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Full playlist by Graham Spry

26 April 2006 next playlist >>

:: Track 1

Aphex Twin (arr. Philip Glass): lcct Hedra (4mins)
Album: Donkey Rhubarb (EP)
Warp (WAP 63CD (CD Single))
Web Link 1: www.warprecords.com

:: Track 2

Esborn Svensson Trio: Gagarin's Point of View (6mins) 
Album: Gagarin's Point of View
ACT (ACT90052)
Web Link 1: http://www.actmusic.com/

:: Track 3

Gregorio Allegri (performed by the Tallis Scholars): Miserere (12mins)
Album: Allegri's Miserere
Gimmell (GIMSE 401)
Web Link 1: http://www.gimell.com/


BACKGROUND
It's impossible to select any best three tunes, so I thought I'd just try to choose three tracks of a certain spiritual quality.

The track by Allegri is probably my "favourite" as such, but it is good to see how an excellent composer as Philip Glass can capture the essence of a Richard D James' composition. It is also a pleasure to see EST perform tracks like "Gagarin's Point of View" that have a jazz quality, but could easily have become ambient dance music. However, I remember fondly seeing the Tallis Scholars perform 'Miserere' in Bristol, in the Catholic Cathedral, and that remains one of the most inspiring musical moments of my life.

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