The new CD "From Innocence to Age" is out on North Star Music (NSMCD 663) in January 2004
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Musicale has created a unique form of classical music that lifts the spirits,
responds to moods and draws the listener in. From Innocence to Age features
string quartets, romantic miniatures and choral pieces which have classic
form and harmonies. The music is accessible through its pure beauty, yet
it projects meaning and depth that puts it beyond classical chill-out and
into a new category of 21st century classical music.
Colin Upton and Charles Mauleverer are the composing talents. Upton is a don at Winchester College, the doyen of English public schools, who composes, plays keyboards and directs musicians selected from the choral and instrumental disciplines of the school's musical heritage. Mauleverer has moved on from Winchester to read music at Oxford. He is a prodigious composing and song-writing talent who expresses himself with a unique understanding of classical and instrumental harmony.
On this the first album from Vista Musicale, the rich natural sounds of voice, violin, flute, cello, classical guitar, piano and other keyboards blend to create a sumptuous sound. Would you like to hear Vista Musicale's style? You can download a selection of edited tracks in CD quality MP3 format. Or click here to buy a copy. Vista Musicale n. a musical view, harmonious outlook (It.)
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two musicians' composing styles complement each other. Their pieces intertwine
each other and the listener. Here are compositions that appear deceptively
simple but evolve with enormous musicality. The performers on the CD, pupils
like the BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2001/2 (Nick Stenning) and
world-class solo instrumentalists, have been inspired to produce recordings
of the highest quality. In the picture, left, Charles Mauleverer listens
as Robert Bottone (piano) and Adrian Brendel (cello) record his piece "Such
Sights" in late October.
