Release Date: 12 April 2008
Label: London Sinfonietta Label
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065000796051
Description
This album features three works, all commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, by rising stars of the British new music scene and conducted by London Sinfonietta's conductor laureate, Oliver Knussen. Or Voit Tout En Aventure has been one of the key works that have catapulted Luke Bedford to recent national attention; in describing Bedford as one of the four classical music stars for the future, Tom Service wrote in The Guardian that the piece was 'one of the most outstanding pieces by any young composer I've ever experienced – music of brooding expressive intensity and charged with that indefinable quality that makes a piece sound as if it was written out of sheer necessity.' Bedford's work and Ben Foskett's Violin Concerto, premiered by the ensemble's principal violinist Clio Gould, are both products of the London Sinfonietta's innovative Blue Touch Paper initiative which gives young composers a laboratory-like opportunity to develop their ideas with musicians. Jonathan Cole's Testament was co-commissioned with the Sue Knussen Foundation.
This release is part of the London Sinfonietta's 6-volume Jerwood Series, focussing on recent works by young composers working in the UK. The series also celebrates the support the ensemble has given these composers: most of the works were commissioned by or written for the ensemble, and were recorded live at world or London premiere performances.
Tracklisting
Mark van de Wiel | Valerie Hartmann-Claverie | Bruno Perrault | Louise Hopkins | London Sinfonietta | Martyn Brabbins
London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen
London Sinfonietta | Oliver Knussen
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta; Various
London Sinfonietta, Geoffrey Paterson & Abel Tomas
Jake Gardner, Gayle Hunnicutt, London Sinfonietta, Thea Musgrave, Scottish Ensemble, Red Byrd, Fretwork
Mark Padmore, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
