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AGP89 is the
second of four featuring works by the British composer Harrison
Birtwistle. Born in 1934, he came of age with Peter Maxwell Davies and
Alexander Goehr, and like them studied in Manchester. Birtwistle's
music belongs to no clearly identifiable school. It is characterized by
a fine ear for both harmony and orchestration, and some rather unusual
approaches to musical structure. AGP88-90 are transcribed from a number
of CDs, and are provided through the generosity of the same AGP
partisan that programmed AGP87. AGP91 comprises all of the out-of-print
works by Birtwistle that I could find in my stacks. The installment
includes a PDF file with scans of the CD and LP booklet notes
describing the works featured in all four Birtwistle installments. NOTE: The
transcription of Birtwistle's Clarinet Quintet originally included in
this installment has been removed because I have since realized it is
still in print, and can be purchased here. 04 - Carmen Arcadia, 1977
[9:28] 05 - Silbury Air, 1977 [16:18] 06 - Clarinet
Quintet, 1980 [21:17] 07 - Endless Parade, 1987 [19:29] (from ArkivMusic) Liner notes from CDs and LPs |
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