John Casken: Orion over Farne

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As so often in Casken's evocative but rigorous music, the inspiration for Orion Over Farne (1984-86) is Northumberland – the Farne Islands – as well as Greek myth...A disc of vitality and contrast,... — The Observer, 4th May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 21st Apr 2014
Catalogue No: NMCD189
Label: NMC
Length: 74 minutes

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Casken: Violin Concerto

Work length31:10

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Sophia Jaffé
Hallé Orchestra
Markus Stenz
Recorded: 2-4 March 2013
Recording Venue: Halle St Peter’s, Manchester

I. Appassionato

Track length11:14

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$3.85

II. Cantabile

Track length12:28

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III. Marcato e ritmico

Track length7:28

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Casken: Concerto for Orchestra

Work length19:49

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$5.20

Hallé Orchestra
Markus Stenz
Recorded: 2-4 March 2013
Recording Venue: Halle St Peter’s, Manchester

I. Dramatic and Sudden

Track length4:04

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$1.30

I. Resolute

Track length6:06

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II. Calm and Unhurried

Track length3:13

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II. Intense and Energetic

Track length6:26

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Casken: Orion over Farne

Work length23:35

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Hallé Orchestra
Markus Stenz
Recorded: 28-29 November 2013
Recording Venue: Halle St Peter’s, Manchester

I. —

Track length6:57

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II. —

Track length6:44

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III. —

Track length3:29

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IV. —

Track length6:25

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World premiere of Casken’s Oboe Concerto Apollinaire’s Bird with the Hallé & Stéphane Rancourt, conducted by Sir Mark Elder in April 2014.

A live recording of the premiere of Apollinaire’s Bird will be speedily turned around and released a few days later as a free download by NMC for a limited time only. Details will be available via the Hallé and NMC websites and at the concert on the 10 April.

Casken's Golem (on NMC D113) won a Gramophone Award in 1991 and was Winner of the first Britten Award for Composition.

Composer John Casken celebrates his 65th birthday in 2014.

Casken’s work is often inspired by the Northumberland countryside and coastline where he lives and in the symphonic poem Orion Over Farne (1984-86) he conjures up the magical atmosphere of the Farne Islands, drawing on the myth, landscape and poetry of area using rich orchestral sonorities. The Violin Concerto received its premiere at the BBC Proms in 1995 and is performed by the young German violinist Sophia Jaffé. It loosely takes narrative from Tolstoy's Father Sergius, a story reflecting some of the turmoil of human experience and the dilemmas arising from the decisions we make, and the things we do. Some of the musical material resurfaces in the Casken's opera God’s Liar. Concerto for Orchestra (2007) is Casken’s most recent orchestral work, which was written for the National theater-Orchesters Mannheim and continues the composer's interest in two-movement forms that began with his Cello Concerto (1991), a recording of which is available on NMCD086.

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4th May 2014

As so often in Casken's evocative but rigorous music, the inspiration for Orion Over Farne (1984-86) is Northumberland – the Farne Islands – as well as Greek myth...A disc of vitality and contrast, expertly played by the Hallé underMarkus Stenz.

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