Short bio Harrison Birtwistle
Full biography Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle was an English composer who lived from July 15, 1934 - April 18, 2022. He was best known for his contemporary classical music and his operas, many of which were based on historical or literary subjects. Birtwistle began his musical career as a clarinetist before transitioning to composition when he was in his twenties.
He was part of a generation of British composers who sought to create a distinctive sound that was not beholden to traditional musical forms. Birtwistle was particularly drawn to myth, legend, and folktale narratives, from both Greek and English traditions. His fascination with these themes is apparent in his works such as his lyric tragedy, The Mask of Orpheus.
Birtwistle's music is characterized by its modernist approach, experimentation with different structures, and the use of unconventional techniques and instrumentation. His compositions were renowned for their stubborn power and a sense of immutable mystery.
Birtwistle received several awards and honors throughout his career, including the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal. His passing in 2022 was a great loss to the music industry, and his unique contributions to contemporary classical music will be remembered for generations to come.
Compositions featuring Harrison Birtwistle
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duet for Eight Strings, for viola & cello | 19:55 min | Chamber Music | 2018 |
| 2 | Hoquetus Irvinius, for string quartet | 4:17 min | Chamber Music | 2014 |
| 3 | Variations from the Golden Mountain, for pianio | 10:00 min | Keyboard | 2014 |
| 4 | The Moth Requiem, for 12 female voices, 3 harps & flute | 18:34 min | Choral | 2012 |
| 5 | In Broken Images, for chamber orchestra | 18:25 min | Orchestral | 2011 |
| 6 | Gigue Machine, for piano | 15:52 min | Keyboard | 2011 |
| 7 | Trio, for violin, cello & piano | 15:51 min | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| 8 | Angel Fighter, cantata for countertenor, tenor, chamber chorus & chamber orchestra | 31:13 min | Choral | 2010 |
| 9 | Oboe Quartet | 18:18 min | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| 10 | Virelai (Sus une fontayne), for 12 players | 3:55 min | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| 11 | The Tree of Strings, for string quartet | 29:01 min | Chamber Music | 2007 |
| 12 | Dance of the metro-gnome, for piano | 1:46 min | Keyboard | 2006 |
| 13 | Lullaby, for 2-part soprano chorus | 2:01 min | Choral | 2006 |
| 14 | Crowd, for harp | 9:45 min | Chamber Music | 2005 |
| 15 | Cantus Iambeus, for 13 instruments | 6:22 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 16 | Night's Black Bird, for orchestra | 14:10 min | Orchestral | 2004 |
| 17 | The Ring Dance of the Nazarene, for baritone, tombak, chorus & chamber ensemble | 24:16 min | Choral | 2003 |
| 18 | The Gleam, for chorus | 6:15 min | Choral | 2003 |
| 19 | Io Passion: Nocturnes and Aubades, for basset clarinet & string quartet | Chamber Music | 2003 | |
| 20 | Orpheus Elegies, for countertenor, oboe & harp | 25:47 min | Vocal Music | 2003 |
| 21 | Theseus Game, for large ensemble & 2 conductors | 33:18 min | Orchestral | 2002 |
| 22 | The Shadow of Night, for orchestra | 28:21 min | Orchestral | 2001 |
| 23 | Saraband: The Kings Farewell, for piano | 2:38 min | Keyboard | 2001 |
| 24 | The Axe Manual, for piano & percussion | 22:11 min | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| 25 | Ostinato with Melody for piano | 5:06 min | Keyboard | 2000 |
| 26 | Betty Freeman: Her Tango, for piano | 2:07 min | Keyboard | 2000 |
| 27 | The Woman and the Hare, for soprano, reciter & ensemble | 15:31 min | Vocal Music | 1999 |
| 28 | Three Latin Motets, for chorus (from the opera "The Last Supper") | 9:55 min | Choral | 1999 |
