Vocal and chamber works (SACD) (2024)

"The idea of an album of vocal and chamber works by Kaikhosru Sorabji might seem to miss the point of this composer, who is known for piano works on a grand scale, and indeed, most of the music here is receiving world premiere performances. Yet those already intrigued by Sorabji are likely to enjoy these works, which are of a piece with his piano music, not an odd sideline like, say, Donizetti's instrumental music. For one thing, where there is a piano present (played by the excellent Chappell Kingsland, who also wrote the informative annotations), it tends to have Sorabji's characteristic virtuosity. Sample the Trois poèmes for soprano and piano (1941) on texts by Paul Verlaine and Charles Baudelaire, where the combination of vocal line and athletic accompaniment produces a unique effect.(...)" (allmusic.com)