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Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time; Ritual Fragment; Gawain's Journey

Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time; Ritual Fragment; Gawain's Journey
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: Quarter note = c. 40
2. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 4 + 5 (soprano sax)
3. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 10 + 1 (muted horns)
4. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 14 - 6 (senza tempo)
5. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 19 (cor anglais / flute duet)
6. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 21 (central climax)
7. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 31 (string 'chorale')
8. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 37 (senza tempo)
9. Triumph of Time, for orchestra: 39 (cor anglais solo)
10. Ritual Fragment, for ensemble
11. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Introduction
12. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: The Opening of the Door
13. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: The Challenge
14. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: The Court becomes Visible
15. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: He Strikes the Blow
16. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Lullaby
17. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Vision of the Hunt 1
18. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Seduction Scene
19. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Vision of the Hunt 2
20. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: The Journey
21. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Vision of the Hunt 3
22. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Morgan goes through into the Blizzard

CD Details

All Artists: Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, London Sinfonietta
Title: Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time; Ritual Fragment; Gawain's Journey
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nmc Records
Release Date: 11/30/2004
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 675754794125, 5023363008822

CD Reviews

Three masterpieces well performed

R. Rockwell | Brooklyn, NY USA | 08/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must give credit to Rough Guide for introducing me to Birtwistle or I never would have tried the CD. The triumph of time is a funeral dirge, titled for a painting of Breughel the Elder. It builds slowly and chillingly, using a theme on soprano sax seven times throughout the piece, symbolizing time's persistance over human life. It is emotionally shattering as is the elegiac Ritual Fragment. Gawain's Journey is an orchestral suite drawn from the opera after the premeire and it only makes me wish that Gawain was available. Gawain tells the story of his fight with the green Knight and is powerful even in the suite.

Pleas excuse typos I have a neurologic disease."