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Bryars: Nothing Like the Sun
GB Records

Bryars: Nothing Like the Sun

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Composer
BRYARS, GAVIN
Artist
GAVIN BRYARS ENSEMBLE
Format
CD
Label
GB Records
Released
Nov 11, 2016
Catalog #
BCGBCD 24
UPC
5052442008545

About

There is a long and honorable history of the sonnet being set to music, starting with composers in the Italian Renaissance and continuing through to the present day. For a composer to set a sonnet, or series of sonnets, almost inevitably and unnervingly, means writing within a historical perspective- as it does with writing operas, string quartets or symphonies. The form itself, though, is particularly satisfying to work with because of its sense of balance and its elegant and apparently simple formal structure. In writing sonnets the poet generally speaks in first person, which draws the reader deep into their world. For a composer this has the huge advantage of giving a very direct emotional link to the poet. In 2007, Gavin Bryars was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Opera North to set a group of Shakespeare’s sonnets to music, having by then produced four books of madrigals. Shakespeare’s sonnets are full of wonderful technical subtlety and the form of the sonners allowed him to arrive at a shape for the musical setting. Gavin Bryars’ first musical reputation was as a jazz bassist working in the early sixties with improvisers Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. He worked for a time in the United States with John Cage, and collaborated with composers Cornelius Cardew and John White. The Gavin Bryars Ensemble was founded in 1981 and performs internationally to this day.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Prologue 01:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prologue
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  2. 2 Sonnet 60A 02:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonnet 60A
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  3. 3 Sonnet 60B (Soprano, Tenor) 03:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonnet 60B (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen, John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  4. 4 Sonnet 123A 02:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sonnet 123A
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  5. 5 Sonnet 123B 03:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sonnet 123B
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  6. 6 Sonnet 128A 02:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sonnet 128A
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  7. 7 Sonnet 128B (Soprano, Tenor) 05:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sonnet 128B (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen, John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  8. 8 Sonnet 94A 01:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sonnet 94A
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  9. 9 Sonnet 94B (Soprano, Tenor) 03:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sonnet 94B (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen, John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  10. 10 Sonnet 102A 02:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sonnet 102A
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  11. 11 Sonnet 102B (Soprano) 04:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sonnet 102B (Soprano)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  12. 12 Sonnet 146A 02:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sonnet 146A
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  13. 13 Sonnet 146B - Bass Postlude (Soprano, Tenor) 06:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sonnet 146B - Bass Postlude (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen, John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  14. 14 Sonnet 55A 01:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    Sonnet 55A
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  15. 15 Sonnet 55B (Tenor) 03:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sonnet 55B (Tenor)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  16. 16 Sonnet 64A 01:53
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sonnet 64A
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Gavin Friday
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble
  17. 17 Sonnet 64B - Epilogue (Soprano, Tenor) 06:22
    Track
    17
    Title
    Sonnet 64B - Epilogue (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Gavin Bryars
    Performer
    Peyee Chen, John Potter
    Ensemble
    Gavin Bryars Ensemble