"Annelies" The First Major Choral Setting to Anne Frank. Kyrie -- Sinfonia
The acclaimed new CD, recently nominated for a Grammy award.
James Whitbourn, Composer
Arianna Zukerman, Soprano
Westminster Williamson Voices
The Lincoln Trio
Desirée Ruhstrat, Violin
David Cunliffe, Cello
Marta Aznavoorian, Piano
Bharat Chandra, Clarinet
James Jordan
From Amazon.com
http://tinyurl.com/kxjzozlThe first major choral setting of The Diary of Anne Frank takes the teenager's remarkable and penetrating observations, written whilst hiding in an Amsterdam attic, as the basis of its extraordinary and moving libretto. Whitbourn's music for this work has been described as 'woundingly beautiful' (The Daily Telegraph).
He reflects sounds of the Westerkerk bells and tunes heard on the radio in the Annexe, along with representations of Anne Frank's Jewish and German heritage, details that add to a score 'whose respectful understatement is its greatest strength' (The Times).
J Whitbourn: "Annelies" based on the diary of Anne Frank
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w8srxBEE08