| 29 | Settings (9) of Lorine Niedecker, for soprano & one instrument | 12:34 min | Vocal Music | 1998 |
| 30 | Harrison's Clocks, for piano | 20:17 min | Keyboard | 1997 |
| 31 | Slow Frieze, for piano & chamber orchestra | 14:41 min | Concerto | 1996 |
| 32 | Hoquetus Petrus, for 2 flutes & piccolo trumpet | 2:39 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 33 | Panic, for saxophone, drum kit & orchestra | 18:36 min | Concerto | 1995 |
| 34 | The Cry of Anubis, for tuba (or euphonium) & orchestra | 13:24 min | Concerto | 1994 |
| 35 | Five Distances for 5 instruments | 13:46 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 36 | Tenebrae for soprano and 5 instruments | 4:59 min | Vocal Music | 1992 |
| 37 | Antiphonies for piano & orchestra | 33:48 min | Concerto | 1992 |
| 38 | Night for soprano and 5 instruments | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | 1992 |
| 39 | Gawain, opera | 135:49 min | Opera | 1991 |
| 40 | Gawain's Journey, for orchestra | 24:37 min | Orchestral | 1991 |
| 41 | An Interrupted Endless Melody, for oboe & piano ("To the Memory of Janet Craxton") | 9:39 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 42 | Movement for string quartet | 3:40 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 43 | Movements (9), for string quartet | 30:26 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 44 | Ritual Fragment, for chamber orchestra | 11:16 min | Orchestral | 1990 |
| 45 | Pulse Shadows, for soprano, string quartet & ensemble | 63:25 min | Vocal Music | 1989 |
| 46 | White and Light for soprano and 5 instruments | 6:22 min | Vocal Music | 1989 |
| 47 | Nine Settings of Celan, for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola, cello & double bass | 13:36 min | Vocal Music | 1989 |
| 48 | Hector's Dawn, for piano | 1:27 min | Keyboard | 1987 |
| 49 | Earth Dances, for orchestra | 35:08 min | Orchestral | 1986 |
| 50 | Endless Parade for trumpet, vibraphone & strings | 18:50 min | Concerto | 1986 |
| 51 | Secret Theatre | 29:16 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
| 52 | Berceuse de Jeanne, lullaby for solo piano | 3:03 min | Keyboard | 1984 |
| 53 | Songs by Myself, for soprano & chamber ensemble | 7:51 min | Vocal Music | 1984 |
| 54 | Duets for Storab, for 2 flutes | 13:13 min | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| 55 | Fanfare with birds, for 2 flutes (from Duets for Storab) | 1:24 min | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| 56 | On the Sheer Threshold of Night, madrigal for 4 soloists & chorus | 13:15 min | Choral | 1980 |
| 57 | . . . agm. . ., for 16 voices & 3 instrumental groups | 27:10 min | Choral | 1979 |
| 58 | Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum | 9:15 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 59 | Silbury Air, for chamber orchestra | 16:20 min | Orchestral | 1977 |
| 60 | Melancolia 1, for clarinet, harp, 2 string orchestras | 24:28 min | Orchestral | 1976 |
| 61 | For O, for O, the Hobby-horse Is Forgot for percussion ensemble | 20:21 min | Chamber Music | 1976 |
| 62 | The Mask of Orpheus, opera | 161:45 min | Opera | 1973 |
| 63 | Grimethorpe Aria, for brass band | 10:05 min | Band Music | 1973 |
| 64 | The Fields of Sorrow, for 2 sopranos, chorus and 16 players | 9:58 min | Vocal Music | 1972 |
| 65 | Triumph of Time, for orchestra | 28:10 min | Orchestral | 1972 |
| 66 | Tombeau in memoriam Igor Stravinsky, for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet | 2:16 min | Chamber Music | 1971 |
| 67 | An Imaginary Landscape, for orchestra | 20:02 min | Orchestral | 1971 |
| 68 | Sad Song, for solo piano | 2:17 min | Keyboard | 1971 |
| 69 | Meridian, for mezzo-soprano, horn, cello, chorus or 6 sopranos, and instrumental ensemble | 27:07 min | Vocal Music | 1971 |
| 70 | Nenia: the Death of Orpheus | 14:35 min | Vocal Music | 1970 |
