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HARRISON'S CLOCKS
Harrison Birtwistle
Hot on the heels of this summer's Proms performance comes the debut
recording of Birtwistle's dazzling piano etudes. These high-octane mechanical
fantasies are inspired by the 18th century inventor John Harrison, whose
quest to perfect a sea-clock was chronicled in Dava Sobel¹s book, Longitude.
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PIANO CONCERTO Lou
Harrison
"Joanna MacGregor perfoms with her customary effortless brilliance
and blistering commitment to the cause, and she receives enthusiastic,
nicely tuned support from the Sydney SO under Sian Edwards. The sound
too is excellent... ...unbridled pleasure is guaranteed".
Gramphone, December 2000
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DAMBA MOON Ensemble
Bash
From the brilliantly eclectic Ensemble Bash, the latest release of music
from West Africa.
"I
heard a Senegalese circumcision dance, and shared the life of a firefly.
I went to a noisy dinner party and toured the constellation Cygnus.
This could only have been a concert by Ensemble Bash, who make playing
percussion the coolest, noisiest and funniest occupation on earth."
The
Times, June 2000
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PLAY Joanna MacGregor
Joanna MacGregor's new album is a panorama of today's piano scene: from
urban jazz to Japanese minimalism, from the keyboard music of William
Byrd to Nancarrow's furious player piano studies. With contributions
from tabla genius Talvin Singh and South African pianist Moses Molelekwa.
"MacGregor...the most energising force in British contemporary
music....a performance I will remember forever."
The Independent
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NEURAL CIRCUITS Joanna
MacGregor
In a time of confusion and conflict, Neural Circuits explores music's
power to show our essential interconnectedness. It includes new works
by Nitin Sawhney and a new departure for Joanna MacGregor - this CD
marks her debut as a conductor.
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DEEP RIVER Joanna
MacGregor, Andy Sheppard
Their first long-awaited duo recording including Sometimes I feel Like
a Motherless Child, Deep River, Ring Them Bells, The Mercy Seat, Spiritual,
Georgia Lee and two contrasting mixes of Everybody Help the Boys Come
Home.
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SIDEWALK DANCES Joanna
MacGregor, Britten Sinfonia, Andy Sheppard
14 of Moondog’s most famous pieces re-imagined for larger forces. Moondog’s
work is short and snappy, of the street (where he performed or over 30 years),
melodic and joyful, and characterized by a pounding beat.
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BACH: 6 FRENCH SUITES Joanna
MacGregor
The re-issue of Joanna MacGregor’s hightly influential Collins
Classics recording of Bach’s elegant dance movements.
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SATIE: PIANO MUSIC Joanna
MacGregor
The re-issue of Joanna MacGregor’s dazzling Collins Classics recording
of Satie’s witty piano music, including the Gymnopedies and the
satirical Sports et Divertissements.
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SCARLATTI: KEYBOARD SONATAS
Joanna MacGregor
The re-issue
of Joanna MacGregor’s Collins Classics recording of Scarlatti’s
virtuoso, tender, wicked sonatas... written to pay off his gambling
debts?
