Elisabeth Lutyens' reputation as a teacher, with pupils like Alison Bauld, Brian Elias, and Robert Saxton, and her notoriety as an outspoken eccentric, began to overshadow her creative achievement in the 1970s.
Compositional Technique
Elisabeth Lutyens pioneered an idiosyncratic serialism, first deployed in her Chamber Concerto No 1, Op 8 (1939-1940), to realize her radical vision.
Critical Reception
Elisabeth Lutyens' uncompromising stance and the professionalism of her music began to influence a younger generation of composers, including Malcolm Williamson, Alexander Goehr, and Richard Rodney Bennett.
Performer Biography
Jane Manning, the soprano on this recording, has given over 300 world premieres and received a Special Award from the Composers Guild of Great Britain for her services to new music.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Lutyens, the composer, had a famous father, Sir Edwin Lutyens, who was preoccupied with his architectural projects, and a mother, Lady Emily, who was involved with Theosophy.
Performer Biography
Jane Manning's association with Elisabeth Lutyens' music began early in her career with the first performances of The Valley of Hatsu-Se, and Lutyens wrote ten further premieres for her.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elisabeth Lutyens felt she chose music as a gesture of self-definition, stating in her autobiography, 'Too bad if I had no talent - I would simply have to acquire one'.