| 71 | Down by the Greenwood Side, for narrator, mime, soprano & chamber ensemble | Vocal Music | 1969 | |
| 72 | Linoi, for clarinet & piano | 9:47 min | Chamber Music | 1968 |
| 73 | Verses for Ensembles, for 5 woodwind, 5 brass & 3 percussion | 19:06 min | Chamber Music | 1968 |
| 74 | Interludes (4) for a Tragedy, for basset clarinet & tape | 1:55 min | Avant-Garde Music | 1968 |
| 75 | Nomos, for amplfied wind quartet & orchestra | 14:13 min | Concerto | 1968 |
| 76 | Chorale from a Toy-Shop, for 5 unspecified players | 1:56 min | Chamber Music | 1967 |
| 77 | Punch and Judy, opera | 103:18 min | Opera | 1966 |
| 78 | Carmen Paschale, motet for chorus & organ | 5:51 min | Choral | 1965 |
| 79 | Verses, for clarinet & piano | 5:41 min | Chamber Music | 1965 |
| 80 | Tragoedia for chamber ensemble | 20:06 min | Chamber Music | 1965 |
| 81 | Ring a Dumb Carillon, for soprano, clarinet & percussion | 15:22 min | Vocal Music | 1964 |
| 82 | Narration: A Description of the Passing of a Year, for a cappella chorus | 9:26 min | Choral | 1963 |
| 83 | Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp & percussion | 26:03 min | Vocal Music | 1962 |
| 84 | Précis, for piano | 3:23 min | Keyboard | 1960 |
| 85 | Refrains and Choruses for wind quintet | 8:18 min | Chamber Music | 1957 |
| 86 | Oockooing Bird, for solo piano | 3:31 min | Keyboard | 1950 |
| 87 | This Silence before Light, for voice & piano | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Lied for piano & cello | 6:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 89 | Dinah and Nick's Love Song, for 3 melody instruments & harp | 6:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 90 | Urlar | 3:05 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 91 | Settings (3) of Lorine Niedecker, for soprano & cello | 4:23 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Stark Pastoral | 1:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 93 | Pulse Sampler, for oboe & claves | 6:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 94 | Bogenstrich, meditations on a poem of Rilke, for voice, cello & piano | 31:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Harrison Birtwistle
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
David Hackbridge Johnson, Michael Halstenson, Harrison Birtwistle, Edward Gregson, Robert Bernat, Jack Stamp, Ben Gaunt, Liz Lane - Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Jack Stamp, Ben Palmer (7) – Postcards From Grimethorpe (Music For Brass Band)(CD, Album) | 2023 | Toccata Next |
| 2 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, The Nash Ensemble – Chamber Works | 2022 | BIS |
| 3 |  |
Clare Hammond, Adams / Birtwistle / Copland / Gubaidulina / Hindemith / Lachenmann / Szymanowski – Variations(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2021 | BIS |
| 4 |  |
Nicolas Hodges - Ludwig van Beethoven, Harrison Birtwistle – A Bag Of Bagatelles(CD, Album) | 2020 | WERGO |
| 5 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle – Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks – Musica Viva 29 : Responses, Sweet Disorder / Gawain's Journey(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2018 | Neos |
| 6 |  |
Duet 1(File, FLAC, Single) | 2016 | NMC (3) |
| 7 |  |
Duet 4(File, FLAC, Single) | 2016 | NMC (3) |
| 8 |  |
Duet 5(File, FLAC, Single) | 2016 | NMC (3) |
| 9 |  |
Duet 2(File, FLAC, Single) | 2016 | NMC (3) |
| 10 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Andrew Watts, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, BBC Singers, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton (2) – Angel Fighter, In Broken Images, Virelai (Sus Une Fontayne)(CD, Album) | 2015 | NMC (3) |
| 11 |  |
Songs 1970-2006(CD, Album) | 2015 | Toccata Classics |
| 12 |  |
Oliver Knussen, Huw Watkins, Benjamin Britten, John Woolrich, Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage – Britannia(CD, ) | 2014 | Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden |
