Causton: Millennium Scenes Hallé Choir and Orchestra & Ryan Wigglesworth

• 1 Part I: Feroce - 02:44
• 2 Part I: Largo - 00:43
• 3 Part I: Dance - 01:37
• 4 Part I: Interrupted Dance 01:57
• 5 Part II: Chorale 1 - 00:47
• 6 Part II: Intimo - 02:44
• 7 Part II: Berceuse 1 - 02:27
• 8 Part II: Grandioso - 00:44
• 9 Part II: Brutale - 00:45
• 10 Part II: Chorale 2 - 00:25
• 11 Part II: Berceuse 2 - 00:42
• 12 Part II: Coda 00:42
• 13 I. — 04:23
• 14 II. — 03:17
• 15 III. — 03:22
• 16 As Kingfishers Catch Fire 10:46
• 17 The Persistence of Memory 14:37
• 18 I. — 14:24
• 19 II. — 09:18
• Total Runtime 01:16:24

Info for Causton: Millennium Scenes

Millennium Scenes was written in 1998-99: rather than an empty celebration of the turn of a century, the composer writes that 'I had in mind a series of fleeting images... - a TV commercial, perhaps, a couple arguing, laughter, a dead animal on the road, religious fervour, a child being hit - almost anything, in fact, but all of them real events taking pace around the turn of the millennium.'

By contrast with the massive orchestra of Millennium Scenes, Notturno explores the night landscapes evoked by poet Salvatore Quasimodo, while As Kingfishers Catch Fire exploits the colours of flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. Chamber Symphony, which closes the disc, juxtaposes ideas of the mechanical and natural, partly inspired by the composer's fascination with the writings of William Blake.

„Causton is among our most imaginative composers, and these five works, all substantial, often with flaring brilliance, are almost too much to take in. They will repay many listenings“ (Sunday Times)

Hallé
Nicholas Collon, conductor
BCMG
Gerry Cornelius, conductor
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor

Millennium Scenes was recorded at Hallé St Peter’s, Manchester, on 29-30 October 2013


Chamber Symphony was recorded live at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham on 15 February 2013. The Persistence of Memory, As Kingfishers Catch Fire and Notturno were recorded at the same venue on 12 and 15 September 2013

Recording Engineer and Producer: David Lefeber
Digital Editing and Mastering: David Lefeber
Executive Producer: Colin Matthews

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