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Amelia's march
No full textFor ensemble (piccolo, bass clarinet, piano, violin, and cello), duration 2 minutes.
This work was premiered by the Nash Ensemble on 21 November 2010 at the Wigmore Hall, London
Uninterrupted sorrow
No full textFor large orchestra, duration 15 minutes. This work was commissioned by the BBC and written for the BBC Symphony Orchestra as Associate Composer. It was premiered on 1 August 2002, conducted by Andrew Davies as part of the BBC Proms. This piece is also No. 2 from Etudes and Elegies (see http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1927/), and the set of three pieces were first performed together on 18 January 2003 at the Barbican Hall, London, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. For a recording of the full set of pieces by Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie conducted by Kazushi Ono, see https://www.discogs.com/Turnage-Rihm-George-Benjamin-Etudes-Elegies-Canzona-Per-Sonare-Cuts-And-Dissolves-Olicantus/release/15569289
Scherzoid
No full textFor orchestra, duration 13 minutes.
This work was premiered on 12 January 2005 by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Xian Zhang at Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
It has been recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Nott (LPO0007), see https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/24-cd-turnage-scherzoid-evening-songs-etc.html. This recording is also available on YouTube (see the video tab below)
Phaedra
No full textMusic for the play 'Phaedra', a tragedy by Euripides directed by Ilaria Paganelli
La tregua di natale [the Christmas truce]
No full textChamber opera for soprano, tenor, ensemble and electronics, with libretto by Sandro Cappelletto. Produced and staged by Nuova Consonanza. Performed at Teatro Palladium, 14 November 2016
Lucier clock
No full textFor 12 players spread out in a large space. This work was first performed by Explore Ensemble and students from the RCM in the entrance atrium of the Royal College of Music on 12 February 2022
Voices on the air
No full textFor chamber ensemble of eight players (flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, horn, percussion, violoncello, 2 violins, viola), duration 5 minutes. This work was commissioned by Uproar and BBC Radio 3 for BBC Radio 3’s New Music Show. The first broadcast performance was given by Uproar conducted by Michael Rafferty at BBC Maida Vale Studios on 20 March 2021
Wych elm
No full textTwo pieces for flute, viola and harp, duration 5 minutes. Wych Elm was commissioned by National Youth Arts Wales in celebration of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales’ 75th Anniversary. The first performance was given online by members of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales on 21st October 2021
Channel rose
No full textFor soprano saxophone and vibraphone, duration c.4 minutes. This work was commissioned by Eleesha Drennan Dance for the production Channel Rose as part of the Sky Arts Fellowship.
The premiere was given on 5 December 2014 by Simon Haram and Julian Warburton at Dance House, Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff as part of the London Sinfonietta New Music Show
Innocent’s song
No full textFor baritone voice, cor anglais, trumpet and strings, duration c.7 minutes.
This work was commissioned by Jeremy Huw Williams with funding from the RVW Trust.
The first performance was given on 10 December 2013 by Jeremy Huw Williams and the Welsh Chamber Orchestra conducted by Anthony Hose at the Blake Theatre, Monmouth