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Elisabeth Lutyens - Choral and Chamber Works

NMC D124

A tribute to this radical and influential composer in the centenary of her birth, this CD presents a selection of Lutyens' varied and inspirational choral works - including the Motet setting of excerpts of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and the Chaucer setting The Country of the Stars - with a series of instrumental pieces includng the fearsomely difficult String Trio and the lyrical Presages for solo oboe; it is performed by EXAUDI and Endymion.

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"The centenary of Elisabeth Lutyens's birth this year has been passing almost unnoticed, just as her stature in British music went unappreciated for much of her composing career. This mixture of a cappella choral and instrumental works from the 1950s and 1960s is a timely and beautifully performed tribute."
The Guardian 2006

Released: 2006
Total Time: 77'30

Tracklist
Composers on this Release

Tracklist

Disc 1

1	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages for solo oboe, Op 53 (1963): Recitativo: Lento	1'40
2	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation I: Allegro	0'59
3	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation II: Moderato	1'05
4	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation III: Allegro	0'54
5	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation IV: Adagio	1'39
6	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation V	0'56
7	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation VI: Allegro	0'47
8	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Variation VII: Liberamente	1'14
9	Melinda Maxwell, oboe	Presages: Coda	1'21
10	EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director	Motet (Excerpta Tractati Logico-Philosophici), Op 27 (1953)	9'46
11	Endymion: Helen Keen, flute/ Mark van de Wiel, clarinet/ Robin O'Neill, bassoon	Wind Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, Op 52 (1963): Improvisation I: Moderato	1'14
12	Endymion	Wind Trio: Interlude I: Andante	0'41
13	Endymion	Wind Trio: Improvisation II: Allegro	1'22
14	Endymion	Wind Trio: Interlude II: Lento	0'36
15	Endymion	Wind Trio: Improvisation III: Molto Allegro	1'47
16	Endymion	Wind Trio: Interlude III: Adagio	0'45
17	Endymion	Wind Trio: Improvisation IV: Commodo	1'14
18	Endymion	Wind Trio: Interlude IV: Moderato	0'34
19	Endymion	Wind Trio: Improvisation V: Alla breve	1'39
20	EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (1965): Magnificat	5'01
21	EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (1965): Nunc dimittis	2'40
22	Endymion: Krysia Osostowicz, violin/ James Sleigh, viola/ Jane Samlon, cello	String Trio, Op 57 (1964): I Molto moderato - Poco allegro - Meno mosso	3'13
23	Endymion	String Trio: II Lento	1'37
24	Endymion	String Trio: III Poco presto	1'56
25	Endymion	String Trio IV: Allegretto	1'21
26	Endymion	String Trio V: Recitativo: Lento - Intro.: L'istesso tempo - Molto allegro -	4'17
27	EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director	Verses of Love (1970)	6'07
28	Endymion: Helen Keen, flute/ Mark van de Wiel, clarinet/ Michael Dussek, piano	Fantasie Trio for flute, clarinet and piano , Op 55 (1963): I	4'15
29	Endymion	Fantasie Trio: II	4'01
30	Endymion	Fantasie Trio: III	3'34
31	EXAUDI/ James Weeks, director	The Country of the Stars (1963)	8'23

Composers on this Release

• Lutyens, Elisabeth