Martin Suckling: This Departing Landscape

Featuring

Katherine Bryan
Ilan Volkov
Tamara Stefanovich
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
Martin Suckling

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Martin Suckling's music often fulfills Rainer Maria Rilke's maxim of music as 'audible landscape', making the auditory almost concretely visual.

Composer Biography

Martin Suckling studied composition at Cambridge, King's College London, Yale University, and the Royal Academy of Music with notable figures such as Robin Holloway and Sir George Benjamin.

Recording & Production

The recording of this album was made possible with generous support from a Leverhulme Trust Philip Leverhulme Prize, awarded to Martin Suckling.

Compositional Technique

Colour is central to Martin Suckling's work, with precise harmonies and spacing embodied in instrumental timbres and resonances, showing kinship with French musical colourists like Debussy, Ravel, and Varèse.

Recording & Production

NMC Recordings, a charitable company, relies on support from individuals and organizations to release new music, with various donor levels offering benefits like CD booklet credits and invitations to recording sessions.