Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain – Double You (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 46:52 minutes | 449 MB | Genre: Classical
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Dublin native Aoife Ni Bhriain is one of her generation’s most versatile and gifted violinists, a dazzling musician who commands both the classical world and her Irish traditional heritage – From across the Irish Sea and the west coast of Wales, harpist Catrin Finch has also built an impressive classical career and ventured into uncharted musical territory, most notably through her international award-winning collaborations – Double You, their debut album as a duo, features an exquisite collection of new compositions that draw inspiration from various genres, taking listeners on a captivating journey on the wings of the bees across the Irish Sea and inspired by the cultures of their home countries.
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Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, Marcus Farnsworth, Iain Burnside, Catrin Finch, Timothy Ridout – The Jade Mountain – Songs by Edmund Rubbra (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:47 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical
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Der englische Spätromantiker Edmund Rubbra ist vor allem für sein symphonisches Werk bekannt, doch er komponierte auch eine ganze Reihe von Vokalwerken und schuf während seines gesamten kompositorischen Wirkens Lieder. Diese zeichnen sich durch ihre abwechslungsreiche Begleitung aus (weniger als die Hälfte sind für Klavier gesetzt, der Rest für Harfe, Streichquartett, Streichorchester oder ganzes Orchester). Diese CD enthält alle seine veröffentlichten Lieder mit Klavier- und Harfenbegleitung und umfasst die ersten und letzten Lieder des Komponisten.
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Catrin Finch, Seckou Keita – SOAR (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:51 minutes | 484 MB | Genre: Africa
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Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita release their much-anticipated second album SOAR on 27th April 2018 on the bendigedig label, followed by major UK tours throughout 2018.
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Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Echo (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:55 minutes | 940 MB | Genre: World, Folk
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Echo celebrates the tenth anniversary of an extraordinary partnership between two virtuosos whose previous releases include 2018’s album Soar and their 2013 debut Clychau Dibon. Echo marks the third part of this remarkable trilogy. The harp and kora share centuries of history, and Catrin and Seckou create a unique dialogue in a musical alliance of rare empathy, inspired by differences and similarities. Their atmospheric magic crosses genre boundaries, from folk and world music to classical and contemporary as their fingers flow like opposing tributaries into a single river of sound. Echo is the tender triumph of an extraordinary musical partnership that combines harp and kora, the modern and traditional, different cultures and common humanity.
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