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"Gawain" van de Britse componist Harrison Birtwistle is een meeslepende en uitdagende opera die de diepere lagen van de menselijke ervaring verkent. Dit werk, dat in 1991 in première ging en in 2014 opnieuw werd uitgebracht, is een hoogtepunt in de carrière van een van de meest originele en invloedrijke Britse componisten van de afgelopen decennia.
De opera, die bestaat uit twee akten, is gebaseerd op de middeleeuwse legende van Sir Gawain en de Groene Ridder. Met een intensieve en vaak schrille muzikale beeldspraak, die varieert van schreeuwerige houtblazers en een getokkelde harp tot bedaarde tussenspelen, biedt "Gawain" een diepgaande en meeslepende ervaring. De opera is een meesterwerk van subtiele schoonheid en primitivistische kracht, dat de grenzen van de klassieke muziek verleggen.
Harrison Birtwistle, geboren in 1934 en overleden in 2022, is bekend om zijn unieke en vaak controversiële stijl. Zijn werk omvat een breed scala aan composities, van grote operatische en orkestrale stukken tot intieme kamermuziek. "Gawain" is een van zijn meest bekende en invloedrijke werken, dat zowel door zijn complexe structuur als door zijn diepgaande thematiek indruk maakt.
De opname van "Gawain" is een getrouwe weergave van de originele uitvoering, met een duur van 1 uur en 38 minuten. Het album, uitgebracht door NMC Recordings, biedt een unieke kans om de diepere lagen van deze meeslepende opera te ontdekken. Met een rijke en veelzijdige muziek die zowel uitdagend als meeslepend is, is "Gawain" een essentiële toevoeging aan de collectie van elke liefhebber van klassieke muziek."
2014 NMC Recordings2014 (P) NMC Recordings
Tracks
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): OvertureHarrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Story Begins. Night After NightHarrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court. They Tire MeHarrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Three Riddles. There Was a ManHarrison Birtwistle, Omar Ebrahim, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, John Marsden, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Arthur's Response. How Can I Eat?Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. This Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Mystery of the Open Door. It's NothingHarrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Another Riddle. Something Stranger Than Charity [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. Now Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Entrance of the Green Knight. Now I Shall Test His Strength [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight Rides into the Court [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight's Challenge. Which of You Is King? [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Kevin Smith, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Francois Le Roux, Richard Greager, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court's Reaction, Gawain Accepts the Challenge. God's Name [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Alan Ewing, Francois Le Roux, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Raising of the Axe [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Time Frozen. This Is the Moment That Waited for You [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Gawain Decapitates the Green Knight. God's Name! [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, John Marsden, Omar Ebrahim, Alan Ewing, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Severed Head Instructs Gawain. My Title Is Knight of the Green Chapel [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight Rides Off [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court's Reaction. It's Nothing [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, John Tomlinson, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Prophesies & Threats. Now That You've Seen Its Face [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Richard Greager, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Ia. Winter. Day [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Ib. Winter. Night. Here Is Your Second Birth [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIa. Spring. DayHarrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIb. Spring. Night. Here Is Your Second Skin [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIIa. Summer. Day [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIIb. Summer. Night. Here Is Your Second Flesh [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IVa. Autumn. Day [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IVb. Autumn. Night. Here Is Your Second Arm [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Va. Winter II. Day [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Vb. Winter II. Night. Here Is Your Badge of Steel [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Vc. Winter II. Coda. Now with a Single Step [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Morgan le Fay's Prediction. Now with a Single Step [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse. Soon What You Most LoveHarrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. A Single StepHarrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon... What You Want, You'll Have [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. A Day, Another Day, a Week of Days [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon You'll See Its Face [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. Another Mile, Another Day, Another Week [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. This Is the Hour of Vanity or Choice [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Castle de Hautdesert. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Dance Aria. Now We Shall LearnHarrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome & Gawain's Foreboding. My Food, My Wine, My Hearth [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Anne Howells, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The First Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The First Hunt & Temptation. The Door Was Unlocked [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): An Aside from Morgan le Fay. A Gift He Must Not Refuse [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Who's There? [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Second Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark [Live]Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Second Hunt & Temptation. Are You Gawain?Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
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