'Written on Skin show Benjamin's imagination for sonorities and subtle harmonic shading is as keen as ever, but what's new is the amplitude of feeling' Ivan Hewett
Benjamin
Written on Skin, Duet for piano and orchestra
Barbara Hannigan (sop), Christopher Purves (bar), Bejun Mehta (countertenor), Rebecca Jo Loeb (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (ten); Mahler Chamber Orchestra/George Benjamin
Nimbus NI 5885/6 102:43 mins (2 discs)
Audio clip: from Part One, Chorus of Angels II
For a full review, pick up a copy of the June issue of BBC Music Magazine
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