Jane Oliver started playing the cello at the age of six.
By the age of thirteen, she was regularly performing major cello concertos in public and has
rarely been out of the limelight since. She frequently performs on television, radio and at all the
major London concert venues, as well as extensively touring Europe and the rest of the world.
A diverse musician, Jane is equally at home playing classical, pop or light music. 'I have always loved
playing the classical repertoire, but there are so many ways to exploit the beauty of the
cello and I enjoy exploring all possible avenues.'
This diversity is matched by the music of 'Darker Gold'. There are several haunting but heartlifting
pieces on the album: A Celtic Homecoming, based on an original tune for Scottish pipes,
David of the White Rock, the well-loved Welsh folk-song (intertwined here with the beautiful
Welsh lullaby Suo Gan), and Wistful Elegy, a moment of utter tranquillity. Saint-Saens'
ever-popular The Swan makes an appearance, in a new orchestral arrangement.
The epic sweep of Arboles Llorando (lamenting the destruction of the Amazon rainforest)
moves seamlessly to the glassy loneliness of Midnight in Manhattan. And In a Blue Sky
soars high above the seas around North Wales.
For contrast, there is the dizzying virtuosity of the imaginary Cirque d'Enigmes
(Circus of Enigmas), the Eurocentric yearning of Ikon, and the easy gallop of Awyr Iach.
Hymn to the Anaconda sinuously evokes Argentinean cafe society while the title-track, Darker Gold, conjures up a sultry world of rising sandstorms and dangerous passions.
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Man on a mission, transcending time, music is a language of the divine."
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