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Philip Cashian - Dark Inventions
Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Lyn Fletcher (violin) and Sally Bishop (piano), Mary King (mezzo)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Stefan Asbury
Enthralling from first note to last. —
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The music has real integrity, and in its climactic moments a fierce dramatic power —
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This is flintily expressionistic music, needle-sharp in texture, superbly scored, and powerfully projected in this BBC performance by Martyn Brabbins, who conducted the premiere both of this... —
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The violent end of the world is perhaps dark enough matter for Richard Barrett. His interference for contrabass clarinet, male voice and pedal bass drum firmly punctuates the piece with short,... —
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Kenneth Hesketh: Wunderkammer (konzert)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble 10/10, Christoph-Mathias Mueller, Clark Rundell
although Hesketh (b.1968) might not always manage the haunting uncanniness found in British contemporaries such as Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin or Thomas Ades, he rarely lapses into mere... —
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Tansy Davies: Spine
Simon Haram (saxophone), Samuel Boden (tenor) & Huw Watkins (piano), Joby Burgess (percussion), Darragh Morgan (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)
BCMG, Concordia, Azalea, Christopher Austin
The performances are as authoritative as expected from the calibre of soloists and ensembles involved, not least Samuel Boden and Huw Watkins in the two songs after Nick Drake. —
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Dai Fujikura: Secret Forest
Kate Romano (clarinet), Adrian Bradbury (cello)
Art Respirant, Lucerne Festival Percussion Group, Okeanos, Ken Takaseki, Michel Cerutti
All the performances do Fujikura proud in their unbridled commitment and attentiveness to the smallest nuance. David Toop provides an illuminating overview of his often unlikely evolution...Natalie... —
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