NMC Recordings featuring the works of Alexander GOEHR   ~   Barry GUY   ~   Sadie HARRISON Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)__________________NMC D054 Arianna       2 CD SET Soloists including Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano • Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor • Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone • Arianna Ensemble - William Lacey, conductor 'This beautifully detailed recording on the pioneering NMC label provides a chance to explore further this exquisite score. Ruby Philogene singing the title role heads a deft and committed cast and ensemble' The Observer 'A modern reading of an old text, which is nevertheless full of potent references to Monteverdi's style and means… It is subtle, allusive and immediately comprehensible formally' Classic CD Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)_________________NMC D095 Behold the Sun       ANCORA - 2 CD SET a musical offering (JSB 1985)… • Behold the Sun • Lyric Pieces • Metamorphosis/Dance • Romanza • Sinfonia Moray Welsh, cello • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra • London Sinfonietta • Jeanine Thames, soprano • David Atherton, Oliver Knussen, conductors 'Moments of ear-catching, rarefied beauty' BBC Music Magazine 'First-rate performances do justice to a composer of substance ond integrity' Gramophone Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)_________________NMC D023 Piano Concerto Symphony in One Movement • Piano Concerto Peter Serkin, piano • London Sinfonietta • Oliver Knussen, conductor ' The ear is held by the clean-cut harmonies and the power of the rhetorical writing, something caught very well in NMC's recording' Classic CD 'So well performed and recorded. This is one of the most substantial and rewarding of NMC's recent releases' Hi-Ni News & Record Review THE SUNDAY TIMES PICK OF 1995 Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)__________________NMC D096 Sing, Ariel       ANCORA - 2 CD SET The Death of Moses • Sing, Ariel • The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid Lucy Shelton, Sarah Leonard, Eileen Hulse, sopranos • Michael Chance, countertenor • Stephen Richardson, baritone • Ensemble • Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus • Oliver Knussen, Stephen Cleobury, conductors 'Sing Ariel is a marvellous song cycle for soprano. There's a vast range of texture and mood, often expressed through the simplest means' BBC Music Magazine Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)__________________NMC D165 Colossos or Panic       Colossos or Panic • The Deluge • Little Symphony Claire Booth, soprano • Hilary Summers, contralto • Birmingham Contemporary Music Group • BBC Symphony Orchestra • ASKO Ensemble • Schönberg Ensemble • Oliver Knussen, conductor More Information Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)__________________NMC D187 Since Brass, nor Stone       Since Brass, nor Stone • …around Stravinsky for violin and wind quartet Op 72 • Quintet for clarinet and strings Op 79 (2007) • Manere Op 81 (2008) for clarinet and violin Pavel Haas Quartet • Colin Currie, percussion • The Nash Ensemble More Information Alexander GOEHR (b. 1932)__________________NMC D239 after The Waking Anna Meredith: Tripotage Miniatures • Alexander Goehr: after “the Waking” • Colin Matthews: Postludes Aurora Orchestra • Nash Ensemble • Martyn Brabbins conductor • Britten Sinfonia • Nicholas Daniel oboe More Information Adam GORB (b. 1958)______________________NMC D154 Towards Nirvana       Farewell • Scenes from Bruegel • Ascent • Towards Nirvana RCM Wind Orchestra • Timothy Reynish, conductor • Clark Rundell, conductor • Mark Heron, conductor More Information Larry GOVES (b. 1980)______________________NMC D198 Just stuff people do       Trends in personal relationships • the terminus wreck • Things that are blue, things that are white and things that are black. Oliver Coates, cello • Sarah Nicolls, piano • London Sinfonietta • André de Ridder, conductor • Martyn Brabbins, conductor More Information Deirdre GRIBBIN (b. 1967)__________________NMC D185 Island People       Merrow Sang • Island People • Crossing The Sea • Anahorish • What The Whaleship Saw RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet • Patricia Rozario, sopran • Mark O'Keeffe, trumpet • Loré Lixenberg, mezzo-soprano • Cliona Doris, harp More Information Helen GRIME (b. 1981)_____________________NMC D199 Night Songs       Virga • Clarinet Concerto • A Cold Spring • Everyone Sang • Night Songs • Near Midnight Lynsey Marsh clarinet • Hallé Soloists • Hallé Orchestra • Jamie Phillips conductor • Sir Mark Elder conductor More Information Barry GUY (b. 1947)________________________NMC D013S After the Rain       CD SINGLE City of London Sinfonia • Richard Hickox, conductor 'After the Rain wears its heart on its sleeve which, given the urgency of its images and the freshness of its inspiration, is precisely where it should be' Gramophone 'A fascinating new work receives a fine interpretation from Richard Hickox' BBC Music Magazine Also on NMC D032 Andrew HAMILTON (b. 1977)_____________________NMC D240 music for people       music for people who like art • To the People • music for roger casement Michelle O'Rourke, voice • Juliet Fraser, soprano • Maxime Echardour, percussion • Crash Ensemble • Ives Ensemble • Alan Pierson conductor More Information Sadie HARRISON (b. 1965)__________________NMC D125 An Unexpected Light …an angel reads my open book… • A Hidden Light • An Unexpected Light • Geda's Weavings • Songs for Rusne • The Bride's Journey in Three Songs and a Memory Rusne Mataityte, violin • St Christopher Chamber Orchestra • Donatos Katkus, conductor 'The third movement of… an angel reads my open book… sums up the attractions of Sadie Harrsion's engagement with the folk art of Lithuania. This is a music of concise forms, subtle textures and very direct expression. An absorbing and appealing compilation' Gramophone 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