Ferneyhough's music gained wider recognition after he moved to mainland Europe, earning him prizes at the Gaudeamus Composers' Competition for three consecutive years (1968-70).
Performer Biography
Graeme Jennings, the violinist on this recording, is a former member of the renowned Arditti String Quartet (1994-2005) and has given over 300 premieres.
Composer Biography
Brian Ferneyhough has taught composition at several prestigious institutions, including the Musikhochschule in Freiburg and Stanford University, where he was named William H. Bonsall Professor in Music.
Recording & Production
This album features the world premieres of three works: 'Incipits', 'no time (at all)', and 'Les Froissements d'Ailes de Gabriel', performed by the ELISION Ensemble.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Ferneyhough, musical tradition is not to be blindly revered or despised, but rather challenged and transcended, a concept he describes as 'obeying by overstepping'.
Composer Biography
Brian Ferneyhough, born in Coventry, England in 1943, received formal musical training at the Birmingham School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, London.
Composition History
The works on this album, with the exception of 'Allgebrah', are part of a sequence of five pieces for solo instrument and ensemble, which stemmed from Ferneyhough's exploration of soloist-ensemble relationships in his 'Carceri d'invenzione' cycle.
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