Electra Mourns was recorded live by the BBC on August 11, 2012, at Cadogan Hall, London, for the BBC Proms.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brian Elias was intrigued by the connections between dance, lyric poetry, and music, particularly rhythm and the juxtaposition of different basic meters.
Composition History
Electra Mourns, a setting of Sophocles in ancient Greek, was commissioned for mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley and cor anglais player Nicholas Daniel.
Notable Performances
Electra Mourns was first performed with the Britten Sinfonia at the BBC Proms in 2012.
Composer Biography
Brian Elias, the composer, was born in Bombay and sent to school in England at age thirteen, having already composed a fair amount by then.
Composition History
The work Geranos, composed in 1985, was written for the Fires of London, a chamber group, and was inspired by an ancient Greek ritual dance.
Compositional Technique
In Geranos, a chord introduced by the piano at the beginning dictates the material throughout the entire piece.
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