Gloriae Dei Cantores/ Mathias/ Patterson - Doctrine of WisdomMathias: Sacred Choral Works Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrates the exuberance and touching humanity of this great Welsh composer. This recording of Mathias's sacred choral music includes several recorded premieres as well as his last sacred choral work, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. Also featured are the Missa Brevis, Rex Gloriae (four a cappella motets), The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) sung in Welsh by the men's choir, and Veni Sancte Spiritus

Ville Virtanen

Let CAVERNOUS GATE drag you into a nightmare abyss of classical doom death interpreted in a contemporary way that paints musical pictures of an unexpected beauty lurking in these unexplored depths of pain and utter sadness

confessional pop

that spark will never be snuffed out

was a thunderclap

Bjarte Engeset has been music director of the Tromso Symphony Orchestra and The Norwegian Wind Ensemble

he was already prodigious in his output along with regularly presenting in public parlor recitals in his home

he was actually a trained violinist and cornet player and was lead singer of the Texas Medley Quartette

His wide-ranging music for piano was performed and recorded by some of the greatest artists of the day

from Jagjaguwar

devised specifically for hands at a keyboard

who add an impressive dose of melody and intensity to the band's sound