Elliott Carter 100th Anniversary

Mosaic for harp and ensemble was composed for the Nash Ensemble in 2005, and is a miniature concerto in all but name… There's an irrepressible verve about the writing, as there is about the... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Oct 2008
Catalogue No: 8559614
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics
Length: 64 minutes

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Carter, E: Mosaic

Work length11:58

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Erica Goodman (harp)
New Music Concerts
Robert Aitken
Recorded: 28 May 2006
Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Scrivo in vento (1991)

Work length5:37

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Robert Aitken (flute)
Recorded: 27 May 2006
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Gra for clarinet

Work length4:20

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Max Christie (clarinet)
Recorded: 14 December 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Enchanted Preludes

Work length6:03

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David Hetherington (cello), Robert Aitken (flute)
Recorded: 16 October 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Steep Steps

Work length2:42

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Virgil Blackwell (bass clarinet)
Recorded: 27 May 2006
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Figment No. 1

Work length6:18

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David Hetherington (cello)
Recorded: 18 December 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

Carter, E: Four Lauds for solo violin

Work length5:56

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Fujiko Imajishi (violin)
Recorded: 14 December 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

4 Lauds: No. 2. Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi

Track length5:56

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Carter, E: Figment No. 2 'Remembering Mr Ives'

Work length4:02

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David Hetherington (cello)
Recorded: 18 December 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

4 Lauds

Work length3:16

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Recorded: 14 December 2007
Recording Venue: The Church of St George the Martyr, Toronto, Canada

4 Lauds: No. 3. Rhapsodic Musings

Track length3:16

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Carter, E: Dialogues

Work length14:13

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David Swan (piano)
New Music Concerts
Robert Aitken
Recorded: 28 May 2006
Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada

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DOCUMENTARY DVD INCLUDED

Elliott Carter in Toronto in 2006

- Introduction by Robert Aitken

- Elliott Carter in conversation with Robert Aitken

- Excerpts from the composer’s works recorded on the CD

Naxos is delighted to present this special birthday tribute to one of the leading composers of our time. The release comprises a full length CD and DVD release for a very special price.

Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, one of the few composers ever awarded Germany's Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize, and in 1988 made ‘Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ by the Government of France, Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition.

“Elliott Carter is one of America’s most distinguished creative artists in any field” Aaron Copland nominating Elliott Carter for the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters for Eminence in Music (1971)

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March 2009

Mosaic for harp and ensemble was composed for the Nash Ensemble in 2005, and is a miniature concerto in all but name… There's an irrepressible verve about the writing, as there is about the more astringent 2004 Dialogues for piano and ensemble - the Canadian performers capture it vividly.

20th February 2009

Naxos's second Carter birthday offering concentrates on the later works, only two of which are at all substantial: Dialogues for piano and ensemble, composed for the London Sinfonietta in 2004, and Mosaic for harp and ensemble, written for the Nash Ensemble the following year. They are both typically deft, slightly prickly pieces - Dialogues, in particular, has a musical density that is disguised by its modest dimensions - and the rest of the disc is taken up with a series of the instrumental miniatures Carter has produced over the last two decades, often as birthday offerings for friends and fellow composers. The Canadian performances are all highly accomplished, and the release also includes a DVD containing a filmed interview with Carter, as well as concert performances of Mosaic and Dialogues.

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