Matthew Barley (cello), Simon Russell Beale (narrator), James Sherlock (organ), Charlotte Langley (soprano)

Voce Chamber Choir, Suzi Digby

Tavener: Svyati
Panufnik, R: Heav'nly Harmony
Tavener: Look in thy Glass
Roanna Panufnik, John Tavener: 99 Words to My Darling Children
Barley: Improvisation on Tavener Themes
Tavener: Threnos
Panufnik, R: The Tablet of your Heart
Tavener: Maha Maya

"There are two factors…that set this disc apart. The first is the superlative cellist Matthew Barley…Rhetorical without sentimentality, musical without being self-conscious, his contributions give much of this repertoire…a life beyond Isserlis, and his thoughtful, highly textured improvisation dissolves and reassembles the composer’s signature sounds in a provocative musical intervention and commentary." - Gramophone Magazine January 2018