NMC Recordings featuring the works of Hugh WOOD   ~   James WOOD   ~   John WOOLRICH   ~   Michael ZEV GORDON Hugh WOOD (b. 1932)_____________________________NMC D070 Symphony Scenes from Comus • Symphony Geraldine McGreevy, soprano • Daniel Norman, tenor • BBC Symphony Orchestra • Sir Andrew Davis, conductor 'One of the outstanding British symphonies of the last century' BBC Music Magazine 'Davis and his forces are strongly committed to Wood's studies in passion and discipline… strongly recommended' Gramophone 'One of the finest issues on this label' International Record Review GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 • THE SUNDAY TIMES PICK OF 2001 • GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE Hugh WOOD (b. 1932)_____________________________NMC D082 Violin Concerto       ANCORA Cello Concerto • Violin Concerto Manoug Parikian, violin • Moray Welsh, cello • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra • David Atherton, conductor 'The recordings sound as vivid and clear as they did in 1978… good to have them back' BBC Music Magazine 'The concertos still sound fresh a quarter of a century later… this is powerful music, beautifully performed' The Independent on Sunday Hugh WOOD (b. 1932)_____________________________NMC D201 Wild Cyclamen Wild Cyclamen • Laurie Lee Songs • DH Lawrence Songs • The Isles of Greece Clare McCaldin mezzo-soprano • James Gilchrist tenor • Roderick Williams baritone • Iain Burnside piano • Simon Lepper piano More Information James WOOD (b. 1953)___________________________NMC D044 Two Men Meet Phainomena • Two Men Meet, Each Presuming the Other to be from a Distant Planet • Venancio Mbande Talking With The Trees Steven Schick, Kuniko Kato, percussion • Critical Band • New London Chamber Choir • James Wood, conductor 'James Wood is less well-known and appreciated as a composer than he should be… this is music driven by pulse and colour and illuminated from time to time by shafts of tellingly placed melody, often microtonally inflected' BBC Music Magazine 'James Wood is an all-round musical explorer of a philosophical cost of mind yet with on ardent Messiaen-like sensibility … each piece is an ambitious synthesis of music and the world' The Sunday Times James WOOD ___________________________________NMC D223 Cloud Polyphonies & Tongues of Fire Cloud Polyphonies • Tongues of Fire MDR Leipzig Radio Choir • Ear Massage Percussion Quartet • James Wood conductor • Yale Percussion Group • Robert Van Sice director More Information John WOOLRICH (b. 1954)________________________NMC D071 The Ghost in the Machine Oboe Concerto • The Barber's Timepiece • The Ghost in the Machine • Viola Concerto Nicholas Daniel, oboe • Lars Anders Tomter, viola • BBC Symphony Orchestra • Martyn Brabbins, conductor 'A strong and individual voice in music of real substance. The fine soloists bring the concertos vividly to life' Gramophone 'The best entry point yet into the understated and often intriguing world of Woolrich' International Record Review THE GUARDIAN PICK OF THE WEEK 2001 • GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE John WOOLRICH (b. 1954)________________________NMC D029 Lending Wings A Farewell • Berceuse • Black Riddle • Darlington Doubles • Lending Wings • Spalanzani's Daughter • The Death of King Renaud Mary Wiegold, soprano • Composers Ensemble • Diego Masson, conductor 'This excellently recorded disc is a good introduction to the music of an English composer who is at last beginning to receive the attention he deserves… There is much pleasure to be gained from these polished performances of a well balanced programme' Gramophone 'Woolrich's music draws the listener into a soundworld which, within self-imposed limits, is sparkling and brilliant' Classic CD Michael ZEV GORDON (b. 1963)___________________NMC D144 On Memory On Memory • Berceuse • Far Away • High Ground • Crystal Clear • Laid Bare • Touch Andrew Zolinsky, piano More Information NMC Recordings are distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading, P.O.Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone (03) 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile (03) 9444 6879