{"title":"Manchester Camerata","description":"\u003cp\u003eManchester Camerata is the UK’s most relentlessly pioneering orchestra, known for constantly innovating – redefining what an orchestra can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether performing with the Pet Shop Boys live on MTV to over 300 million people worldwide, or touring international concert halls with the greats of classical music, Manchester Camerata exists to transform lives through exceptional music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed by their Music Director, Gábor Takács-Nagy, and their artistic partners, they have hosted orchestral raves, brewed beers, released award-winning short films, made sportswear, and have attracted millions of streams worldwide. They are also proud to be Classic FM’s only partner in Greater Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamerata believe in the transformative power of music – on or off the stage. This belief has led them to become leaders within music, health and wellbeing, hosting the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Music and Dementia. Here they impact thousands with their award-winning Music in Mind programme, backed by over twelve years of research in partnership with The University of Manchester. Their vision for this work is to embed creative music-making within the dementia pathway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamerata are fierce champions for the future of their art form. Their ABO Award-winning Camerata 360° Ruth Sutton Fellowship programme is designed for musicians in the North, setting new standards by equipping them with skills in all the ways music can make an impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey achieve all of this from their home, The Monastery, Manchester, a stunning 19th-century monastery in Gorton, working closely with the local area, engaging with schools, youth zones and care homes to create social connections across the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of all their work is an orchestra of exceptional musicians. Led by Caroline Pether, their players are known for their incisive empathy, which they apply to every aspect of their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough their wide-ranging work, Camerata break down barriers and make orchestral music more accessible, connecting with people from all walks of life and creating new ways to engage with the art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManchester Camerata consistently questions and challenges what a 21st-century orchestra should be, pushing the envelope of the orchestral sector.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"francis-poulenc-les-oeuvres-de-sa-jeunesse","title":"Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Alexander (actor)\u003cbr\u003eSoraya Mafi (soprano)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJulien Van Mellaerts (baritone)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Zazzo (countertenor)\u003cbr\u003eManchester Camerata\u003cbr\u003eJohn Andrews (conductor) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoulenc the miniaturist par excellence burst into public view, fully-formed in his late teens, emerging flamboyantly into the artistic swirl of 1920s Paris. His fabulously inventive, quirky and colourful approach to writing for chamber ensemble and voice comes vividly to life in this set of early works which capture all of his youthful elegance, wit, and occasionally sardonic humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these early masterpieces are now well-known in their incarnations for piano; but his sheer inventiveness and joyful revelry in a kaleidoscopic riot of instrumental colour is celebrated here in the earliest versions of such classics as \u003cem\u003eLe Bestiaire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCocardes\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside masterpieces more cruelly treated by his contemporaries, the Quatre Poemes de Max Jacob and \u003cem\u003eLe Gendarme Incompris\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10333_booklet.pdf?v=1713818659\" title=\"Album Booklet - Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse - Julien Van Mellaerts, Lawrence Zazzo, Soraya Mafi,  Manchester Camerata, John Andrews\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44757903311078,"sku":"RES10333","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10333_Poulenc_Mafi_Zazzo_Van_Mellaerts_Manchester_Camerata_Andrews.jpg?v=1713818909"},{"product_id":"resound-music-by-british-composers","title":"Resound: Music by British Composers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Dariescu (piano)\u003cbr\u003eAlex Mitchell (viola)\u003cbr\u003eRachael Clegg (cor anglais)\u003cbr\u003eManchester Camerata\u003cbr\u003eJohn Andrews (conductor)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween pastoral lyricism and modernist edge lies another, richly compelling story of twentieth-century British music. This programme brings together four distinctive voices – Ruth Gipps, Doreen Carwithen, William Alwyn and Elizabeth Maconchy – whose works chart an alternative path through an era often defined by aesthetic conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing soloists Alex Mitchell (viola), Alexandra Dariescu (piano) and Rachael Clegg (cor anglais), with Manchester Camerata under the inspired direction of John Andrews, these performances illuminate music of remarkable individuality and emotional range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Gipps’ \u003cem\u003eJane Grey\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 15, and Carwithen’s long-neglected Piano Concerto to Alwyn’s \u003cem\u003eAutumn Legend \u003c\/em\u003eand the searching power of Maconchy’s \u003cem\u003eLife Story\u003c\/em\u003e, this album reveals a British musical landscape far richer, more adventurous and more rewarding than received histories have long suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10390_booklet.pdf?v=1784500387\" title=\"Album Booklet - Resound: Music by British Composers - Alexandra Dareiscu (piano), Alex Mitchell (viola), Rachael Clegg (cor anglais), Manchester Camerata, John Andrews (conductor) - Resonus Classics - RES10390\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Album Booklet - Elsewhere: Commissions for Clarinet - Robert Plane (clarinet), Gould Piano Trio, Elias String Quartet, Tim Horton (piano); James Gilchrist (tenor) Rhys Herbert (conductor)- Resonus Classics - RES10388\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10388_booklet.pdf?v=1784491169\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Album Booklet - Ever Changing Skies: Choral Works - Recordare - Resonus Classics - RES10392\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10392_Booklet.pdf?v=1784486288\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10360_booklet.pdf?v=1747818424\" title=\"Album Booklet - Gabriel Jackson: Choral Works - The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, Jamie Rogers (organ), Sam Corkin (saxophone) \u0026amp; David Newsholme (conductor and solo organ) - Resonus Classics - RES10360\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/alexandra-dariescu\" title=\"Alexandra Dariescu - piano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eAlexandra Dariescu;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Manchester Camerata - Resonus Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/manchester-camerata\"\u003eManchester Camerata;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"John Andrews - conductor - Resonus Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/john-andrews-conductor\"\u003eJohn Andrews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jessica Walker - voice - Resonus Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/jessica-walker-voice\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62034338054531,"sku":"RES10390","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10390_Resonus_British_Music_Dariescu_Manhester_Camerata_Andrews.jpg?v=1784502091"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Manchester_Camerata.webp?v=1784501307","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/manchester-camerata.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}