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Drawing inspiration from a large-scale canvas by painter Philip Guston, this two-movement, half-hour concerto for two percussionists and orchestra uses strict notation, passages in which certain detai...

Kitimbua Kivumbiis a Swahili phrase that loosely translates as 'Stomp the Dust'. This work was inspired by a trip the composer, Shawn Okpebholo, took to Kenya where he studied the music of the Akamba...

The title of Swarm Collecting by Sky Macklay connects the piece to the language of bees, who "dance" in order to lead the other bees in their hive towards some collective goal. In the same way, the 21...

Roxanna Panufnik's Three Paths to Peace is an 11-minute orchestral prelude that intertwines Christian, Jewish and Islamic music, moving towards a homogenous, harmonious and joyful conclusion through t...

Matthew Taylor's Storr is a 13-minute symphonic poem for orchestra inspired by the collection of rock formations of the same name on the Isle of Skye. Commissioned by the Essex Symphony Orchestra with...

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Sally Beamish's Caliban for Orchestra was written specifically to be performed outdoors and in spaces outside of the traditional concert hall. Based on her earlier work Caliban for saxophone and piano...

Emily Howard's Antisphere, for orchestra, sonically guides the listener on a 17-minute apocalyptic journey around the mathematical shape after which the piece is named. Described by The Times as "sens...

Premiered by the Ulster Orchestra on 8 January 2020 Symphonies in Chains is a reflection on the historical symphonic tradition, but also a show-case for the orchestra - so perhaps more of a Concerto f...

Pharmakeia von James Dillon ist ein 52-minütiger Zyklus in vier Teilen, der Magie und Rituale heraufbeschwört. Er wurde von der London Sinfonietta und dem Ensemble Intercontemporain mit finanzieller U...

Paul Dessau (1894-1976) studied conducting and went on to hold positions at opera houses in Hamburg, Cologne (under Otto Klemperer) and Berlin (under Bruno Walter), before abandoning music theatre and...

Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1920-2001) initially took up medical studies, which were interrupted by the Second World War, but decided to pursue on a career in music following the success of his Concertino for...

Siegfried Thiele (* 1934) studierte Komposition, Dirigieren und Klavier in Leipzig und Berlin. Von 1962 an lehrte er an der Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig, ab 1984 als Professor. 1990 wurde er zum Re...

Arie für Tenor und Klavier aus der Oper ' Die Königin von Saba'. Diese Arie fehlt auf fast keiner Sängerportrait-CD in neuerer Zeit. Goldmarks Oper 'Die Königin von Saba' wurde in ihren besten Zeiten...