| 13 |  |
Chamber Music(CD, Album) | 2014 | ECM Records |
| 14 |  |
The Moth Requiem(CD, Album) | 2014 | Signum Classics |
| 15 |  |
Duet 3(File, FLAC, Single) | 2013 | NMC (3) |
| 16 |  |
The Triumph Of Time(CD, ) | 2012 | Decca |
| 17 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Arditti Quartet – Complete String Quartets(CD, Album) | 2012 | æon |
| 18 |  |
Joanna MacGregor - Harrison Birtwistle, Hugh Wood, Lou Harrison – Antiphonies & Harrison's Clocks | Piano Concertos(2×CD, ) | 2011 | Warner Classics |
| 19 |  |
Birtwistle, Ryan Wigglesworth, Hallé Orchestra, Owen Slade – Night's Black Bird / The Shadow Of Night / The Cry Of Anubis(CD, Album) | 2011 | NMC (3) |
| 20 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – The Minotaur(Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel) | 2010 | Opus Arte |
| 21 |  |
Philippe Schartz, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Jac van Steen - Birtwistle, Jost, Roger, Arutiunian – Trumpet Renaissance(CD, Album) | 2009 | Chandos |
| 22 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Melinda Maxwell, Helen Tunstall, Andrew Watts – Orpheus Elegies : Three Bach Arias(CD, Album) | 2009 | Oboe Classics |
| 23 |  |
Birtwistle - Harvey - Alvarez - Calix – Recovery/Discovery: 40 Years Of Surround Electronic Music In The UK(Hybrid, DualDisc, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2008 | Sound and Music |
| 24 |  |
Birtwistle · Davies · Wuorinen · Kröll · Essl - ensemble recherche – Renaissance Transcriptions(CD, Album) | 2008 | Coviello Contemporary |
| 25 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – The Minotaur(2×DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC) | 2008 | Opus Arte |
| 26 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins – The Mask Of Orpheus(3×CD, Album) | 2007 | NMC (3) |
| 27 |  |
The Triumph Of Time / Ritual Fragment / Gawain's Journey(CDr, Album, Compilation) | 2005 | NMC (3) |
| 28 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - Nicolas Hodges, Claire Edwardes – The Axe Manual, Complete Piano Works(CD, ) | 2004 | Metronome Recordings |
| 29 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Ensemble Modern – Theseus Game - Earth Dances(CD, Album) | 2004 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 30 |  |
Maxwell Davies / Birtwistle - Mary Thomas · Rosemary Phillips · Peter Maxwell Davies · John Carewe · John Ogdon · Lawrence Foster – Revelation And Fall · Leopardi Fragments · Five Pieces Op. 2 / Tragœdia(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo) | 2004 | EMI Classics |
| 31 |  |
The Woman And The Hare(CD, ) | 2002 | Black Box |
| 32 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, The Galliard Ensemble – Refrains And Choruses(CD, Stereo) | 2001 | Deux-Elles |
| 33 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle(2×CD, Compilation) | 2001 | Decca |
| 34 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - Claron McFadden | Arditti Quartet | Nash Ensemble | Reinbert de Leeuw – Pulse Shadows(CD, ) | 2001 | Teldec Classics |
| 35 |  |
Birtwistle, Banks, Stockhausen, Butterley, Dallapiccola ; Sydney Alpha Ensemble, David Stanhope – Silbury Air(CD, Compilation) | 2000 | ABC Classics |
| 36 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Jonathan Cross, RIAS-Kammerchor – The Last Supper Guide (An Introduction To The Story And Music)(CD, Promo, Stereo) | 2000 | Glyndebourne |
| 37 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - Joanna MacGregor – Harrison's Clocks(CD, Album) | 1999 | SoundCircus |
| 38 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Cleveland / Dohnányi • Harle / Clarvis / Davis / BBCSO – Earth Dances • Panic(CD, Album) | 1996 | Argo (2) |
| 39 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, The Royal Opera Chorus, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth – Gawain | 1996 | Collins Classics |
