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Komponist: BARRY, Gerald Anthony ((b.1952)) |
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ID: MSV28511
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Kolektion: InstrumentalCellist Ulrich Heinen has over the years commissioned solo cello pieces from composers Simon Holt, Howard Skempton, and Gerald Barry. He has performed all of them many times, mostly in conjunction with Bach’s cello suites (as demonstrated here) or in connection with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Also included on this recording are two 20th century “classics” - Hans Werner Henze’s Serenade and Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Sonata.
In order that these modern but very accessible pieces receive exposure to a wider audience, they are presented here with five of the six Bach suites - all played on the same cello (at modern pitch). The sixth and final suite is omitted as that asks for a 5-string cello with a top E-string, and have been performed in this manner by Heinen on many occasions.
Ulrich Heinen came to the UK in 1984 at the request of Sir Simon Rattle to become principal cellist of the CBSO. His formidable technique and musicianship have enabled him to further develop his solo career with numerous recitals, concerts and radio broadcasts. He co-founded the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, which is one of Britain’s most important ensembles for contemporary music.
Ulrich Heinen plays a cello by Giovanni Grancino (Milan 1722)
tracks:
J.S. BACH:
Cello Suites 1-5 (BWV1007-1011)
B.A. ZIMMERMANN:
Sonata for Solo Cello
HOWARD SKEMPTON:
Six Figures for Solo Cello
GERALD BARRY:
Triorchic Blues
SIMON HOLT:
Feet of Clay
HANS WERNER HENZE:
Serenade for Solo Cello (9 movements, viz:
1 Adagio rubato; 2 Poco allegretto;
3 Pastrorale; 4 Andante con moto, rubato;
5 Vivace; 6 Tango; 7 Allegro marciale;
8 Allegretto; 9 Menuett |
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ID: NMCD022
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subkolektion: Piano
Barry's work draws inspiration from the clarity and vigour of Baroque music and the immediacy of contemporary visual and dramatic arts; it is compulsive and breathtakingly virtuosic. |
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ID: NMCD031
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
Three recordings from 1941, publicly available for the first time following transfer from the original 78rpm discs and lengthy subsequent treatment: the centrepiece is an off-air recording of the American premiere of Les Illuminations with Peter Pears.
1. BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Oliver Knussen, conductor/ Stefan Asbury, assistant conductor
2. London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor
3. William Howard, piano - Anthony Powers
4. Composers Ensemble/ Diego Masson, conductor
5. Alexander Baillie, cello/ Andrew Ball, piano
6. Mary Wiegold, soprano/ Composers Ensemble/ Dominic Muldowney, cond
7. Mstislav Rostropovich, cello/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Hugh Wolff, conductor
8. BBC Singers/ John Poole, conductor
9. Jane's Minstrels/ Roger Montgomery, conductor
10. Nua Nos/ Noriko Kawai, piano/ Dairine Ni Mheadhra, conductor
11. Jane Manning, soprano/ Jane's Minstrels/ Roger Montgomery, conductor
12. London Sinfonietta | Peter Serkin, cello | Oliver Knussen, conductor
13. Sounds Positive/ David Sutton-Anderson, conductor
14. Martin Robertson, saxophone/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ The Nash Ensemble/ Oliver Knussen, conductor
15. BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Davis, conductor
16. Peter Pears, tenor/ CBS Symphony Orchestra/ Benjamin Britten, conductor |
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ID: NMCD107
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: InstrumentalSubkolektion: Piano
Trio Fibonacci's debut on NMC also sees the first appearance on the label of James Clarke, whose Piano Trio is joined by solo works for each of the three instruments. Michael Finnissy's Independence Quadrilles allows each line vertical independence from the others, while he has described In stiller Nacht as "an arrangement, or quite possible derangement" of Brahms' German folksong. The disc is completed with Gerald Barry's typically enigmatic In the Asylum. |
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ID: NMCD122
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Opera CollectionSubkolektion: Voices and Orchestra
The Intelligence Park, recorded in the 1990 Almeida Opera production and setting Vincent Deane's libretto of 18th-century Dublin, explores the relationship between an opera composer and the increasingly independent life of the characters he has created.
Set in 1753, (although the music is not fashioned on that of the era) the story is an old-fashioned ‘opera-seria’ on the subject of conflict between head and heart, duty and inclincation, based around a composer who falls in love with a castrato. |
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ID: NMCD203
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subkolektion: Ensemble
1.Peter Maxwell Davies: Sea Eagle I Adagio 4'05"
2.Peter Maxwell Davies: Sea Eagle II Lento 3'33"
3.Peter Maxwell Davies: Sea Eagle III Presto molto 1'30"
4.Gerald Barry: Jabberwocky 5'44"
5.Colin Matthews: Three of a Kind I Vivo 1'47"
6.Colin Matthews: Three of a Kind II Largamente 1'13"
7.Colin Matthews: Three of a Kind III Calmo 6'34"
8.Huw Watkins: Trio 12'48"
9.David Matthews: Quintet for Horn and Strings (live recording) I Andante 7'57"
10.David Matthews: Quintet for Horn and Strings (live recording) II Molto vivace 5'16"
11.Mark-Anthony Turnage: Prayer for a great man 3'57"
12.Robin Holloway: Trio for Horn, Cello and Piano I Liberamente 11'33"
13.Robin Holloway: Trio for Horn, Cello and Piano II Poco allegro 8'35"
Artists:
Richard Watkins horn
Paul Watkins cello
Huw Watkins piano
Mark Padmore tenor
The Nash Ensemble
Richard Watkins is one of the most sought-after horn players of his generation. He was Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra for twelve years, and is currently a member of the Nash Ensemble and a founder member of London Winds. Closely associated with promoting contemporary music for the horn, Richard Watkins has given premieres of concertos by Maxwell-Davies, Osborne, Lindberg, Muldowney, Lefanu, and Colin and David Matthews.
The title work on this album is Peter Maxwell Davies' solo horn piece Sea Eagle (1982). It was initially considered by many to be impossible to play but is now regarded as an essential part of the horn repertoire and is even a set-piece for the prestigious Munich Horn Competition.
Richard is joined on this recording by a stellar line-up of chamber musicians, including Paul Watkins and Huw Watkins for an unusual combination of horn, cello and piano (C Matthews & Holloway), and tenor Mark Padmore to present the unmistakable soundworld of Gerald Barry. His setting of Lewis Carroll’s famous poem Jabberwocky - which is first sung in French, with expressive legato phrases, and then repeated more forcefully in German - features some delightfully unconventional horn writing. |
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