Clare Hammond, pianist, won the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Young Artist Award' in 2016 for her outstanding achievements.
Composition History
The song cycle Time and the Seasons, for baritone and piano, was commissioned by the Oxford Lieder Festival for Roderick Williams and Andrew West.
Composer Biography
Robert Saxton, the composer, received early guidance from Benjamin Britten and studied with Luciano Berio.
Performer Biography
The Fidelio Trio, consisting of Darragh Morgan (violin), Tim Gill (cello), and Mary Dullea (piano), was shortlisted for the 2016 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards.
Compositional Technique
Fantasy Pieces, commissioned by the Fidelio Trio, is a set of six continuous pieces, each centering on a specific pitch, creating a tonal journey from B to E.
Compositional Technique
In A Hymn to the Thames, the pitch centers of the movements spell out the upper-case musical letters of the river's name: tHAmES (B natural, A, E and E flat).
Composer's Artistic Vision
The four works on this recording reflect Robert Saxton's continuing journey addressing a modal/harmonic goal-orientated narrative and his 'dual heritage'.
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