New Music Group of Scotland: Music by Harper & Cresswell
Edward Harper was also the director of the New Music Group as well as being a fine composer, as is his contemporary Lyell Cresswell. Jane Manning is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading singers of new music.
Track Listing
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Edward Harper:
- Laetentur Coeli (2:48)
- Timor et Hebetudo (3:19)
- In Resurrexione Tua (1:26)
- Fantasia III (9:57) Lyell Cresswell:
- Prayer for the Cure of a Sprained Back (6:58) Edward Harper:
- Ricercari in memoriam Luigi Dallpiccola (13:38) Lyell Cresswell
- Words for Music (4:43)
- Sextet - section 1 (6:49)
- Sextet - section 2 (3:29)
- Sextet - section 3 (2:58)
- Sextet - section 4 (5:41)
Reviews
Gramophone
“variety is one thing [this CD] can’t be accused of lacking. Harper’s Byrd transcriptions for brass form an appropriate, and well-played, backdrop to his own Byrd derived Fantasia III, an efficient piece of work. [Cresswell’s vocal works are] finely performed by Jane Manning in recordings which make admirable use of church resonance
” —Arnold Whittall
