Luke Bedford: Besilvering
Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon (conductor)
There’s quiet ferocity and unusual beauty to be found in these pieces by the British composer, written from 2002-19. Explorations of texture and timbre are wrought in a variety of chamber combinations,...
Luke Bedford: Besilvering
Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon (conductor)
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There’s quiet ferocity and unusual beauty to be found in these pieces by the British composer, written from 2002-19. Explorations of texture and timbre are wrought in a variety of chamber combinations,...
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bastille musique presents its nineteenth release »Luke Bedford: Besilvering« featuring world premiere recordings by the Holst-Sinfonietta and Klaus Simon (conductor). The album includes a selection of Bedford’s instrumental works from 2002 to 2019, from solos to a wide variety of chamber line-ups to an ensemble piece for ten players. In addition to the recordings produced by the SWR, it also contains a 48-page bilingual booklet (EN, DE) with articles by Eckhard Weber, an interview with Luke Bedford, sketches and an autograph page, as well as two concertina-fold inserts featuring photos of the composer and the performers at the Hans-Rosbaud-Studio.
Contents and tracklist
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
- Holst-Sinfonietta
Awards and reviews
September 2022
There’s quiet ferocity and unusual beauty to be found in these pieces by the British composer, written from 2002-19. Explorations of texture and timbre are wrought in a variety of chamber combinations, some – like that for bass drum and piano – unexpected and rather captivating.
The 11 works span almost two decades of Bedford’s composing career...Every one of them is full of vividly imagined, luminous textures, a reminder that Bedford is one of the most gifted of the fortysomething generation of British composers, whose music is heard too rarely here.
