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Label:
   Harmonia Mundi - http://www.harmoniamundi.com/
Serial:
   HMU807325
Title:
   Wolcum Yule - Anonymous 4/Andrew Lawrence-King
Description:
   "Wolcum Yule, Celtic and British Songs and Carols" John Tavener, Geoffrey Burgon, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Maxwell Davies, Benjamin Britten

Andrew Lawrence-King (Irish harp, baroque harp, psaltery)
Anonymous 4
Details:
  
Genre:
   Classical - Vocal
Content:
   Stereo/Multichannel
Media:
   Hybrid
Recording type:
   DSD
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Reviews: 1
Site review by Polly Nomial December 2, 2006
Performance:  Sonics (MC):
This is my first Anonymous 4 disc and, on the basis of this performance, I am not entirely sure why they are so feted in some quarters.

A potentially interesting project that gathers together many traditional Celtic songs and carols together with a mixture of new carols and some instrumental works. What lets down this disc is the almost uniform response from Anonymous 4 which somewhat undermines the tremendous research that the group have done themselves and enrolled others into helping them.

The only variety of mood comes from Andrew Lawrence-King who frequently provides the disc with much needed spirit. Anonymous 4 live up to the first part of their collective name all to well! There is far too little differentiation between the celebratory and the reflective and together the overwhelming feeling is boredom.

The recording is good without being exceptional in any way.

A bland and largely uninteresting disc.

(Purchased)

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