| 40 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - Rosemary Hardy, Musikfabrik NRW, Johannes Kalitzke – Secret Theatre - Ritual Fragment - Nenia: The Death Of Orpheus(CD, Album) | 1995 | cpo |
| 41 |  |
Birtwistle - Christine Whittlesey, Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez – Secret Theatre · Tragœdia · Five Distances · 3 Settings Of Celan | 1995 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 42 |  |
John Harle, John Lenehan, Sarah Leonard, Rachmaninov, Corea, Dowland, Machaut, Prokofiev, Birtwistle, Nyman – John Harle's Saxophone Songbook(CD, Album) | 1995 | Unicorn-Kanchana |
| 43 |  |
Antiphonies – Nomos – An Imaginary Landscape(CD, ) | 1994 | Collins Classics |
| 44 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen – Harrison Birtwistle(CD, Album) | 1993 | NMC (3) |
| 45 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth – The Triumph Of Time • Gawain's Journey(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1993 | Collins Classics |
| 46 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Percussion Group The Hague – Music For Wind & Percussion(CD, ) | 1992 | Etcetera (3) |
| 47 |  |
Sir Harrison Birtwistle - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eötvös – Earth Dances | 1991 | Collins Classics |
| 48 |  |
Birtwistle • Blake Watkins • Maxwell Davies - Håkan Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth – Endless Parade (Trumpet Concertos) | 1991 | Philips |
| 49 |  |
Kurtág / Birtwistle / Grisey - Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez – Messages De Feu Demoiselle R.V. Troussova / ...agm... / Modulations | 1990 | Erato |
| 50 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - The London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth – Secret Theatre · Silbury Air · Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum | 1987 | Etcetera (3) |
| 51 |  |
György Kurtág / Harrison Birtwistle, Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez – Messages De Feu Demoiselle R.V. Troussova / ...agm... | 1984 | Erato |
| 52 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle - Phyllis Bryn-Julson ∙ Jan DeGaetani ∙ Philip Langridge ∙ Stephen Roberts (2) ∙ David Wilson-Johnson ∙ John Tomlinson (2) ∙ London Sinfonietta ∙ David Atherton (2) – Punch and Judy | 1980 | Decca |
| 53 |  |
Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth - Toru Takemitsu, Harrison Birtwistle, Hans Werner Henze – Grimethorpe Special | 1977 | Decca |
| 54 |  |
The Triumph Of Time / Chronometer | 1975 | Argo (2) |
| 55 |  |
Harrison Birtwistle, London Sinfonietta / David Atherton (2), The Matrix (4) / Alan Hacker, Jane Manning – Verses For Ensembles / Nenia - The Death Of Orpheus / The Fields Of Sorrow | 1974 | Decca |
| 56 |  |
Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, David Bedford, Richard Orton (2) – New Music From London | 1970 | Mainstream Records |
| 57 |  |
Schönberg / Birtwistle – Wind Quintet Op. 26 / Refrains And Choruses For Wind Quintet | 1968 | Philips |
| 58 |  |
Gordon Crosse, Hugh Wood, Harrison Birtwistle – Three British Composers | 1967 | His Master's Voice |
| 59 |  |
Four Songs from the National Theatre Production of Volpone(7", 45 RPM, EP) | - | National Theatre |
Videos featuring Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle - Triumph of Time (1/2)
Triumph of Time, for orchestra (1972)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
"Denying temporal succession, denying the self...are apparent desperations and secret consolations. Our destiny...is not frightful by being unreal. It is frightful because it is
Birtwistle: Nine Movements for String Quartet, I. Fantasia 1
Harrison Birtwistle: Nine Movements for String Quartet, (1991-96) I. Fantasia 1.
Filmed live in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio on February 28, 2013.
Video produced by Tristan Cook.
