Roger Smalley Through a Glass Darkly (CD) Album (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Through a Glass DarklyCondition: NewFormat: CDEdition: AlbumNo Of Discs: 1Record Label: MelbaRelease Date: 09/29/2008Genre: GeneralStyle: tbcEAN: 9314574111224MPN: MR301112Description: Born in Manchester but resident in Australia for many years, Roger Smalley was a composition pupil of Alexander Goehr and Stockhausen, but his music, while stylistically up-to-date, is readily enjoyed by the non-specialist listener. 'Through A Glass Darkly presents three of Smalley's substantial chamber music pieces: the Piano Quintet, Trio for horn, violin and piano and the String Quartet No. 2 performed by some of Australia's leading chamber musicians (including the composer himself), all in world premiere recordings. As a pianist, Smalley has received international recognition for his performances and interpretation of contemporary piano music. As a composer, Smalley is undoubtedly one of the most significant personalities of his generation. His works, extensively performed and broadcast, fall into that ever-narrowing category of modern works which are both stylistically up-to-date and readily assimilated by the non-specialist listener. A recent recipient of the Australian Performing Rights Association's Award for Best Classical Work, Smalley has been commissioned by many organisations and groups, including the BBC, ABC, West German Radio, Festival of Perth, London Sinfonietta, Fires of London, Flederman, Nova Ensemble, Seymour Group and Australia Ensemble. Press acclaim for Roger Smalley: "Smalley is neither parodist nor plunderer. He engages earnestly with an orthodox version of European musical history, filtering the authority of the Romantics through that of his own experience. With scrupulous craft and a troubled sense of restored tonality Smalley tests the possibility of continuities between a past and current contexts." - The Guardian "Smalley has certainly made his peace with the great tradition that he and so many of his contemporaries rejected in their youth...the result is never tired neo-romanticism, but far more bracing." - Gramophone Personnel: Australian String Quartet, Roger Smalley - (piano), Darryl Poulsen - (horn), Paul Wright - (violin)Artist: Roger SmalleyCountry/Region of Manufacture: PortugalRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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