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Maureen Forrester was and remains the greatest contralto Canada has ever produced. Forrester's voice was truly a force of nature, a voluminous sound noted for its dark, opulent timbre, used with intelligence and discerning musical taste.Carol Greenly of Con Brio Recordings described Expressivity as "A fresh, new collection of contemporary piano solos by Canadian, Christopher Ludwig, this CD presents a variety of moods, forms and styles."A collection of concert music by film composer, Jim McGrath reflecting a combination of influences from the pop and film music worlds and 20th century classical music, scored for string orchestra, harp, and various soloists.The 'nightingale' is a reference to the metaphor which is attributed to Brahms' clarinettist friend, Richard Muhlfeld.This music was composed by Nicolas Bernier and Jacques Poulin-Denis for the modern dance work, étude #3 pour cordes et poulies, by O Vertigo.Maxine Thévenot, Director of Cathedral Music and Organist of the Cathedral of St. John (Episcopal) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plays the cathedral's 2002 Reuter organ, op. 2210, of four manual divisions and pedal. Works explore the range of Baroque, Romantic, and the introduction of recently composed works in their recording premieres.
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