Gavin Bryars : Partitions difficile

A beautiful, atmospheric work, inspired by the Yorkshire port of Whitby. Originally written for viola, it lies very well for the cello and has been performed widely in this version. Recorded by Damian...

Cette œuvre chorale de grande envergure pour 24 voix reprend des passages de l'essai de Thomas de Quincey, un texte extraordinaire dont la paternité est ambiguë, mais qui a, pour moi, quelque chose de...

Cette œuvre chorale de grande envergure pour 24 voix reprend des passages de l'essai de Thomas de Quincey, un texte extraordinaire dont la paternité est ambiguë, mais qui a, pour moi, quelque chose de...

Originally for solo cello, 'Tre Laude Dolçe' is characterised by long phrases and open structures; a beautiful work perfect for any good bassist.

String Quartet No. 1 ('Between the National and the Bristol') was commissioned by the Vienna Festival for the Arditti Quartet to perform in October 1985. '... a great deal of the music is in the high...

String Quartet No. 2 was written in 1990 commissioned by the Huddersfield Festival and the Balanescu Quartet.'This second quartet is a more relaxed, easy-going piece than the first

La pièce est dédiée à John Harle et au Bournemouth Sinfonietta, qui l'a commandée avec des fonds de South West Arts. Elle exploite la capacité du saxophone à jouer de longs passages expressifs et mélo...

S'ajoutant aux nombreuses laudes chantées de Bryars, il existe un nombre croissant d'oeuvres instrumentales qui s'y rapportent. 'Tre Laude Dolçe' pour violoncelle seul est la deuxième publication de c...

Gavin Bryars has returned once again to the poetry of George Bruce and the 'Five Songs from Northern Seas' are dedicated to his memory in his centenary year. Bryars describes the five evocative poems:...

'This piece for solo harpsichord (1995, duration 10 minutes) was commissioned by Maggie Cole. '... I have offered many options with ornamentation, suggesting some, writing out others completely, but a...

Cette belle oeuvre, écrite à l'origine pour l'Ensemble Hilliard, a été arrangée par le compositeur pour choeur mixte

Spielpartitur - mit Klavierauszug, nur zur Probe

Cette belle œuvre chorale empreinte de solennité, dédiée à une victime de l'attentat aérien de Lockerbie en 1988, est divisée en cinq parties qui n'utilisent que deux des textes traditionnels du Requi...

One of Gavin Bryars' early major choral works, On Photography uses texts by Pope Leo XIII combining a modern subject matter (photography) and archaic language (Latin) with music of timeless beauty. Th...

Cette pièce pour clarinette (ou saxophone) et piano, extrêmement expressive, exige de ses interprètes un énorme contrôle et une richesse sonore inépuisable.

One of Gavin Bryars' early major choral works, On Photography uses texts by Pope Leo XIII combining a modern subject matter (photography) and archaic language (Latin) with music of timeless beauty. Th...

String Quartet No. 1 ('Between the National and the Bristol'), was commissioned by the Vienna Festival for the Arditti Quartet to perform in October 1985. '... a great deal of the music is in the high...

String Quartet No. 2 was written in 1990 commissioned by the Huddersfield Festival and the Balanescu Quartet.'This second quartet is a more relaxed, easy-going piece than the first.

This beautifully expressive work for either clarinet or saxophone with piano demands great control and richness of sound from both performers.