Gramophone Magazine’s Awards Issue has a review for Conspirare’s recording of The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad:
“Thoreau’s words go far in encapsulating many of the works on this first full disc of the American composer’s music, especially as performed by the sterling Austin-based choral ensemble Conspirare. Runestad has wedded exquisite music to tender, spiritual and nature-orientated verses by historical figures and an eloquent living poet, Todd Boss. The composer’s style is lyrical, replete with soaring phrases and rich harmonies coloured by suspensions and, in this programme, deft choral techniques. … In all of the repertoire, Conspirare founding artistic director and conductor Craig Hella Johnson draws lustrous and controlled artistry from his choristers, and the excellent soloists connect elegantly to Runestad’s humane creativity.”
—Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine
Seet the full review on Gramophone.co.uk
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