Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Tattersdill, John
2. Weeks, James
3. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. prf
4. Exaudi (Choral ensemble) prf

Description

1. 1 audio disc; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Works. Selections

Alternative title

1. Works.

Subject

1. Instrumental ensembles
2. Quintets (Clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello)
3. Choruses (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
4. Ballets > Excerpts
5. Double bass with instrumental ensemble
6. Ballets > Excerpts
7. Choruses (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
8. Double bass with instrumental ensemble
9. Instrumental ensembles

Genre/Form

1. Sound recordings.
2. Excerpts.

Contents

1. Chamber concerto (5:30) -- Clarinet quintet (8:43) -- The voice of the spirits (7:30) -- The bridge of fire (7:04) -- Delicate. Suite (18:12) -- Roundels of the year (7:15) -- Rise up, my love (8:35) -- Ben somewhen (12:16).

Call number

1. *LDC 44651

Note

1. The 1st work for 15 instruments; the 2nd work for clarinet, 2 violins, viola, and violoncello; the 3rd, 4th, 6th-7th works for choir (SATB); the 5th work a suite extracted from dance music for Delicate, for 2 violoncellos and percussion; the 8th work for double bass with flute, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, and 2 violoncellos.
2. Title from container.
3. Texts by Percy Bysshe Shelley (3rd work), James Elroy Flecker (4th work), John Drinkwater (6th work), and from the Song of Solomon (7th work).
4. Program notes, biographical notes on the composer and performers, and song texts in English (23 pages : illustrations, portraits) inserted in container.

Event (note)

1. Recorded Jan. 16-17, 2007 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London (3rd-4th, 6th-7th works) and Apr. 14-15, 2007 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham (remaining works).

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Skempton, Howard, 1947-

Title

1. Ben somewhen : choral and chamber music / Howard Skempton.

Imprint

1. London : NMC Recordings, ℗2007.

Type of content

1. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Digital file characteristics

1. audio file
2. CD audio

Performer

1. John Tattersdill, double bass (8th work) ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (1st-2nd, 5th, 8th works) ; Exaudi (3rd-4th, 6th-7th works) ; James Weeks, conductor.

Event

1. Recorded Jan. 16-17, 2007 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London (3rd-4th, 6th-7th works) and Apr. 14-15, 2007 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham (remaining works).

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Tattersdill, John. Performer
2. Weeks, James. Conductor
3. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Chamber concerto.
4. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Quintet, clarinet, violins, viola, cello.
5. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Voice of the spirits.
6. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Bridge of fire.
7. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Delicate. Suite.
8. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Roundels of the year.
9. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Rise up, my love.
10. Skempton, Howard, 1947- Ben somewhen.
11. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Performer
12. Exaudi (Choral ensemble) Performer

LCCN

1. 2009546977

Other standard identifier

1. 5023363013529

Publisher no.

1. NMC D135 NMC Recordings

Research call number

1. *LDC 44651 Notes on file