Hywel Davies
Dan Carlson, David Walsh, Linling Hsu (violins), Sigrid Keunen (viola), Emma Ferrand, Katrina Hunold, Will Martina, Becky Wenham (cellos), Adam Caird (piano), Martin Pyne (glock), Heledd Francis-Wright (flutes)
Pavao Quartet, London Flutes
An approachable survey of Davies's recent preoccupations, including white-note music. This album features engaging solo and small group pieces with ambient and minimalist elements.
Hywel Davies
Dan Carlson, David Walsh, Linling Hsu (violins), Sigrid Keunen (viola), Emma Ferrand, Katrina Hunold, Will Martina, Becky Wenham (cellos), Adam Caird (piano), Martin Pyne (glock), Heledd Francis-Wright (flutes)
Pavao Quartet, London Flutes
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An approachable survey of Davies's recent preoccupations, including white-note music. This album features engaging solo and small group pieces with ambient and minimalist elements.
About
On this self-titled album Hywel Davies, a composer, sonic artist and installation artist, reveals his most significant recent preoccupations as a composer - exploring the possibilities of ‘white-note’ music and music with controlled elements of chance.
A parallel creative life as a sonic installation artist and a concert music composer has resulted in captivatingly diverse works, presented gracefully in this release. Combining elegant string and piano writing with striking abstract themes, the album drifts from the softest of melancholia to rich and intense vibrancy. Such transitions are delicately effortless and slow, with thought and determination behind every note.
Contents and tracklist
- Katarina Hunold, Emma Ferrand, Becky Wenham, Will Martina
- Linling Hsu, Becky Wenham
- Linling Hsu, Becky Wenham
- Becky Wenham, Linling Hsu
- Adam Caird
- Adam Caird
- Adam Caird
- Adam Caird
- Adam Caird
- Adam Caird
- Martin Pyne, Adam Caird
- Heledd Francis-Wright
- London Flutes
Awards and reviews
May 2013
An approachable survey of Davies's recent preoccupations, including white-note music. This album features engaging solo and small group pieces with ambient and minimalist elements.
February 2013
The performances by Adam Caird are excellent, though drily recorded...In sum, a well-varied calling card introducing a composer from whom I hope to hear more.
