NMC Sampler

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1Lento (extract)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)
partial recording of:
Lento
composer:
Howard Skempton (British composer) (in 1990)
Howard Skempton3:56
2Bhakti (no. VI)
conductor:
Guy Protheroe
performer:
Spectrum (contemporary Classical ensemble)
partial recording of:
Bhakti
composer:
Jonathan Harvey (British composer) (in 1982)
Jonathan Harvey6:23
3Freightrain Bruise
piano:
Michael Finnissy (from 1989-07-31 until 1989-08-01)
recorded at:
Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-07-31 until 1989-08-01)
recording of:
Freighttrain Bruise (from 1989-07-31 until 1989-08-01)
composer:
Michael Finnissy (from 1972 until 1980)
Michael Finnissy2:51
4Cry (extract)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
conductor:
John Poole (conductor)
partial recording of:
CRY, op. 27
composer:
Giles Swayne (British composer) (in 1979)
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd.
part of:
Works of Giles Swayne by opus number (number: op. 27)
Giles Swayne5:03
5Pulses (extract)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bernas
partial recording of:
Pulses
composer:
Roger Smalley (British-Australian composer and pianist)
Roger Smalley4:45
6Canciones III
instruments:
Nash Ensemble (from 1991-10-05 until 1991-10-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiona Kimm (from 1991-10-05 until 1991-10-07)
conductor:
Lionel Friend (from 1991-10-05 until 1991-10-07)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-10-05 until 1991-10-07)
recording of:
Canciones: III. La muerte dentro del rosal (from 1991-10-05 until 1991-10-07)
lyricist:
Federico García Lorca (Spanish poet, playwright and composer)
composer:
Simon Holt (British composer) (in 1986)
part of:
Canciones
Simon Holt5:07
7Oboe Concerto (extract)
oboe:
Roy Carter (oboist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Oboe Concerto
composer:
Dominic Muldowney (in 1992)
was commissioned by:
London Symphony Orchestra
Dominic Muldowney4:20
8Aria for Edward John Eyre: I / Aria for Edward John Eyre: II
double bass:
Barry Guy (composer and double bass)
instruments:
Gemini (Surrey ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Jane Manning (soprano)
spoken vocals:
John Baddeley (narrator) and John Rye (narrator)
conductor:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
compilation of:
Aria for Edward John Eyre I by John Baddeley (narrator), Jane Manning (soprano), John Rye (narrator), Gemini (Surrey ensemble), Barry Guy (composer and double bass), Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter) and Aria for Edward John Eyre II by John Baddeley (narrator), Jane Manning (soprano), John Rye (narrator), Gemini (Surrey ensemble), Barry Guy (composer and double bass), Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
partial recording of:
Aria for Edward John Eyre
lyricist:
Edward John Eyre
composer:
David Lumsdaine (in 1972)
David Lumsdaine4:12
9Songs and Dances from a Haunted Place: II
string quartet:
Bingham String Quartet (from 1991-07-11 until 1991-07-12)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-11 until 1991-07-12)
recording of:
Songs and Dances from a Haunted Place: II (from 1991-07-11 until 1991-07-12)
composer:
Martin Butler (British composer)
part of:
Songs and Dances from a Haunted Place
Martin Butler6:57
10Melencolia 1 (extract)
clarinet:
Antony Pay (clarinetist)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
partial recording of:
Melencolia I
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1976)
Harrison Birtwistle4:57
11The Romance of Count Arnaldos
instruments:
Composers Ensemble (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
soprano vocals:
Mary Wiegold (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
conductor:
Dominic Muldowney (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
recording of:
The Romance of Count Arnaldos (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
composer:
Judith Weir (British composer)
part of:
Mary Wiegold's Songbook
Judith Weir2:50
12After the Rain (extract)
instruments:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
After the Rain
composer:
Barry Guy (composer and double bass) (in 1992)
was commissioned by:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) and Richard Hickox (conductor)
Barry Guy3:14
13Two Pomes
instruments:
Music Projects/London
soprano vocals:
Alison Wells (soprano)
conductor:
Richard Bernas
compilation of:
Two Pomes: 1. She Weeps Over Rahoon by Alison Wells (soprano), Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas and Two Pomes: 2. On the Beach at Fontana by Alison Wells (soprano), Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas
recording of:
Two Pomes
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Bill Hopkins (composer) (in 1964)
Bill Hopkins4:46
14East 11th Street NY 10003 (extract)
instruments:
Music Projects/London
conductor:
Richard Bernas
edit of:
East 11th St NY 10003 by Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas
partial recording of:
East 11th St NY 10003
composer:
James Dillon (Scottish composer) (in 1982)
James Dillon4:54
15Requiescat
instruments:
Jane's Minstrels (supporting Jane Manning) (from 1992-03-28 until 1992-03-29)
soprano vocals:
Jane Manning (soprano) (from 1992-03-28 until 1992-03-29)
recorded at:
Bishopsgate Institute in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-03-28 until 1992-03-29)
recording of:
Requiescat (in memoriam Igor Stravinsky) (from 1992-03-28 until 1992-03-29)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Elisabeth Lutyens (in 1971)
dedicated to:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
Elisabeth Lutyens5:24
16Symphony in One Movement (extract)
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bernas
partial recording of:
Symphony in One Movement, op. 29
composer:
Alexander Goehr (composer) (in 1969)
part of:
Works of Alexander Goehr by opus number (number: op. 29)
Alexander Goehr5:16
17The Turkish Mouse
instruments:
Composers Ensemble (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
soprano vocals:
Mary Wiegold (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
conductor:
Dominic Muldowney (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
recording of:
The Turkish Mouse (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-04)
composer:
John Woolrich
part of:
Mary Wiegold's Songbook
John Woolrich1:27