Simon Bainbridge: Fantasia for Double Orchestra
Walter Trampler (viola)
Composers Ensemble, BBC Symphony Orchestra & London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas
…the Viola Concerto (1976) remains an astonishingly assured work from one then in his early twenties, not least in the subtle control of tension and textural ingenuity over its two sizeable...
Simon Bainbridge: Fantasia for Double Orchestra
Walter Trampler (viola)
Composers Ensemble, BBC Symphony Orchestra & London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas
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…the Viola Concerto (1976) remains an astonishingly assured work from one then in his early twenties, not least in the subtle control of tension and textural ingenuity over its two sizeable...
About
Fantasia for Double Orchestra, in three continuous movements, was written for two identical "mirror-image" orchestras, which are placed to the left and right of the performance area. Much use is made of percussion, with the timpani player placed in the centre of the two orchestras, creating an unusual and constantly varying kaleidoscopic effect in the music.
Contents and tracklist
Work length18:24
This work is only available as an album download.
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Simon Bainbridge
- Walter Trampler
- London Sinfonietta
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Bainbridge:
Concertante in moto perpetuo
Work length8:02
This work is only available as an album download.
- Nicholas Daniel
- Composers Ensemble
- Simon Bainbridge
Awards and reviews
November 2006
…the Viola Concerto (1976) remains an astonishingly assured work from one then in his early twenties, not least in the subtle control of tension and textural ingenuity over its two sizeable movements, and many others ought to have followed in Walter Trampler's admirable stead. Concertante in moto perpetuo (1983) makes pointed and engaging play with minimalist traits, while the Fantasia for double orchestra (1984) is an imaginative take on the spatial concepts underlying several post-war masterpieces...
