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CDs and DVDs featuring the composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle

CATALOGUE NR: NMCD051  (barcode: 5023363005128)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.75

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: A Round-up of NMC
TRACKS: BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis - Symphony No.3 : extract (Elgar / Payne). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis - Time's Arrow : extract (Payne).. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis - Hawthorn : slow movement (Nicholas Sackman). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Symphony No.4 : extract (Jonathan Lloyd). BBC Symphony Orchestra / BBC Singers / Andrew Davis / Martyn Brabbins - The Mask of Orpheus - Act 3 (Harrison Birtwistle). London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas - Third Concerto for Orchestra (Robin Holloway). Ruby Philogene / Ensemble / William Lacey - Arianna - Lament (Alexander Goehr). Sarah Collins - Forest Piece : excerpt (Sarah Collins). Melinda Maxwell - Banshee - excerpt (Simon Holt). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Some Marches on a Ground (Gordon Crosse). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Tamayo - Vanity: Sensorium (Richard Barrett). Alexander Baillie / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Cello Concerto : excerpt (Minna Keal). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Fixed Doubles (Martin Butler). Piano Sonata No.76 (Roger Smalley / John White). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Red Earth : extract (Michael Finnissy). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Symphony No.1 : opening (Peter Paul Nash). Piers Adams / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Recorder Concerto : Finale (David Bedford).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins

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CATALOGUE NR: CLASSCD312
RECORD LABEL: Classico
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.22

COMPOSER: Gyorgy Ligeti  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Avantgarde Favourites of the 20th Century
TRACKS: Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments(Ligeti). Concerto for flute oboe clarinet horn trumpet (Webern). Octandre (Varese). Works by Lutoslawski / Takemitsu / Birtwistle.
ORCHESTRA: Aarhus Sinfonietta

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CATALOGUE NR: COV60812  (barcode: 4039956608127)
RECORD LABEL: Coviello
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25

COMPOSER: Johannes Ockeghem  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Renaissance transcriptions
TRACKS: Ut heremita solus (Johannes Ockeghem / Harrison Birtwistle). Veni sancte spiritus. Veni creator spiritus (John Dunstable / Peter Maxwell Davies). Felix namque es - Tallis Transkription (Georg Kroll). Bearbeitungen 'uber das Glogauer Liederbuch' : Pauli de Broda Carmen / Dy Ezels Crone / Der Notter Schwantcz / Der Entepris / Helas le Bon Temps - Tinctoris / Gross Ssenen - tertius (Charles Wuorinen). Four Instrumental Motets (Peter Maxwell Davies) : Si Quis Diligit Me (David Peebles / Heagy) / All Sons of Adam (Anon) / Our father whiche in Heaven Art (John Angus) / Psalm 124 (David Peebles / John Fethy). O rosa bella : Ballata / Tabulatura / Missa Kyrie I / Christe / Kyrie II / Quodlibet / Concordantiae / Epilog (Karl-Heinz Essl a composed realization after John Dunstable / John Bedingham / Anonymous composers c1440).
ARTISTS: Ensemble Recherche      

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10562  (barcode: 0095115156223)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Kurt Roger  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Trumpet Renaissance
TRACKS: Concerto Grosso No.1 (Kurt Roger).Trumpet Concerto (Alexander Arutunian). Endless Parade (Harrison Birtwistle). Pieta in memoriam Chet Baker (Christian Jost).
ORCHESTRA: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
CONDUCTOR: Jac van Steen
ARTISTS: Philippe Schartz      

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CATALOGUE NR: 102045  (barcode: 0807280204599)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Luciano Berio  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Leaving Home 7 - 20th Century Orchestral Music
TRACKS: excerpts from : Laborintus II (Berio). Symphony No.8 (Henze). Gradstein fur Stefan (Kurtag). Ritual Fragment (Birtwistle). Drowned Out (Turnage). Flourish of Fireworks (Knussen). Zeitgestalten (Gubaidulina).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 50 minutes - Feb-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7139
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 12-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: Melinda Maxwell  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sextet for Strings 'From Tree to Tree'. Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet. 'Pelagos' for String Trio. Songlines and Cadences (Maxwell). Music for Mel and Nora (Simon Bainbridge). Nine Orpheus Elegies - from 26 Orpheus Elegies (Birtwistle). Sonata da Chiesa I 'The Annunciation' (Hong). From a distant shore (Saxton).
ARTISTS: Melinda Maxwell   Michael Dussek   Nicholas Rodwell   Clio Gould

