Choral / Autumnal / Violin Concerto / Requiem – Songs for Sue

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Tracklist

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1Choral, op. 8
recording engineer:
Susan Thomas (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Stephen Bryant (violinist), Oliver Knussen and Ann McKay (BBC producer)
editor:
Adele Conlin (engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Choral, op. 8
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 1970 until 1972)
10:01
2Autumnal, op. 14: Nocturne
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Huw Watkins (British composer and pianist)
violin:
Alexandra Wood (violinist)
recording of:
Autumnal, op. 14: I. Nocturne
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 1976 until 1977)
part of:
Autumnal, op. 14
3:42
3Autumnal, op. 14: Serenade
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Huw Watkins (British composer and pianist)
violin:
Alexandra Wood (violinist)
recording of:
Autumnal, op. 14: II. Serenade
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 1976 until 1977)
part of:
Autumnal, op. 14
4:01
4Whitman Settings, op. 25: When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor/composer/pianist)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
recording of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 1. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1991)
part of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25 (for soprano and piano)
3:07
5Whitman Settings, op. 25: A Noiseless Patient Spider
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor/composer/pianist)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
recording of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 2. A Noiseless Patient Spider
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1991)
part of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25 (for soprano and piano)
3:18
6Whitman Settings, op. 25: The Dalliance of the Eagles
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor/composer/pianist)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
recording of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 3. The Dalliance of the Eagles
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1991)
part of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25 (for soprano and piano)
2:06
7Whitman Settings, op. 25: The Voice of the Rain
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor/composer/pianist)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
recording of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 4. The Voice of the Rain
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1991)
part of:
Whitman Settings, op. 25 (for soprano and piano)
3:10
8Secret Psalm
violin:
Alexandra Wood (violinist)
recording of:
Secret Psalm
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1990)
4:24
9Prayer Bell Sketch, op. 29
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor/composer/pianist)
recording of:
Prayer Bell Sketch, op. 29
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 1997)
6:58
10Violin Concerto, op. 30: Recitative
recording engineer and editor:
Simon Hancock (recording engineer)
producer:
Stephen Bryant (violinist), Oliver Knussen and Ann McKay (BBC producer)
violin:
Leila Josefowicz (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30: I. Recitative
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 2002)
part of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30
5:02
11Violin Concerto, op. 30: Aria
recording engineer and editor:
Simon Hancock (recording engineer)
producer:
Stephen Bryant (violinist), Oliver Knussen and Ann McKay (BBC producer)
violin:
Leila Josefowicz (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30: II. Aria
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 2002)
part of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30
5:21
12Violin Concerto, op. 30: Gigue
recording engineer and editor:
Simon Hancock (recording engineer)
producer:
Stephen Bryant (violinist), Oliver Knussen and Ann McKay (BBC producer)
violin:
Leila Josefowicz (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30: III. Gigue
composer:
Oliver Knussen (in 2002)
part of:
Violin Concerto, op. 30
5:54
13Requiem – Songs for Sue, op. 33: From Emily Dickinson
recording engineer:
David Coyle and Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
orchestra:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: I. From Emily Dickinson
lyricist:
Emily Dickinson (US poet)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 2005 until 2006)
part of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33
3:58
14Requiem – Songs for Sue, op. 33: Antonio Machado
recording engineer:
David Coyle and Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
orchestra:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: II. Antonio Machado
lyricist:
Antonio Machado
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 2005 until 2006)
part of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33
2:43
15Requiem – Songs for Sue, op. 33: W.H. Auden
recording engineer:
David Coyle and Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
orchestra:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: III. W. H. Auden
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 2005 until 2006)
part of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33
3:13
16Requiem – Songs for Sue, op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke
recording engineer:
David Coyle and Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Claire Booth (soprano)
orchestra:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
conductor:
Oliver Knussen
recording of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: IV. Rainer Maria Rilke
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 2005 until 2006)
part of:
Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33
1:36
17Ophelia's Last Dance, op. 32
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
piano:
Huw Watkins (British composer and pianist)
recording of:
Ophelia's Last Dance, op. 32
composer:
Oliver Knussen (from 2004 until 2010)
9:20

Credits

Release

photography:Grant Wood (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Ann Rushton
graphic design:Francois Hall (graphic design)
executive producer:Colin Matthews (English composer)
mastering:David Lefeber (engineer)
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