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Cradle song
No full textFor clarinet and piano, duration 3 minutes.
This piece was premiered on 2 December 2009 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford, by Mark Simpson (clarinet) and Vikingur Olafsson (piano).
A recording by Mark Simpson and Ian Buckle (piano) is available on NMC Recordings (NMC D139) see https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/mark-simpson-prism.
An audio clip from this recording is available at https://www.boosey.com/audio-clip/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-Cradle-Song-2008/100972.
This work forms one part of 'Four pieces for clarinet and piano' which can be performed together as a four-movement work, or separately, or a selection together in any combination. The other three pieces are Falling Apart (2012) (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1859/); Leap (2010) (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1861/); and Carnac (2004) (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1862/)
Four chants
No full textFor violin and piano, duration 12 minutes. This work was premiered on 12 September 2009 by Viviane Hagner (violin) and Shai Wosner (piano) at Schelfkirche, Schwerin.
A recording by Chamber Domaine is available on Resonus Classics (RES10106), see https://www.resonusclassics.com/turnage-constant-obsession
Chicago remains
No full textFor orchestra, duration 16 minutes.
This work was commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Foundation as part of Mark-Anthony Turnage's residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It was premiered on 25 October 2007 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink
at the Symphony Center, Chicago
Returning
No full textFor string sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos), duration 11 minutes. This work was premiered on 7 July 2007 by the Nash Ensemble at St Michael's Church, Lichfield
Snapshots
No full textFor large ensemble, duration 3 minutes. This work was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for Oliver Knussen's 50th birthday with generous support from the Royal Festival Hall and Anthony and Mary Mackintosh. It was first performed on 12 June 2002 by the London Sinfonietta conducted by George Benjamin, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. It has also been performed by Ensemble Modern, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
A recording by the London Sinfonietta is available, see https://londonsinfonietta.org.uk/new-music/recordings?page=3. A short audio extract is also available on the 'Sound Clips' tab at the 'Official url' (Schott Music) link below
The game is over
No full textFor mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra, duration 9 minutes. Text from "The Game is Over" by Ingeborg Bachmann. This work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Symphony Chorus for the start of their 75th anniversary year. It was premiered on 19 January 2003 conducted by Leonard Slatkin at the Barbican Hall, London
Two vocalises
No full textFor cello and piano, duration 5 minutes. The two pieces are titled 'MacLaren's Farewell' and 'Vocalise.' This work was premiered on 17 December 2001 by Doris Hochscheid (cello) and Frans van Ruth (piano) at the Uilenburger Synagogue, Amsterdam.
It has been recorded by Paul Watkins (cello) and Ian Brown (piano) on Onyx Classics (ONYX4005) see https://onyxclassics.com/release/turnage-this-silence/. 'Vocalise' from this recording is available on YouTube (see the video tab below)
The silver tassie
No full textTragi-comic opera in four acts, libretto by Amanda Holden after the play by Sean O'Casey, duration 120 minutes. This work was co-commissioned by English National Opera and Dallas Opera with funds provided by the Arts Council of England. It was premiered on 16 February 2000 at the London Coliseum Theatre by English National Opera conducted by Paul Daniel, with Gerald Finley (baritone); Sarah Connolly (soprano); Vivien Tierney (soprano) David Kempster (baritone); Leslie John Flanagan (bass-baritone); Mary Hegarty (soprano); Anne Howells (mezzo-soprano); John Graham-Hall (tenor); and Mark Le Brocq (tenor).
The Silver Tassie won the South Bank Show Award and the Oliver Award for Opera, and was shown on BBC2 on 30 April 2000.
A review of a 2018 concert staging conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth and directed by Kenneth Richardson is available here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/11/silver-tassie-review-barbican-london-mark-anthony-turnage. A live recording was released in 2002, see https://www.discogs.com/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-English-National-Opera-Chorus-And-Orchestra-Paul-Daniel-The-Silver-Tassie/release/13451443, and a short audio clip is available on the publisher's webpage (see the 'Official URL' link on the metadata tab below)
Il flauto dolce: Italian music from three centuries
No full textItalian Music from Three Centuries: CORELLI: Sonata in F major, Op. 5 No. 4; Adagio, Allegro, Vivace, Adagio, Allegro; RADINO: Four Gagliarda; Gagliarda Prima, Gagliarda Seconda, Gagliarda Terza, Gagliarda Quarta; BARIOLLA: Canzon Vigesima et ultima; FRESCOBALDI: Toccata per Spinettina, e Violino; VERACINI: Sonata in E minor, Op. 1 No. 6, Fantasia: Largo-Allegro Assai-Largo, Allemanda, Larghetto, Pastorale: Adagio, Gigo: Allegro; STORACE: Ciaccona; BARSANTI: Sonata in C, Op. 1 No. 2; Adagio, Allegro, Largo, Presto; SCARLATTI Sonata in D major K281; Andante; VIVALDI: Sonata in A major from “Il Pastor Fido”. Op. 13 No. 4. Preludio: Largo, Allegro ma non presto, Pastorale ad libitum, Allegro. Ashley Solomon: Recorder & Flute, Jan Spencer: Violoncello, Terence Charlston: Harpsichord & Organ
The sound of clashing scabbards
No full textMusic for the short film 'The Sound of Clashing Scabbards' directed by Giorgia Farina and starring Ryuhei Higashiyama, Chikara Motoyama, and Ayami Ohishi