Cat No:
BCGBCD10
Release Date: 09 March 2009
Label: GB Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 6409999115216
Genres: Classical
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Description
Gavin Bryars' major new ballet score is based on iconic moments in Tchaikovsky's ever popular ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Gavin Bryars has a long association with dance has worked with some of the world's leading choreographers. Amjad is his second work with Édouard Lock's La La La Human Steps and they plan more work together. The music strikes a balance between a direct and recognizable reference to the Tchaikovsky source and new compositions, while retaining the essence of the original music. The reduced instrumentation takes an unusual chamber music formation - 2 violas, cello and piano - an ensemble capable of providing a full sound in the theatre, and the omission of the more conventional violins giving a darker and richer sonority. Bryars wrote 16 pieces, of which 13 are included in Amjad, and Édouard Lock added four pieces by the American composer David Lang, which also refer to the Tchaikovsky ballets and use the same instrumentation. The ballet has toured the world since its premiere in 2007, and continues to be performed to great critical acclaim, and audiences everywhere have praised the beauty of the music. The performers on this recording are the musicians who have been with the work since its inception. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Amjad New 6-1
- 2. Amjad No. 8
- 3. Amjad No. 10
- 4. Amjad No. 1
- 5. Amjad No. 2
- 6. Amjad No. 14
- 7. Amjad No. 6
- 8. Amjad No. 3
- 9. Amjad No. 9
- 10. Amjad No. 11
- 11. Amjad No. 16
- 12. Amjad I Await
- 13. Amjad No. 7
- 14. Amjad No. 15
- 15. Amjad No. 12
- 16. Amjad Sleeping Panorama
- 17. Amjad Swan Without Bass Drum
Disc 1
Side 1
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Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Gavin Bryars
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Dido and Orfeo (after Purcell and Gluck)
Gavin Bryars
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Gavin Bryars: A Man in a Room, Gambling
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Gavin Bryars: The Sinking of the Titanic (Recorded l...
Gavin Bryars Ensemble
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On Photography - Bryars/Maskats/Silvestrov
Latvian Radio Choir
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I Send You This Cadmium Red
Gavin Bryars, John Berger & John Christie
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Ensemble Pieces
Gavin Bryars & Christopher Hobbs
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Live At Cafe Oto
Gavin Bryars Ensemble
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Jean-Joseph Mouret: Musicien des Graces
Ensemble La Francais
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Handel Remembered
Kenneth Hamilton
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; Romances Opp. ...
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J.N. Hummel: Complete Piano Trios
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Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Katharina Kammerloher (mezzo-soprano), Arttu Kataja (baritone), Eric Schneider (piano)
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas & Motets
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J.P.A. Falzone: A Curving Abacus
Ostrava New Orchestra, Owen Underhill, Ostravska Banda, Petr Kotik, Elision Ensemble, Arditti Quartet, Switch~ Ensemble, Jason Thorpe Buchanan
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Serenade for Clarinet & Strings: Krenek, Gal, Pender...
Kilian Herold, Barbara Buntrock, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff
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