Release Date: 21 February 2014
Label: NMC Recordings
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5023363019224
Genres: Classical Contemporary
Composer/Series: Millennium Scenes
Description
Millennium Scenes was written in 1998-99: rather than an empty celebration of the turn of a century, the composer writes that 'I had in mind a series of fleeting images... - a TV commercial, perhaps, a couple arguing, laughter, a dead animal on the road, religious fervour, a child being hit - almost anything, in fact, but all of them real events taking pace around the turn of the millennium.'
By contrast with the massive orchestra of Millennium Scenes, Notturno explores the night landscapes evoked by poet Salvatore Quasimodo, while As Kingfishers Catch Fire exploits the colours of flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. Chamber Symphony, which closes the album, juxtaposes ideas of the mechanical and natural, partly inspired by the composer's fascination with the writings of William Blake.
Tracklisting
Martin Iddon, Quiet Music Ensemble, Jack Adler-McKean
Clare O'Connell
Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers
Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis, Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz
Freya Waley-Cohen, Manchester Collective, Heloise Werner, Katie Bray, Fleur Barron, Tamsin Waley-Co
Slide Action
Siwan Rhys
BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, Alice Farnham
Halle; Kahchun Wong
Halle; Kahchun Wong
Samuel West, Andrew Kennedy, Jean Rigby, Ex Cathedra, Halle, Mark Elder
