Par COULT TOM. Acceleration, deceleration, and the inconsistent nature of time are at the heart Piano Trio 'The Chronophage' by Tom Coult. Throughout the 17-minute work, cello and piano lines constantly speed up or slow down relative to one another, whilst the violin has only one role - to accelerate throughout. The listener feels clunky gear changes, as previously reliable demarcations of time se…

Par BERIO LUCIANO. Berio's major work for four clarinets, four saxophones, and eight voices (1989-1991) is built upon the 'anti-poetry' of Edoardo Sanguinetti, 'Novissimum Testamentum,' and is now published in the new handsome edition. 142pp. Dur.: 24'/ Répertoire / 8 Voix SSAATTBB, 4 Clarinettes et Quatuor de Saxop

for electric guitar, 2 violas and cello. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I had written the Cadman Requiem in 1989 for the Hilliard Ensemble in memory of my friend and sound engineer Bill Cadman, who was killed in the Lockerbie air crash. His death affected me very deeply and, pending a recording of this piece, Manfred Eicher asked if I might like to develop an instrumental work from this, using the same instrum…

Par IBERT JACQUES. Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before embarking upon a successful composing career. The composer wrote for a variety of instrumentations and his works remain popular to this day, Deux Stèles Orientees for Voice and Flute being no exception. Composed in 1926, Deux Stèles Orientees for Voice and Flute is based on the poem of the same name by Victor Se…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the ‘Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare’ (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer was required to create a suite in three movements based on three images associated with the ‘Sint Martinusfanfare’ from the small town of Halle in the province of Brabant. The fi…

13 Well-Known Melodies In Easy Arrangements. The music chosen for 'Curtain up!' ranges from the early classical period to the 20th century and includes arrangements of works by Vanhal, Leopold and Wolfgang A. Mozart, Weber, Diabelli, Mendelssohn Bartholdy through to Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Rachmaninoff. Two lively compositions by Maria Holzeis-Augustin are also included. All arrangements are suitab…

Par HAHN REYNALDO. Along with Piano music, song is Reynaldo Hahn's (1874-1947) preferred genre: with his light Baritone voice, the young prodigy conquered Parisian salons by singing the works of his favourite composers (Gounod, Massenet, Fauré), not to mention his own compositions, which enchanted audiences. Though finely wrought, these songs have a naturalness which continues to please, as eviden…

This one-movement piece with a duration of 11 minutes stems from the estate of Giselher Klebe who died in 2009. The work is delightful to play, rich in gesture, easy on the ear and ideal for private music making. Moreover it constitutes a valuable addition to the repertoire for violin, clarinet and piano, an appealing combination of instruments, for which composers such as Ives, Bartók, A. Berg un…