Release Date: 14 February 2020
Label: Fuzzy Moon Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001308086
Genres: Classical  Contemporary Classical  
Release Date: 14 February 2020
Label: Fuzzy Moon Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001308086
Genres: Classical  Contemporary Classical  
Description
"The combination of ideas in dreams is essentially fantastic; they are linked together in a sequence which is as a rule quite foreign to our 'reality thinking'" C.G. Jung.
These Fantasy Preludes are written as sounds and moods, inspired by events in the unreal world of dreams and fantasies. These musical dream sequences pass through wide-ranging emotions, sometimes unashamedly romantic (Amoroso), sometimes nightmarish (Danse Profane), sometimes trance like (Sotto Voce or In Der Nacht), sometimes religious (Chorale), sometimes quirky (Capriccio). They should be played quite freely - even with abandon. If I could dream musical sounds, the result would probably not be dissimilar to these nine preludes (Carol Barratt).
Carol Barratt studied at the Royal College of Music, London, where she quickly established herself as a composer and pianist, also studying the violin. After graduating, she was awarded the prestigious Martin Musical Scholarship given by the Philharmonia (the first woman and first composer to be so honoured), enabling her to study composition with Elizabeth Lutyens CBE.
Her concert works include her Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Fantasy Preludes & Pattern Preludes, and her song cycles Love... a Strange Disease, and Songs for Singing. Carol has also devoted her life to music education and is acknowledged as an award winning leading authority on the subject. She has over 80 publications in print including the renowned Chester Piano Books for Chester Music, and the Bravo! series for Boosey and Hawkes (see publisher list below). Her music has frequently been set for various examination boards including the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).
In 1996 she received the Musical Industries award for the Educational Publication of the Year and in 1998 she was made an Honorary Member of the Royal College of Music.
Tracklisting
Mike Gibbs, The NDR Bigband & Norma Winstone
Mark Lockheart & The NDR Bigband
Issie Barratt's Interchange
Mark Donlon, Mick Hutton, Gene Calderazzo & Julian Siegel
Issie Barratt & Meinrad Iten Quartet
John Warren
John Warren
Issie Barratt
Tomasz Skweres, Ensemble Reconsil, Osterreichisches Ensemble fur Neue Musik, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
Jean-Marie Machado & Danzas Orchestra
Eric Lamb, Stefanie Alexandra Prenn, Angela Calvo Rios, Kaoko Amano, Veronica Klavzar
Kari Beate Tandberg
SWR Vokalensemble, IRCAM, Yuval Weinberg
Marco Fusi
Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke, Bas Wiegers, Alessandro Baticci, Rafal Zalech
Sofia Burgos, Sofia Jernberg, Zwerm