Alexander Goehr aims to integrate contemporary musical language with the forms and concerns of older Western music, a concern he inherited from Schoenberg.
Compositional Technique
The title 'Since Brass, nor Stone...' is taken from Shakespeare's 65th Sonnet and also humorously refers to the opening percussion sequence which includes brass and stone instruments.
Compositional Technique
In his Largo Siciliano, Alexander Goehr directly quotes from his former teacher Messiaen's 'Mode de Valeurs et des Intensités' and contrasts it with more traditional material.
Recording & Production
The Clarinet Quintet and '...around Stravinsky' were recorded at St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, while 'Largo Siciliano' and 'manere' were recorded at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.
Composition History
The work 'Since Brass, nor Stone...' was commissioned by the BBC and the Royal Philharmonic Society for the New Generation Artists scheme.
Composer Biography
Alexander Goehr formed the Music Theatre Ensemble in the early 1960s, which was the first group dedicated to this now established musical form.
Composer Biography
Alexander Goehr, the composer, studied in Manchester with Richard Hall and in Paris with Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod.
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