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<< -- 4 -- Patric Standford SCINTILLATING PERFORMANCE
From the same prolific year
(1970) comes the Concertante Variations on a theme of Nicholas Maw,
which has a very similar balance of six movements, and visits the
same regions of cool composure and Mendelssohnian brightness
[listen -- track 10, 0:59-1:48].
The much more recent Six-minute
Symphony, written in 1997 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of
the Guildhall Strings, has an air of the North Americas about its
succinct frame, agitation that precipitates into passion
[listen -- track 13, 2:17-3:09].
There is also a performance of the
rather mysterious Sonata on a Motet of 1976, a work that searches
through the great Spem in Alium by Tallis, as if trying to find a
lost idea and finding other luxurious things on the way.
Another highly recommended recording for all who value the work
of real contemporary musicians.
Copyright © 28 January 2004
Patric Standford, Wakefield UK
Tenebrae - works for piano by John McCabe
MSV CD92071 DDD Stereo NEW RELEASE 72'06" 2003 Metier Sound and Vision Ltd
Tamami Honma, piano
John McCabe (born 1939): Variations (1963); Intermezzi (1968); Sostenuto (Study No 2) (1969); Capriccio (Study No 1) (1969); Aubade (Study No 4) (1970); Tenebrae (1992/3); Scrunch (Study No 8 - Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti) (2000/01); Evening Harmonies (Study No 7 - Hommage à Dukas) (2001) |
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John McCabe: Piano Concerto No 2 etc - Honma - Katkus
CDLX 7133 DDD Stereo NEW RELEASE 64'18" 2003 Dutton Laboratories
Tamami Honma, piano; St Christopher Chamber Orchestra; Donatas Katkus, conductor
John McCabe (born 1939): Piano Concerto No 2 (Sinfonia Concertante) (1970); Concertante Variations on a Theme of Nicholas Maw (1970); Six-minute Symphony (1997); Sonata on a Motet (1976) |
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JOHN McCABE TELLS THE STORY OF THE LITHUANIAN RECORDING
JOHN McCABE
TAMAMI HONMA PLAYS McCABE AT ST JOHN'S SMITH SQUARE
TAMAMI HONMA'S WIGMORE HALL SOLO RECITAL DÉBUT
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