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded St Paul's Church Rusthall Kent 7-Jul-1999 and Henry Wood Hall London 1-2-Aug-2004

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CATALOGUE NR: CC0019
RECORD LABEL: Clarinet Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jun-1998

COMPOSER: Peter Maxwell Davies  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Hymnos
TRACKS: Hymnos. Sub tuam Protectionem. Stevie's Ferry to Hoy (Maxwell Davies). Linoi. Verses. Precis. Oockooing Bird. Clarinet Quintet (Birtwistle). Paraphrase (Goehr).
ARTISTS: Roger Heaton   Kreutzer Qt   Stephen Pruslin  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'A fascinating disc, powerfully performed, from an enterprising label' Sunday Times

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CATALOGUE NR: CC0052
RECORD LABEL: Clarinet Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 30-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Peter Maxwell Davies  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: A Portrait of Alan Hacker
TRACKS: includes - Hymnos (Maxwell Davies). Four Interludes for a Tragedy (Birtwistle). Seven Brightnesses (Maxwell Davies). Three Nocturnes (Birtwistle). Clarinet Quartet No.2 in C minor op.4 (Crusell). Grand Duo Concertant J204 op.48 (von Weber).
ARTISTS: Alan Hacker      

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD031  (barcode: 5023363003124)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Robin Holloway  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Pastures New
TRACKS: BBC SO / Oliver Knussen / Stefan Asbury - Second Concerto for Orchestra : extract (Robin Holloway). London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen - Ritual Fragment (Harrison Birtwistle). William Howard - The Memory Room (Anthony Powers). Composers Ensemble / Diego Masson - Dartington Doubles (John Woolrich). Alexander Baillie / Andrew Ball - Wavesongs (Gordon Crosse). Mary Wiegold / Composers Ensemble / Dominic Muldowney - Even Now (David Bedford). Mstislav Rostropovich / London Symphony Orchestra / Hugh Wolff - Cello Concerto : Vivace (Andrzej Panufnik). BBC Singers / John Poole - Cry - Sky (Giles Swayne). Jane's Minstrels / Roger Montgomery - Chamber Concerto : Scherzo (Elisabeth Lutyens). Nua Nos / Noriko Kawai / Dairine Ni Mheadhra - Sextet : extract (Gerald Barry). Jane Manning / Jane's Minstrels / Roger Montgomery - Don't let that horse (Judith Weir). London Sinfonietta / Peter Serkin / Oliver Knussen - Piano Concerto : extract (Alexander Goehr). Sounds Positive / David Sutton-Anderson - Meditations : extract (John Lambert). Martin Robertson / Christopher van Kampen / Nash Ensemble / Oliver Knussen - On All Fours (Mark-Anthony Turnage). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis - Byrnan Wood : excerpt (David Sawer). Peter Pears / CBS Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten - Les Illuminations : Parade (Britten).

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CATALOGUE NR: 3984268672  (barcode: 0639842686723)
RECORD LABEL: Teldec
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 11-Feb-2002

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Pulse Shadows
TRACKS: Fantasia I. Thread suns - Fadensonnen. Frieze I. White and Light - Weiss und Leicht. Fantasia II. Psalm. Fantasia III. With Letter and Clock - Mit Brief und Uhr. Frieze II. An Eye open - Ein Auge offen. Fantasia IV. Todtnauberg. Frieze III. Tenebrae. Fantasia V. Night - Nacht. Todesfuge - Frieze IV. Give the Word.
CONDUCTOR: Reinbert de Leeuw
ARTISTS: Arditti Qt   Nash Ensemble   Claron McFadden  

- Apr-2002 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2002 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Birtwistle's daring blend of voice and mixed ensemble is a modern marvel - unmissable' - Gramophone 2002 Award Winner - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the eighteen sections, most of them bried, far from feeling fragmentary, hang together in a kaleidoscope of sharp inspiration, superbly realized here by all the performers'

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CATALOGUE NR: DXL1019  (barcode: 0666283101928)
RECORD LABEL: Deux-Elles
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.99
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jul-2001

