Weir: Piano Concerto, Distance and Enchantment & Other Works

Featuring

William Howard
Simon Blendis
Krysia Osostowicz
Timothy Boulton
Richard Lester
Susan Tomes

Petra Casén
Schubert Ensemble
Domus Piano Quartet
Judith Weir

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Performer Biography

The Schubert Ensemble, featured on this album, was founded in 1983 and is known for its extensive touring, performing in over 40 different countries.

Recording & Production

NMC Recordings, the label for this album, has a principle of never deleting its catalogue, ensuring all releases from its 1989 launch remain permanently available.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Weir's music frequently incorporates melodic shapes and narrative structures from various vernacular folk traditions, including those from Scotland, Spain, Eastern Europe, and Northern Africa.

Performer Biography

Susan Tomes, a pianist on this album, was the first woman to study music at King's College, Cambridge University, which had been an all-male college for 400 years.

Composer Biography

Judith Weir has held visiting professorships at Oxford and Princeton universities and taught composition at Glasgow University and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Judith Weir, the composer, constructs her music from the simplest materials and within clearly defined limits, often eliding or excluding mainstream compositional traditions.

Performer Biography

William Howard, a pianist on this album, has been particularly acclaimed for his performances of Janáček, receiving a medal from the Czech Minister of Culture.