Jonathan Harvey : Song offerings and White as jasmine / Michael Downes.

Author/Creator:

Downes, Michael, 1968-

Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.

Series:

Landmarks in music since 1950.
Landmarks in music since 1950

Format/Description:

Book
xiv, 149 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in).

Subjects:

Harvey, Jonathan, 1939 -- -Criticism and interpretation.
Harvey, Jonathan, 1939- Song offerings.
Harvey, Jonathan, 1939- White as jasmine.
Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Music -- 21st century -- History and criticism.

Contents:

In quest : Jonathan Harvey's musical development from the 1950s to the 1980s
The approach to the absolute : metaphysical preoccupations in Harvey's music
Song offerings
White as jasmine
Towards pure lands : Harvey's music in the twenty-first century.

Participant:

Performers on CD: Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin, conductor, Anu Komsi, soprano, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov, conductor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
1st work recorded at the Maltings, Snape 14-15 November 1988. Released in 1989, Nimbus Records Limited NI 5167. 2nd work recorded at City Halls, Glasgow, 1 February 2007. Released NMC Recordings Ltd NMC D141.

ISBN:

9780754660224 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0754660222 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

319321762

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