1st work part cantata and part piano concerto; 2nd work for piano and chamber ensemble; 3rd work a ballet excerpt for chorus and orchestra. Kathryn Stott, piano (1st-2nd works) ; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (1st work) ; BBC Singers (1st, 3rd works) ; BBC Concert Orchestra (1st, 3rd works) ; instrumental ensemble (Iieana Ruhemann, flute ; Michael Pearce, clarinet ; Michael Angress, clarinet/clarinet in E flat ; Ruth McDowall, clarinet/bass clarinet ; Robert Ferriman, trumpet ; James Casey, trombone ; Nigel Blomiley, violoncello ; Christopher Westcott, double bass ; Alasdair Malloy, percussion) (2nd work) ; Barry Wordsworth, conductor (1st-3rd works). Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in June, 1991. Eds. recorded: Oxford University Press. Originally released as compact disc in 1992: Argo 436 118-2. Compact disc. Program notes in English by Calum Macdonald ([8] pages) included.
Contents:
The Rio Grande (14:25) -- Concerto for piano and nine players (25:07) -- Horoscope (29:01). Palindromic prelude ; Dance for the followers of Leo ; Saraband for the followers of Virgo ; Baccanale ; Valse for the Gemini ; Invocation of the moon and finale.
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