Fifth disc in series (of six) focusing on the music of young UK-based composers.
Features world premiere recordings of London Sinfonietta commissions by Ian Vine and
Anna Meredith.
London Sinfonietta’s Principal Bassoon, John Orford, unleashes his inner rock god in Anna Meredith’s axeman.
Flak features live electronics developed and performed by Sound Intermedia.
This CD features four engaging works by rising young stars of the British contemporary music scene that communicate a real passion for experimentation and exploring new sound worlds. Anna Meredith caused a stir at the Last Night of the Proms 2008 with her daring BBC commission froms, and her two pieces on this disc display an equally joyous flair for the dramatic: axeman is a truly awe-inspiring solo for electric bassoon, and flak plays with the contrasts between electronics and live musicians.
Both flak and Ian Vine’s ocre oscuro were created through the London Sinfonietta’s innovative Blue Touch Paper scheme, which gives young composers a laboratory-like opportunity to develop their ideas with musicians.
The London Sinfonietta gave the premiere of Emily Hall’s highly-acclaimed first opera Santé in 2006: Think About Space was described as ‘fresh and distinctive’ by Andrew Clements writing in the Guardian.
