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Skempton: Man & Bat, Piano Concerto, The Moon Is Flashing, Eternity's Sunrise / Ensemble 360
First Hand Records

Skempton: Man & Bat, Piano Concerto, The Moon Is Flashing, Eternity's Sunrise / Ensemble 360

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Details

Composer
SKEMPTON, HOWARD
Artist
Williams, Gilchrist, Horton
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Oct 18, 2019
Catalog #
FHR90
UPC
5060216349190

About

Howard Skempton was born in Chester in 1947 and has worked as a composer, accordionist and music publisher. He studied in London with Cornelius Cardew which helped him to discover a musical language of great simplicity. Since then he has continued to write undeflected by compositional trends, producing a corpus of more than 300 works- many pieces being miniatures for solo piano or accordion. Skempton calls these pieces ‘the central nervous system’ of his work. His catalogue of works is as diverse as it is long, ranging from pieces for solo cello and guitar to the Chamber Concerto for fifteen players, the Concerto for Hurdy-Gurdy and Percussion, and Lento, premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1991. His works are performed on this new release by Ensemble 360 alongside pianist Tim Horton, and vocalists Roderick Williams and James Gilchrist.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Man and Bat 25:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Man and Bat
    Duration
    25:34
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  2. 2 I. — 03:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Tim Horton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  3. 3 II. — 02:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Tim Horton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  4. 4 III. — 02:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Tim Horton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  5. 5 IV. — 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Tim Horton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  6. 6 V. — 04:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. —
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Tim Horton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  7. 7 No. 1. The Moon Is Flashing 01:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. The Moon Is Flashing
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  8. 8 No. 2. A Day in 3 Wipes 03:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. A Day in 3 Wipes
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  9. 9 No. 3. Snake 13:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Snake
    Duration
    13:32
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360
  10. 10 Eternity's Sunrise 09:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Eternity's Sunrise
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Ensemble
    Ensemble 360