I Colori della Gioia

Aleksandra Lelek, Anneke Luyten, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Casco Phil, Children's Choir of Opera Ballet Flanders, Flemish Radio Choir, Leen Van der Roost

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Although I am especially known for my instrumental compositions, I have always loved vocal music as well. This album displays a nice variety of music for voices and contains no less than six “first recordings.” The three first works are for mixed choir, with orchestra, organ and piano respectively and they feature the “Flemish Radio Choir”. Soprano Anneke Luyten shines in the last three works, accompanied by chamber orchestra or a special chamber music combination. Encapsulated by those 6 pieces of music you’ll find a short a capella piece for children’s choir.

“Il Bucaneve” means “the snowdrop” and the text tells the story of a little flower, piercing itself through the snow to see the early spring sun. This is symbolic for any artistic process: a simple idea (or cell) develops into something greater. A related image can be seen on the cover photo, made by Luca Artioli. Luca Artioli also wrote the texts of “I Colori della Gioia” (“The Colors Of Joy”), the aria that gave this album its name.

Flemish Radio Choir
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
Children’s Choir of Opera Ballet Flanders
Casco Phil
Anneke Luyten
Leen Van der Roost
Aleksandra Lelek

Tracklist

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1.
Carmen Amoris
18:40
2.
Contemplations - A Hymn to God the Father
06:06
3.
Contemplations - Bring us, O Lord
05:26
4.
Contemplations - Thou wilt keep him in perfect place
06:21
5.
Of Moon and Sun - The Moon
05:15
6.
Of Moon and Sun - The Sun
03:13
7.
Il Bucaneve
04:46
8.
I shall love but thee
10:06
9.
En Bateau
05:09
10.
Sur l'Herbe
06:08
11.
I Colori della Gioia
07:04

Total time: 01:18:14

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Label

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ACDBD106-2

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Analog to Digital Converter

Horus, Merging Technologies

Cables

Mochami, Belden

Mastering Engineer

Jos Boerland

Mastering Room

Marren Media

Microphones

Sonodore, DPA 4006, Neumann, etc.

Notes

Recorded in Stereo, Surround Sound and 3D Audio as well.

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Producer

Jos Boerland

Recording Engineer

Jos Boerland, Jelmer Veenstra

Recording Locations

Deux Poemes: Altena Chapel – Kontich, Of Moon and Sun: Brussels Opera House, Fiocco Hall – Brussels, Contemplations: Jesuits Chapel – Heverlee, Carmen Amoris: Flagey, Studio 4 – Brussels, Il Bucaneve, I Shall Love But Thee and I Colori Della Gioia: Protestant Church “De Brabantse Olijfberg” – Antwerp on August 28, 2017, October 20, 2017, December 19 2017, May 7, 8 & 27, 2018

Recording Software

Pyramix by Merging Technologies

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD

Speakers

B&W 805

Release DateNovember 2, 2018

Press reviews

HRAudio.net 5 out of 5

When I received this attractive abum from Aliud Records, I sat down to listen before looking at the disc’s information. It carries a very bright and colourful set of mainly new short pieces, varying in their topic and textually arranged very well in the whole sequence, with a wide mixture of singing, full or chamber orchestra, harp, piano and organ chamber orchestra. The excellent playing of every musician in the new pieces made me really happy and I wanted to understand more of how it came about it. For this, we need the instigator of this piece:

Jan Van der Roost was born in Duffel, Belgium, in 1956. At a very young age he was introduced to the prominent names in the concert band, fanfare band and brass band repertoire which inspired him to put something on paper himself. He studied trombone, music history and musical education at the Lemmens Instituut in Leuven (Louvain). He continued his studies at the Royal Conservatoires of Ghent and Antwerp, where he qualified as a conductor and a composer.

Jan Van der Roost currently teaches at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Belgium), is special visiting professor at the Shobi Institute of Music in Tokyo, guest professor at the Nagoya University of Art and guest professor at Senzoku Gakuen in Kawasaki (Japan). Besides being a prolific composer he is also very much in demand as an adjudicator, lecturer, holder of clinics and guest conductor. His musical activities have taken place in more than 45 countries in four continents and his compositions have been performed and recorded around the world.
(https://www.janvanderroost.com/en/biography/)

The booklet carries all 11 compositions which are introduced and explained by Jan Van der Roost himself. For example, der Roost tells us that “Il Bucaneve” means “the snowdrop” and the text tells the story of a little flower, piercing itself through the snow to see the early spring sun. A related image can be seen on the cover photo, made by Luca Artioli. Luca Artioli also wrote the texts of “I Colori della Gioia” (“The Colours Of Joy”), the aria that gave this album its name. “I Colori Della Gioia”, Italian title on this album (in English “Colours of Joy”) refers to the disc’s front cover, and there are the three handsome Tulip plants in shades of red and yellow, emerging from snow. Music and Biology – this is interesting!

Overall, Jan Van der Roost is a very well known Flemish composer, especially for his instrumental composition, and also has loves vocal music. In this disc he has combined various instrumental and vocal music which are broadly Romantic. The three first works are for mixed choir, with orchestra, organ and piano respectively and they also feature the Flemish Radio Choir. Soprano Anneke Luyten shines in the last three works, accompanied by chamber orchestra or a special chamber music combination. Encapsulated by those 6 pieces of music is a short ‘a capella’ piece for children’s choir.

When you remember that all “I Colort Della Gioia” requires many workers to complete this album, with very complex work, such as arranging of the musical works, and much production, of which the setting up Recording Locations was important, from Alten Chapel (Kentech), Brussels Opera House, Jesuits Chapel, Flagey Studio 4 – Brussels and the Protestant Church. Each of the 11 sections on the tracks had to set up audially in each one. This was under the well-known Producer – Jos Boerland. Engineer – Jos Boerland with Jelmer Veenstra. Jan Van der Roost had several attendants as Musical Supervisor. Sonics not only give the required reverberation of the various space in each track, but very clearly follows such as small organs, various generally soft percussion, harp, solo cello etc. Not to miss the singers, all of each is excellent!

This is an album that I will certainly listen to often, and here are some words that came to me when I first heard it: cheerful, focussed, lyricism, energetic, passionate, perfect balancing, carefree, purity of tone, deeply rewarding music… And just enjoy it one yourself!

Copyright © 2018 John Miller and HRAudio.net

Performance: 5 out of 5 stars
Sonics (Stereo): 4.5 out of 5 stars
Sonics (Multichannel): 5 out of 5 stars

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