Artists: Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, vi
Nenia: Nenia: The Death of Orpheus
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Nenia: Nenia: The Death of Orpheus · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
Composer: Ha
Harrison Birtwistle - Triumph of Time (2/2)
Triumph of Time, for orchestra (1972)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
"Denying temporal succession, denying the self...are apparent desperations and secret consolations. Our destiny...is not frightful by being unreal. It is frightful because it is
Orpheus Elegies: No. 1. —
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 1. — · Doga Sacilik
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Harrison Birtwistle: Chronometer
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 2. —
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 2. — · Doga Sacilik
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Verses for Ensembles
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Verses for Ensembles · London Sinfonietta · The Matrix · Harrison Birtwistle · David Atherton
Birtwistle: Verses for Ensembles
℗ 1974 Lyrita Recorded Edition
Released on: 2008-05-01
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 11. Sonnet I
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 11. Sonnet I · Johannes Euler
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Artist: Johannes Euler
Composer: H
Orpheus Elegies: No. 5. —
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 5. — · Doga Sacilik
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 14. Sonnet III
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 14. Sonnet III · Johannes Euler
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Artist: Johannes Euler
Composer:
Orpheus Elegies: No. 12. —
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 12. — · Doga Sacilik
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 25. —
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Orpheus Elegies: No. 25. — · Johannes Euler
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Doga Sacilik
Artist: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne
Artist: Johannes Euler
Composer: Harrison
Nenia: The Death of Orpheus
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Nenia: The Death of Orpheus · Jane Manning · Harrison Birtwistle · The Matrix · Alan Hacker
Birtwistle: Verses for Ensembles
℗ 1974 Lyrita Recorded Edition
Released on: 2008-05-01
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Fantasia III
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Fantasia III · Kuss Quartet
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Ensemble: Kuss Quartet
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: I. There's a better shine
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: I. There's a better shine · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harris
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: II. My friend tree
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: II. My friend tree · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison Birt
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: III. Along the river
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: III. Along the river · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison Bi
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: IV. Hear where the snow-grave is
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: IV. Hear where the snow-grave is · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer:
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: V. How white the gulls
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: V. How white the gulls · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison
The Fields of Sorrow
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The Fields of Sorrow · Jane Manning · Harrison Birtwistle · London Sinfonietta · David Atherton
Birtwistle: Verses for Ensembles
℗ 1974 Lyrita Recorded Edition
Released on: 2008-05-01
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: VI. My life by water
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: VI. My life by water · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison Bi
Birtwistle: Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker for soprano and cello - 7. Paul
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Birtwistle: Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker for soprano and cello - 7. Paul · Claron McFadden · Paul Watkins
Birtwistle: The Woman And The Hare
℗ 2002 Black Box Music Ltd
Released on: 2002-01-01
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: VIII. O late fall marsh
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: VIII. O late fall marsh · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: IX. Sleep's dream
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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker: IX. Sleep's dream · Sophia Körber
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Aram Yagubian
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison Birtw
Frieze I
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Frieze I · Kuss Quartet
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Ensemble: Kuss Quartet
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Lullaby
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Lullaby · Sarah Lewark
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Sarah Lewark
Artist: Sophia Körber
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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Songs by Myself: I. O Light set the flame in amber
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Songs by Myself: I. O Light set the flame in amber · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asb
Songs by Myself: II. I lean against a shade
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Songs by Myself: II. I lean against a shade · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
Com
Songs by Myself: III. Cold statements
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Songs by Myself: III. Cold statements · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
Composer:
Songs by Myself: IV. Steps
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Songs by Myself: IV. Steps · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
Composer: Harrison B
Songs by Myself: V. The silence before light
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Songs by Myself: V. The silence before light · Alice Rossi
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Alice Rossi
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
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Interview
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Interview · Harrison Birtwistle
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Artist: Harrison Birtwistle
Artist: Stephan Meier
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Cantus Iambeus
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Cantus Iambeus · Das Neue Ensemble
Birtwistle: Songs 1970-2006
℗ 2015 Toccata Classics
Released on: 2015-06-02
Ensemble: Das Neue Ensemble
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
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