50 short pieces for piano by 30 of Britain's leading composers
"A wonderful snapshot of music being written in Britain now. Better still, these pieces have been written for us all to play." The Observer 1999
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Track Listing
Track Time
MP3
Eleanor Alberga: If the Silver Bird could Speak
3'00
David Bedford: Toccata
3'03
Diana Burrell: Constellations I & II
2'52
Philip Cashian: Landscape
4'26
Brian Elias: Moto perpetuo
2'04
Michael Finnissy: Yvaropera 5
3'52
Graham Fitkin: Sazz
2'27
Michael Zev Gordon: Far away
4'40
Jonathan Harvey: ff
2'25
Alun Hoddinott: Dark march
2'01
Gabriel Jackson: Memorial Blues for Phyllis Hyman
4'16
Stephen Montague: Mira
6'02
Anthony Payne: Song without end
3'51
Jeremy Dale Roberts: Stele for John Lambert
1'27
Roger Redgate: Trace
4'23
Edwin Roxburgh: Moonscape
3'11
Timothy Salter: Lutie's arabesque
3'28
David Sawer: Diversion
2'12
Howard Skempton: Cantilena
2'14
Andrew Toovey: Still
2'18
Jeremy Dale Roberts: Nyanyushka's song
0'45
Philip Cashian: Slow moon
1'26
Eleanor Alberga: Only a wish away
1'32
Alun Hoddinott: Lizard
0'53
Michael Zev Gordon: High ground
1'47
Roger Redgate: Arc
0'37
Michael Finnissy: Tango
0'44
Richard Rodney Bennett: Taking a line for a walk
1'14
Timothy Salter: Cat being bold at first
1'00
Neil Kaczor: In memoriam
1'46
Colin Matthews: Rosamund's March
1'03
Julian Anderson: Somewhere near Cluj
1'35
Stephen Montague: Tsunami
1'19
Laurence Crane: Chorale for Howard Skempton
1'22
Edward McGuire: Foglie d'autunno
2'51
Brian Elias: Plaint
1'00
Jonathan Harvey: Haiku
0'30
Dave Smith: Tuesday
1'04
Andrew Toovey: Little Dances
2'05
David Bedford: Sunset over Stac Pollaidh
1'48
Barry Mills: Clouds
1'16
Avril Anderson: A story untold
0'59
Edwin Roxburgh: Hallowe'en
1'11
Anthony Payne: Micro-sonata
1'51
Graham Fitkin: Tunch
3'10
John Tavener: Zodiacs
2'26
David Sawer: L'escalier
1'05
Diana Burrell: The Little Bear
1'22
Gabriel Jackson: October Monody
0'51
Howard Skempton: Arpeggio
1'12
Composers on this disc
Eleanor Alberga Avril Anderson Julian Anderson David Bedford Richard Rodney Bennett Diana Burrell Philip Cashian Laurence Crane Brian Elias Michael Finnissy Graham Fitkin Michael Zev Gordon Jonathan Harvey Alun Hoddinott Gabriel Jackson Neil Kazcor Colin Matthews Edward McGuire Barry Mills Stephen Montague Anthony Payne Roger Redgate Jeremy Dale Roberts Edwin Roxburgh Timothy Salter David Sawer Howard Skempton Dave Smith John Tavener Andrew Toovey
