Thea Musgrave (b1928):
Turbulent Landscapes
Lisa Milne soprano - Evelyn Glennie percussion
Nicholas Daniel oboe
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä conductor - Jirí Belohlávek conductor
NMC D153
This CD was recorded live at the BBC Proms and is produced in association with BBC Radio 3.
Turbulent Landscapes was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Each of the six movements is inspired by various paintings by Turner.
When questioned about being a 'woman' composer, Thea's reply is 'Yes, I am a composer, and I am a woman but rarely at the same time'.
Two's Company was written for Evelyn Glennie and Nicholas Daniel.
Songs for a Winter's Evening was commissioned to celebrate Robert Burns on the 200th anniversary of his death in 1795.
Rich, powerful musical language and a strong sense of drama have made Thea Musgrave one of the most respected and exciting of living composers. Born in Edinburgh in 1928, she studied at the University of Edinburgh then in Paris, where she spent four years as a pupil of Nadia Boulanger, before establishing herself in London with her orchestral, choral, operatic and chamber works. In 1970 she was named guest professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which anchored her increasing involvement with the musical life of the United States; in 1971 she married the American violist and opera conductor Peter Mark and she now lives in the US.
1. - 6. Turbulent Landsacpes 25'08
BBC Symphony Orchestra • Osmo Vänskä, conductor
7. - 13. Songs for a Winter's Evening 22'39
Lisa Milne, soprano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra • Osmo Vänskä, conductor
14. - 17. Two's Company 20'49
Evelyn Glennie, Percussion • Nicholas Daniel, Oboe
BBC Symphony Orchestra • Jirí Belohlávek, conductor
Total Timing 69'01
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