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With those last two recordings, I began to get the feeling I was playing chicken with the A1000, trying to find music to unsettle it, and lose its way due to that underlying warmth. Having failed to do so, I fell back on something altogether more refined and glorious. Having just seen the excellent film The Choral, written by Alan Bennett and directed by Nicholas Hytner, I settled for the recently released version of Elgar’s The Dream Of Gerontius by the Huddersfield Choral Society and the Opera North orchestra.

Timed to coincide with the film, this Hyperion set [CDA68461/2] mixes drama with warmth and lushness. The TAD A1000’s easy-going but rewarding presentation did an excellent job of taking me straight to the heart of the piece, sounding grand and impressive while still delivering fine insight into both playing and singing.