Night Fire Sun Silence – Music by John Casken
A very varied selection of fine chamber/orchestral music by one of Britain’s most accomplished composers.
Track Listing
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John Casken:
- Infanta Marina (14:14)
- Après un Silence (version for violin and piano) (17:11)
- Firewhirl (16:05)
- Piano Quartet (16:22)
- Après un Silence (ensemble version) (17:51)
- Salamandra (17:42)
- Amarantos (14:45)
- Distant Variations (16:23)
Reviews
The Sunday Times
“Eight works by a composer whose craftsmanship is as fastidious as his imagination is spirited.
” —Paul Driver
The Guardian
“This useful survey of pieces by John Casken, all but one of them appearing on disc for the first time, covers more than 20 years of his development as a composer.
” —Andrew Clements
Musical Pointers
“Here is another useful compendium of music [by John Casken] , whose idiom is accessible-modernist. The recordings (1992 & 1993 in Manchester) are good and the production is of Metier’s usual high standard.
” —Peter Grahame Woolf
