Hans Abrahamsen's Concerto For Piano And Orchestra was composed in 1999 by commission for the BIT-20 Ensemble. A complex and multi-layered work opening with highly minimal material and very slowly building to an ecstatic frenzy across the four movements. As the piece progresses Abrahamsen has also included some significant nods towards composers Gyorgy Ligeti (a former teacher of the composer) a…

For Solo Piano. Harp of the North was commissioned by Warren Mailley-Smith in November 2004. First performed at the Stratford-upon-Avon Music Festival October 2005.A lyrical melody is central to the texture in the openingsection often interrupted or partially shaded by surrounding filigree material. Two passionate and more agitated interjections punctuate the course of the piece with the lowest…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. The Romances for female voices op. 69 and op. 91 are more filigreed, with highly poetic textural subtleties. These pieces may be sung either by soloists or by a choir; piano accompaniment may [to advantage] be omitted./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte