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From Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire to Boulez's Le marteau sans maître and Kurtág's Messages of the late RV Troussova, modernist composers have used the medium of voice with mixed instrumental... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
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Gramophone Magazine
March 2002
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Arditti Quartet (string quartet), Claron McFadden (soprano) The Nash Ensemble Reinbert de Leeuw Arditti Quartet (string quartet), Claron McFadden (soprano) The Nash Ensemble Reinbert de Leeuw Show 14 remaining tracks for Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows Hide 14 tracks for Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows
2010
From Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire to Boulez's Le marteau sans maître and Kurtág's Messages of the late RV Troussova, modernist composers have used the medium of voice with mixed instrumental ensemble for their most allusive and personal utterances. Birtwistle's Pulse Shadows (1991-6) belongs in this company. While not easy listening, it deals with some of the most elemental and profound topics in contemporary culture, and this recording rises to the score's many challenges, both technically and interpretatively.
