Letters to the World – Chamber Music by George Nicholson
George Nicholson says that he is always alert to the challenge of working with the grain of every instrument he writes for, exploring and exploiting its potential to the full. As a result his music makes virtuoso demands on the players. His style is eclectic drawing on many genres (including jazz scat-singing in “For Miles”) making it full of interest.
Track Listing
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George Nicholson:
- Spring Songs - No. 1 (1:25)
- Spring Songs - No. 2 (1:46)
- Spring Songs - No. 3 (3:24)
- Spring Songs - No. 4 (2:02)
- Spring Songs - No. 5 (2:42)
- Three Pieces from Mots Justes - I. For Miles (5:56)
- Three Pieces from Mots Justes - II. Sung without words (5:36)
- Three Pieces from Mots Justes - III. In accord (12:55)
- Nodus (10:44)
- Letters to the World - 1. Belshazzar had a letter (2:06)
- Letters to the World - 2. Of Yellow was the Outer Sky (4:07)
- Letters to the World - 3. Answer July (1:16)
- Letters to the World - 4. There is a solitude of space (3:14)
- Letters to the World - 5. Yesterday is History (1:29)
- Letters to the World - 6. As imperceptibly as grief (6:12)
- Letters to the World - 7. Bee! I'm expecting you (2:37)
- Letters to the World - 8. Heart! We will forget him (2:45)
- Letters to the World - 9. He scanned it (2:43)
- Letters to the World - 10. A death blow is a life blow to some (3:26)
- Letters to the World - 11. The wind didn't come from the orchard (2:31)
