Memorials and Middle Age
Donald Macleod discusses the influence of fatherhood, and the loss of one of the composer鈥檚 dearest friends. Now aged 61, has he left the musical 'angry young man' behind?
Donald Macleod discusses the influence of fatherhood, and the loss of one of the composer鈥檚 dearest friends. Now aged 61, has he left the musical 'angry young man' behind?
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a man with a reputation for shaking up the world of British classical music - a composer with a distinctive and rebellious creative voice. His work vividly fuses influences of jazz, soul and contemporary pop with music that remains boldly and defiantly avant-garde. It鈥檚 music that packs a punch, yet whose visceral impact accompanies a deep lyricism and emotion. Over four decades, Turnage鈥檚 work has tackled social commentary: domestic violence, drug abuse, and the refugee crisis. But he鈥檚 also a composer with a subversive streak, with an opera exploring the life of former Playboy model Anna-Nicole Smith, and orchestral pieces inspired by his beloved Arsenal football club and pop superstar Beyonc茅.
Recently Mark-Anthony Turnage, for a long time characterised (rather reductively) as the 鈥渁ngry young man鈥� of British classical music, entered his seventh decade. Donald Macleod talks to him about his most recent works, the impact of ageing and fatherhood, and the loss of two musical colleagues: the conductor Hans-Werner Henze and his close friend Oliver Knussen.
Milo, for solo cello
Guy Johnston, cello
Piano Concerto (2nd mvt, "Last Lullaby For Hans")
Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin, piano
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, conductor
UNDANCE (excerpts)
Undance Band
Tim Murray, conductor
Concerto for Two Violins "Shadow Walker" (2nd & 3rd mvts)
Daniel Hope; Vadim Repin, violins
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Speranza (4th mvt, Tikvah)
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
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Milo, for solo cello
Performer: Guy Johnston.- ORCHID RECORDS : CLASSICS-ORC 100010.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Piano Concerto (2nd mvt, "Last Lullaby For Hans")
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon 483 5345.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
UNDANCE (excerpts)
Performer: Undance Band. Conductor: Tim Murray.- NMC: NMCD194.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Concerto for Two Violins "Shadow Walker" (2nd & 3rd mvts)
Performer: Vadim Repin. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.- Onyx 4188.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Speranza (4th mvt, Tikvah)
Conductor: Daniel Harding.- LSO LIVE: 0744.
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