Luke Bedford: Besilvering

There’s quiet ferocity and unusual beauty to be found in these pieces by the British composer, written from 2002-19. Explorations of texture and timbre are wrought in a variety of chamber combinations,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jul 2022
Catalogue No: BM019
Label: bastille musique

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Bedford, L: Man Shoots Strangers from Skyscraper

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Falling Falling

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Give Him His Hat (for piano two hands)

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Besilvering

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Slow Music

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Three Caves

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Faraway Cannons

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Hornpiece Solo

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: In Black Bright Ink

Holst-Sinfonietta

Bedford, L: Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale

Holst-Sinfonietta

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bastille musique presents its nineteenth release »Luke Bedford: Besilvering« featuring world premiere recordings by the Holst-Sinfonietta and Klaus Simon (conductor). The album includes a selection of Bedford’s instrumental works from 2002 to 2019, from solos to a wide variety of chamber line-ups to an ensemble piece for ten players. In addition to the recordings produced by the SWR, it also contains a 48-page bilingual booklet (EN, DE) with articles by Eckhard Weber, an interview with Luke Bedford, sketches and an autograph page, as well as two concertina-fold inserts featuring photos of the composer and the performers at the Hans-Rosbaud-Studio.

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September 2022

There’s quiet ferocity and unusual beauty to be found in these pieces by the British composer, written from 2002-19. Explorations of texture and timbre are wrought in a variety of chamber combinations, some – like that for bass drum and piano – unexpected and rather captivating.

The 11 works span almost two decades of Bedford’s composing career...Every one of them is full of vividly imagined, luminous textures, a reminder that Bedford is one of the most gifted of the fortysomething generation of British composers, whose music is heard too rarely here.

Luke Bedford: Besilvering

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