“Icarus drowning, most strikingly of all, takes Brueghel's painting 'The Fall of Icarus' as a starting point...It is the most impressive piece in the [Icarus] cycle.”
18th January 2001
“This is eloquently luminous instrumental writing for Peter Jenkin's clarinet (and bass clarinet), Alice Giles's harp, as well as a string quartet and three percussionists. The final gasps of the bass clarinet signal the end of the slow ballet as Icarus's body drifts and twists within oceanic tides. The tolling end of the piece is a memorable use of musical space.”
