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Robert Worby introduces recordings from the 2014 Tectonics Festival in Glasgow, including music by Christian Wolff, David Behrman, Michael Finnissy and Georg Friedrich Haas.

Robert Worby introduces the second of three programmes from this year's Tectonics festival in Glasgow, an event co-curated by Ilan Volkov and Alasdair Campbell, and staged in association with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Vocal group Exaudi perform works by Christopher Fox, Amber Priestley and one of the festival's featured composers, Christian Wolff. We also hear Wolff's Metal & Breath, plus the world premiere of a 大象传媒 Commission by Austrian spectralist Georg Friedrich Haas.

Christian Wolff: Metal & Breath
SLATUR

Christopher Fox: Preluding
Christian Wolff: Evening Shade Wake Up
Exaudi
James Weeks (conductor)

Georg Friedrich Haas: Concerto Grosso No.2
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

David Behrman: Pile of Fourths with Pitchbends
Members of the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Catherine Lamb (viola)

Amber Priestley: Floors are Flowers, take a few
Christian Wolff: Ashbery Madrigals
Exaudi
James Weeks (conductor)

Michael Finnissy: Favourite Poets
Exaudi
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).

2 hours

Music Played

  • Christian Wolff

    Metal & Breath

    Performer: S.L.脕.T.U.R.
  • Christopher Fox

    Preluding

    Performer: Exaudi.
  • Christian Wolff

    Evening Shade

    Performer: Exaudi.
  • Georg Friedrich Haas

    Concerto Grosso No.2 for ensemble and orchestra

    Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
  • Usurper

    The New Tablecloth Trick

    Performer: Usurper.
  • Amber Priestley

    Floors are Flowers, take a few

    Performer: Exaudi.
  • Christian Wolff

    Ashbery Madrigals

    Performer: Exaudi.
  • David Behrman

    Pile Of Fourths with Pitchbends

    Performer: Members of the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Catherine Lamb.
  • Michael Finnissy

    Favourite Poets

    Performer: Exaudi. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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  • Sat 31 May 2014 22:00

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