Although I had already set separate Latin versions of both the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, this is the first time I've made a setting in English of both texts for use at Evensong. I have often atten...
Le titre de la première œuvre pour guitare de Julian Anderson se rapporte à un tableau de Joan Miró dans lequel la couleur dominante est un bleu rayonnant. Des fragments d'objet sont visibles : des co...
Das Werk kann als Zyklus, in einzelnen Sätzen oder in Kombinationen ausgeführt werden:She Hears ist eine Studie des Zuhörens. Toucher ist eine Feier musikalischer Textur und Farbe. Sight Lines ist ein...
Written in memory of American composer Steve Stucky and recorded by Grammy winning pianist Gloria Cheng as part of a collection of tributes. A light and optimistic piece filled with bursts of notes ri...
Prayer is dedicated to Ginny Macbeth, in gratitude and recognition of her tireless work on behalf of classical music generally and contemporary composers in particular.
Requires an instrumental ensemble of 12 players. The Comedy of Change was commissioned by the Rambert Dance Company and Het Concertgebouw, for Asko / Schönberg. The UK premier took place as a ballet c...
The first performance of 'The Bearded Lady' was given by Nicholas Daniel (oboe) and Julius Drake (piano) in the Wigmore Hall, London, on 20 October 1994.
One of Anderson's scintillating scores, rhythmically intricate, rich in unexpected and often eerie sounds, and with a vein of lyricism... Instrumentation: 4 (III & IV = picc, IV = picc detuned ¼ tone)...
'Etudes Nos. 1 and 2' were first performed by Ian Pace at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh as part of the 49th Aldeburgh Festival on 22 June 1996. 'Etude No. 3' was first performed by Stephen Gutman at the...