Harrison Birtwistle - Pulse Shadows (2001)
Harrison Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows (2001)
Claron McFadden ■ Arditti Quartet ■ Reinbert de Leeuw ■ Nash Ensemble
EAC (APE & CUE) | Classical | 1 CD / 228 MB
Claron McFadden ■ Arditti Quartet ■ Reinbert de Leeuw ■ Nash Ensemble
EAC (APE & CUE) | Classical | 1 CD / 228 MB
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While emphatically not easy listening, Pulse Shadows deals with some of the most elemental and profound topics in contemporary culture, and this long-awaited recording rises to the score’s many challenges, both technically and interpretatively.
(Arnold Whittall, Gramophone)
Tracklist
1 Fantasia 1 / Nash Ensemble 3:01
2 Thread Suns (Fadensonnen) / Nash Ensemble 2:53
3 Frieze 1 / Nash Ensemble 3:36
4 White and Light (Weiss and Leicht) / Nash Ensemble 6:12
5 Fantasia 2 / Nash Ensemble 3:07
6 Psalm / Nash Ensemble 2:56
7 Fantasia 3 / Nash Ensemble 2:04
8 With Letter and Clock (Mit Brief and Uhr) / Nash Ensemble 3:18
9 Frieze 2 / Nash Ensemble 3:11
10 An Eye, Open (Ein Auge, Offen) / Nash Ensemble 2:58
11 Fantasia 4 / Nash Ensemble 3:15
12 Todtnauberg / Nash Ensemble 4:44
13 Frieze 3 / Nash Ensemble 4:10
14 Tenebrae / Nash Ensemble 5:03
15 Fantasia 5 / Nash Ensemble 3:24
16 Night (Nacht) / Nash Ensemble 3:35
17 Todesfuge / Nash Ensemble 4:16
18 Give the Word / Nash Ensemble 1:42
Claron McFadden
Arditti Quartet
Reinbert de Leeuw
The Nash Ensemble
Teldec 3984 26867-2
