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Two Baudelaire songs: 1. Harmonie du soir, 2. L'invitation au voyage [version for soprano and chamber ensemble]
No full textFor soprano and seven instruments (flute, clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola and cello), texts by Charles-Pierre Baudelaire. Duration 10 minutes.
This work was premiered on 23 October 2004 by Sally Matthews (soprano) and the Nash Ensemble at the Wigmore Hall, London. It has also been recorded by Sally Matthews and the Nash Ensemble (Onyx Classics ONYX4005) see https://onyxclassics.com/release/turnage-this-silence/. 'Harmonie du soir' from this recording is available on YouTube (see the video tab below).
A version for soprano and piano is also available, see http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1906/
Fractured lines (2000, rev. 2001)
No full textDouble percussion concerto on a tune by Peter Erskine, duration 20 minutes.
This work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and premiered at the BBC Proms on 19 July 2000 by Peter Erskine (percussion), Evelyn Glennie (percussion), and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davies.
A recording made in 2002 is available on Chandos (CHAN 10018) by Peter Erskine (percussion), Evelyn Glennie (percussion), and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin, see https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010018.
A short audio clip from this recording is available on the Schott Music website at the link ('Official URL') on the Metadata tab below
True life stories
No full textFor solo piano, duration 12 minutes. Five pieces as follows: 1) Elegy for Andy; 2) William’s Pavane; 3) Song for Sally; 4) Edward’s Refrain;
5) Tune for Toru. This work was commissioned by Washington Performing Arts Society for Leif Ove Andsnes who gave the first performance.
A recording by Ian Brown is available on Onyx Classics (ONYX4005), see https://onyxclassics.com/release/turnage-this-silence/, and also on YouTube (see the video tab below for the first two pieces)
Evening songs
No full textFor orchestra, duration 18 minutes. In three movements: I) Almost Dreaming; 2) In the Half Light; 3) Still Sleeping.
Movement 3 was written for Mark Gooding and the Ealing Youth Orchestra who gave it's first performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 3 April 1998. The three movements were performed together for the first time on 2 January 2000 by the NDR-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Christoph Eschenbach in the Musikhalle, Hamburg. A live recording is available by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski on LPO Recordings (LPO–0007) see https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/24-cd-turnage-scherzoid-evening-songs-etc.html. This recording is also available on the LPO's YouTube channel, see the video tab below.
Movement 3 'Still Sleeping' is available separately, for more details see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1955/
Anthem [Erskine arr. Turnage]
No full textBy Peter Erskine arranged by Mark-Anthony Turnage. For jazz trio and chamber orchestra, duration 4 minutes.
This work was first performed on 30 May 1996 by John Scofield (guitar), Peter Erskine (percussion), and Martin Robertson (bass clarinet) with Ensemble Modern, conducted by Peter Rundel at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Col
No full textFor ensemble (flute, cor anglais, bass clarinet, horn, harp, and string quartet), duration 10 minutes.
This piece was premiered on 8 February 2017 by the Britten Sinfonia at the Wigmore Hall, London
Grazioso!
No full textFor small chamber ensemble, duration 10 minutes. This work was premiered on 21 August 2009 by eighth blackbird at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe.
A recording by Chamber Domaine is available on Resonus Classics (RES10106) see: https://www.resonusclassics.com/turnage-constant-obsession. A YouTube video of a performance by Psappha is available on the video tab below
Five processionals
No full textFor violin, cello, piano and clarinet, duration 15 minutes. This work was premiered on 27 June 2009 by Sharon Kam (clarinet), Elisabeth Kufferath (violin), Quirine Viersen (cello) and Lars Vogt (piano) at Kraftwerk, Heimbach
Misere' nobis
No full textFrom the collection 'Three Night Carols' and written for SATB chorus a cappella. Duration 4 minutes.
This piece was premiered on 24 December 2006 by the choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by Stephen Cleobury.
A recording is available, see https://www.kingscollegerecordings.com/product/nine-lessons-carols/?v=79cba1185463
A man descending
No full textFor tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra, duration 16 minutes. This work was premiered on 15 October 2004 by Joe Lovano (saxophone) with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Vince Mendoza at the RSAMD, Glasgow.
For an interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage about this piece see https://www.boosey.com/Opera/news/Turnage-interview-A-Man-Descending-A-Relic-of-Memory-Scherzoid/10935