable. — More…
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American Trombone Concertos, Volume 2
Christian Lindberg (trombone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn
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Augusta Read Thomas - Ritual Incantations
David Finckel (cello), Allen Harrington (saxophone), Lottie Enns-Braun (organ), Scott Kluksdahl (cello), Lynn Raley (piano)
Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Spektral Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, Civitas Ensemble, The University of Notre Dame Glee Club, Felix Chiu-Sen Chen, Daniel Stowe
Read Thomas (b.1964) has a gift for immediate communication, enhanced by a flair for titles and background programmes that provide the listener with useful ways into the music…The standard of... — More…
