Its tenure with the Teldec and Warner Classics & Jazz labels seemingly at an end, the American male vocal ensemble Chanticleer has returned to its own label, with which its rise began. Any loss of marketing muscle is more than compensated for by what seems to be a new sense of adventure in the group's programming. Nothing on By Request is new in the large scheme of Chanticleer's repertory; they began as a Renaissance ensemble and expanded into various forms of contemporary music, and these are the components of the program ...
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Its tenure with the Teldec and Warner Classics & Jazz labels seemingly at an end, the American male vocal ensemble Chanticleer has returned to its own label, with which its rise began. Any loss of marketing muscle is more than compensated for by what seems to be a new sense of adventure in the group's programming. Nothing on By Request is new in the large scheme of Chanticleer's repertory; they began as a Renaissance ensemble and expanded into various forms of contemporary music, and these are the components of the program here. But they're put together in a fresh way, and each component is unusually well done. Sample Spring Dreams (track 6), by the underrated Chinese-born composer Chen Yi, with its beautifully controlled yells and whoops, and you will really hear what Chanticleer is capable of. The group's programs have expanded to include experiments with the adaptation of alternative rock, here represented by Erika Lloyd's Cells Planets, in an arrangement by Vince Peterson that closes the album. The...
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Add this copy of By Request to cart. $3.98, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Chanticleer Records.
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Carmen Cavallaro; Chen Yi; Erika Lloyd; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Jan Sandström; Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur; Mason Bates;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
