NMC Recordings featuring the works of Robert SAXTON   ~   Robert SIMPSON   ~   Howard SKEMPTON Robert SAXTON (b. 1953)____________________NMC D170 The Wandering Jew       I Will Awake the Dawn • In the Beginning • Music to Celebrate the Resurrection • Violin Concerto • Caritas BBC Symphony Orchestra • BBC Singers, soloists & actors • André de Ridder, conductor More Information Robert SAXTON (b. 1953)____________________NMC D102 Caritas       ANCORA 2 CD SET I Will Awake the Dawn • In the Beginning • Music to Celebrate the Resurrection • Violin Concerto • Caritas Tasmin Little, violin • BBC Symphony Orchestra • Matthias Bamert, conductor • BBC Singers • John Poole, conductor • English Chamber Orchestra • English Northern Philharmonia • Diego Masson, conductor 'NMC's Ancora series, salvaging deleted recordings, does Saxton proud with this double set.… The first disc comprises four works, each a journey from darkness to light: Music To Celebrate the Resurrection begins with a crash and proceeds through sinous argument to a sunburst of octave Es' The Sunday Times Robert SAXTON (b. 1953)___________________NMC D065 A Yardstick to the Stars Arias • Chacony • Eloge • Fantazia for string quartet • Invocation, Dance and Meditation • Processions and Dances • A Yardstick to the Stars Teresa Cahill, soprano • John McCabe, John Constable, piano • Paul Silverthorne, viola • Brunei Ensemble • Christopher Austin, conductor 'A generous disc of chamber works which reinforces Saxton's position at the heart of contemporary British music… The disc deserves every success' Gramophone Mark SIMPSON (b. 1988)____________________NMC D225 Night Music       DebutDisc Night Music • Ariel • Barkham Fantasy • Echoes and Embers • Lov(escape) • Un Regalo • Windflower • Nur Musik Leonard Elschenbroich, cello • Alexei Grynyuk, piano Mercury Quartet • Richard Uttley, piano • Mark Simpson, clarinet • Ian Buckle, piano • Víkingur Ólafsson, piano • Nicholas Daniel, oboe • Guy Johnston, cello • Ensemble 10/10 • Clark Rundell, conductor • Jonathan Small, oboe More Information Robert SIMPSON (1921-1997)________________NMC D109 Symphony No.3       ANCORA Clarinet Quintet • Symphony No.3 Aeolian Quartet • Bernard Walton, clarinet • London Symphony Orchestra • Jascha Horenstein, conductor 'This CD picks up part of [Simpson's] early legacy and presents it in all its pioneering freshness… This is a valuable document of the world's earliest awakening to Simpson's distinctive and completely genuine voice' MusicWeb Howard SKEMPTON (b. 1947)________________NMC D005 Lento       CD SINGLE BBC Symphony Orchestra • Mark Wigglesworth, conductor 'Lento, by the British miniaturist Howard Skempton, must surely be heading for cult status… It is captivating in its simple wistfulness' BBC Music Magazine 'The simple truth about this quietly miraculous piece is that it contrives to sound completely timeless: once heard, it's music you've always known.' HiFi News & Record Reviews BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BEST RECORDING OF 1952 Also on NMC D032 Howard SKEMPTON (b. 1947)________________NMC D135 Ben Somewhen Chamber Concerto • Clarinet Quintet • The Voice of the Spirits • The Bridge of Fire • Suite from Delicate • Roundels of the Year • Rise up, my Love • Ben Somewhen BCMG • EXAUDI • James Weeks, conductor Howard SKEMPTON (b. 1947)________________NMC D234 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner • Only the Sound Remains Birmingham Contemporary Music Group • Martyn Brabbins conductor • Roderick Williams baritone • Christopher Yates viola 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