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Refrains and Choruses
TRACKS: Hoquetus Petrus - two flutes and piccolo trumpet. Refrains and Choruses - wind quintet. Hector's Dawn - solo piano. Duets for Storab - two flutes. Urlar. Stark pastoral. Fanfare with birds. White pastoral. From the church of lies. Crunluath. Linoi. Berceuse de Jeanne. Verses. Chorale from a Toy-Shop. Sad Song. An Interrupted Endless Melody I. II. III. Oockooing Bird. Five Distances.
ARTISTS: Galliard Ensemble   Richard Shaw    

- Oct-2001 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD009  (barcode: 5023363000925)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.75

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Melencolia I
TRACKS: Melencolia I. Meridian. Ritual Fragment.
ORCHESTRA: London Sinfonietta
CONDUCTOR: Oliver Knussen
ARTISTS: Mary King   Antony Pay   Michael Thompson   Christopher van Kampen

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the NMC disc has the London Sinfonietta under Oliver Knussen revealing the composer at his most uncompromising'

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CATALOGUE NR: OABD7052D  (barcode: 0809478070528)
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 04-Jan-2010

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: The Minotaur - complete
TRACKS: Extra features : Documentary - 'Myth is universal' / Illustrated synopsis & cast gallery.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Opera House Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antonio Pappano
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Philip Langridge   Johan Reuter   Christine Rice

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 1080i High Definition 16:9 AVC/MPEG-4 BD50 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 175 minutes / Recorded: live at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden London 2008 / Subtitles: English French German Spanish Italian / Menu Language: English

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD042S  (barcode: 5019148611677)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Elegy (Maxwell). Pulse sampler (Birtwistle). Banshee (Holt).
ARTISTS: Melinda Maxwell   Richard Benjafield   Jan Gruithuyzen  

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CATALOGUE NR: OA1000D  (barcode: 0809478010005)
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 29-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: The Minataur - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONDUCTOR: Antonio Pappano
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Johan Reuter   Christine Rice   Philip Langridge

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: LPCM 2.0 5.0 DTS surround sound / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 175 minutes / Recorded: live at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden 2008 / Subtitles: English German Spanish Italian French - Dec-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A fine film, justly released hot on the heals of this outstanding opera's premiere.'

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD050  (barcode: 5023363005029)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.49

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Mask of Orpheus
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins
ARTISTS: Jean Rigby   Alan Opie   Jon Garrison   Peter Bronder

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..a masterpiece..There are no weak links in the extremely fine cast.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'with Andrew Davis controlling his massed forces masterfully, helped by Martyn Brabbins as assistant conductor, the intense originality of a score dotted with havens of sheer beauty is never in doubt'

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CATALOGUE NR: MSVCD92013  (barcode: 0809730201325)
RECORD LABEL: Metier
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 01-May-1998

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: 20th Century British Music For Clarinet And Piano
TRACKS: Verses (Birtwistle). Fantasia (Maconchy). Paraphrase on a Bird of Paradise (Wood). High Citadels (Hellawell). Capistrano Song (Butler). Sea/Air (Powers). A Year and Day (Crosse). Flighting (Berkeley). Scena III (Bennett).
ARTISTS: Kate Romano   Alan Hicks    

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD088  (barcode: 5023363008822)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.69
RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TRACKS: The Triumph Of Time. Ritual Fragment. Gawain's Journey.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and London Sinfonietta
CONDUCTOR: Elgar Howarth

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: METCD1074  (barcode: 5028165107421)
RECORD LABEL: Metronome
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25
RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Complete Piano Works
TRACKS: The Axe Manual. Oockooing Bird. Sad Song. Berceuse de Jeanne. Precis. Hector's Dawn. Ostinato with Melody. Betty Freeman : Her Tanbgo. Saraband : The Kings Farewell. Harrison's Clocks.
ARTISTS: Nicolas Hodges   Claire Edwardes    

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD138  (barcode: 5023363013826)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2007

COMPOSER: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
TITLE: Punch and Judy - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Sinfonietta
CONDUCTOR: David Atherton
ARTISTS: Stephen Roberts   Phyllis Bryn Julson   Philip Langridge   John Tomlinson

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