Antony Pay, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen - Harrison Birtwistle: Ritual Fragment

Harrison Birtwistle: Ritual Fragment

Antony Pay, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

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Antony Pay, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen - Harrison Birtwistle: Ritual Fragment

This disc couples two major works composed in the 1970s, Melencolia I and Meridian, a setting of love poetry, with Ritual Fragment, written in 1989. The works display Birtwistle's distinctive and forceful voice and range in mood from austere introspective journeying to moments of unbearable intensity.

Reviews

"Needless to say, the performances, as one would expect from Oliver Knussen and the London Sinfonietta, are exemplary... no one should hesitate before acquiring this indispensable disc."
Tempo 1993

Tracklisting

CD Album (NMC D009)
  1. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  2. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  3. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  4. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  5. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  6. London Sinfonietta - Ritual Fragment
  7. London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Meridian
  8. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  9. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  10. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  11. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  12. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  13. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  14. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  15. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  16. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
Download Album (NMC D009)
  1. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  2. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  3. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  4. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  5. Antony Pay, clarinet/ London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Melencolia I
  6. London Sinfonietta - Ritual Fragment
  7. London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor - Meridian
  8. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  9. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  10. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  11. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  12. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  13. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  14. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  15. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian
  16. Mary King, mezzo/ Michael Thompson, horn/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen - Meridian