Colin Eatock: Chamber Music
This is my first CD, released in July 2012 on the Canadian Music Centre’s Centrediscs label. Colin Eatock: Chamber Music (CMCCD 17812) is a collection of half a dozen pieces I wrote over 25 years, for small combinations of voices and instruments.
Works on the Disc
Ashes of Soldiers (2010), for soprano, clarinet and piano
Suite for Piano (1995)
Tears of Gold (2000), for mezzo, cello and harpsichord
Three Songs from Blake’s “America” (1987), for baritone and piano
Three Canzonas for Brass Quartet (1991)
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano “The Lotos-Eaters” (2000)
These works are presented in studio recordings by 15 musicians: soprano Melanie Conly, mezzo Anita Krause, bass-baritone Andrew Tees, clarinetist Peter Stoll, violinist Laurel Mascarenhas, cellists Karl Konrad Toews and Thomas Wiebe, members of the Niagara Brass Ensemble, harpsichordist Ian Robertson, and pianists Kate Carver, Peter Longworth and Timothy Minthorn.
The manufacture of this CD was generously supported by a donation to the Canadian Music Centre from Roger D. Moore.
Reviews of Colin Eatock: Chamber Music
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Works on the Disc
Ashes of Soldiers (2010), for soprano, clarinet and piano
Suite for Piano (1995)
Tears of Gold (2000), for mezzo, cello and harpsichord
Three Songs from Blake’s “America” (1987), for baritone and piano
Three Canzonas for Brass Quartet (1991)
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano “The Lotos-Eaters” (2000)
These works are presented in studio recordings by 15 musicians: soprano Melanie Conly, mezzo Anita Krause, bass-baritone Andrew Tees, clarinetist Peter Stoll, violinist Laurel Mascarenhas, cellists Karl Konrad Toews and Thomas Wiebe, members of the Niagara Brass Ensemble, harpsichordist Ian Robertson, and pianists Kate Carver, Peter Longworth and Timothy Minthorn.
The manufacture of this CD was generously supported by a donation to the Canadian Music Centre from Roger D. Moore.
Reviews of Colin Eatock: Chamber Music
- I recommend this strongly to music lovers who are moved by the romantic side of the music of today. This composer writes with conviction and imagination, and these are all very expressive works performed with love. (American Record Guide)
- Although there is a variety of moods and voices on display here, Eatock’s clear affinity is with the gentle interplay of dissonance and consonance, of rubbing tones and overtones up against each other and enjoying the resulting rainbow effects... Much of the music is very simple, with clearly articulated melodies, dialogue, counterpoint and chord progressions — but this kind of simplicity is deceptive, as it’s the product of careful thought and deliberate structure. (Musical Toronto)
- Eatock’s compositions are carefully written works that accommodate the performers while pushing them to enter his harmonic nuances. All the musicians on this studio release recorded at various times since 1999 are superb in their interpretations. Recording quality is of an equally high standard. (The WholeNote)
To stream this CD on Spotify, click here.
To stream this CD on Apple Music, click here.
To stream this CD on Idagio, click here.
To download this CD from Presto Music, click here.
To download this CD from Bandcamp, click here.
To buy a physical CD (round, shiny, with a hole in the centre), click here.
