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John Pickard: The Gardener of Aleppo & Other Chamber Works

5/1/2020, 13 Tracks, 1:19:22

Gramophone Editor's Choice; Gramophone Award Winner 2021

Featuring

  • Philippa Davies
  • Scott Dickinson
  • Lucy Wakeford
  • Martyn Brabbins
  • Susan Bickley
  • Adrian Brendel
  • Martin Robertson
  • Ian Brown
  • Gareth Hulse
  • Ursula Leveaux
  • Nash Ensemble
  • John Pickard

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Recording & Production

The seven works on this disc cover just over 30 years of John Pickard's composing, grouped in a broad progression from serious to more lighthearted pieces.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Martyn Brabbins, the conductor on this album, is the music director of English National Opera and is known for his advocacy of British composers, having conducted hundreds of world premières.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Susan Bickley, the mezzo-soprano on this album, is an accomplished singer known for her wide repertoire, including baroque, 19th and 20th-century dramatic roles, and contemporary music.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Nash Ensemble, the resident chamber ensemble at Wigmore Hall since 2010, is acclaimed for its adventurous programming and has premiered over 300 new works.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

John Pickard, born in 1963, is a British composer who studied with William Mathias and Louis Andriessen and is currently a professor of composition at the University of Bristol.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer John Pickard avoids repeating himself, so each new work tends to react against the character, structure, and technique of the previous one.

Source: Booklet

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