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Laurence Crane: Natural World
by John Eyles
Compared to the number of albums which many jazz or improvising musicians release, it can often be an eye-opener to glance at the discography of musicians from other genres. For example, although composer Laurence Crane was born in Oxford in 1961, is Professor of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and his music is frequently performed, recorded and broadcast in the UK and elsewhere, Natural World is only the seventh album to feature his music since his ...
read moreLaurence Crane: Natural World
by Marat Ingeldeev
Natural World is Laurence Crane's welcome and long-overdue addition to Another Timbre's catalogue of curiously beautiful music. Not only does this album sound fresh, but it also retains that essence of what makes the composer's music sound like it does: always on the edge of elegantly tripping up, but still managing to maintain its balance. This work, written specifically for and commissioned by soprano Juliet Fraser and pianist Mark Knoop, is part of Fraser's ongoing two-year project 'The Carson Commissions,' ...
read moreMorton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet
by John Eyles
It seems almost inevitable that the five-star, five-disc box set Morton Feldman Piano (Another Timbre, 2019), by Apartment House pianist Philip Thomas, should overshadow Feldman releases on Another Timbre and other labels, not least because of its six-hour duration and Thomas' exquisite performances. However, as the Another Timbre catalogue reveals, there is far more to Feldman than his compositions for solo piano. Two Pianos and other pieces, 1953-1969(Another Timbre, 2014) featured Thomas and John Tilbury playing pieces for two pianos, ...
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