5023363013529

Howard Skempton - Ben Somewhen

EXAUDI, James Weeks

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Format: CD

Cat No: NMCD135

Release Date:  01 September 2007

Label:  NMC Recordings

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5023363013529

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary  

  • Description

    Astoundingly, this is Howard Skempton's first full-length disc for NMC – his CD single, the deceptively simple orchestral study Lento, was one of NMC's first releases in 1992 and has been one of our best-sellers ever since.

    This collection contrasts Skempton's choral works - including the dancing setting of Shelley's The Voice of the Spirits and spiritual Rise Up, My Love - with chamber music ranging from the Suite from Delicate, for 2 cellos and percussion, to the exuberant (yet very English), Chamber Concerto. The title piece, Ben Somewhen, was commissioned by BCMG's Sound Investment scheme for solo double bass and ensemble, and was inspired by Ben Hartley's drawings of rural life.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Con Bravura
      • 2. Tempo Giusto
      • 3. Grazioso
      • 4. Teneramente
      • 5. Andante - Allegretto Tranquillo - Andante
      • 6. Comodo
      • 7. Largo
      • 8. The Voice of the Spirits - Howard Skempton
      • 9. The Bridge of Fire - Howard Skempton
      • 10. Pulse
      • 11. Triangle 1
      • 12. Easy
      • 13. Triangle 2
      • 14. Solo
      • 15. Ending
      • 16. Roundels of the Year - Howard Skempton
      • 17. Rise Up, My Love
      • 18. How Fair Is Thy Love
      • 19. My Beloved Is Gone Down
      • 20. How Fair and How Pleasant
      • 21. Ben Somewhen - Howard Skempton