Witten & Huddersfield: H&N, Sat 22/7/17; 10:00pm

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Annoyingly little information from the Beeb about what's going to be broadcast from the 2017 Witten New Music Days, beyond the general hint that two works by Nicolaus Huber (b 1939) are "included", one for Ensemble Modern, the other for the Ardittis - unless it's a single work, a sort-of Concerto Grosso for S4tet and Ensemble?

More details for the works celebrating the forthcoming 40th Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in November. Former H&N producer, Andrew Kurowski introduces recordings of works by composer who are/were regularly featured at the Festival:

Brian Ferneyhough (b 1943): Carcere d'Invenzione III; ASKO Ensemble
James Dillon (b 1950): Dillug Kefitsah; Noriko Kawai (piano)
Jonathan Harvey (1939 - 2012): Bhakti (sections I & II); London Sinfonietta/Sound Intermedia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yrfbq

[Serial_Apologist]

Always good to hear a piece of Dillon for the first time, and Ferneyhough's Carcere, if only one of them! And I thought I had Harvey's Bhakti somewhere, but I now see I am confusing that with his chamber piece The Riot.

[MrGongGong]

I last saw Jonathan Harvey at Huddersfield a few years ago
Such a brilliant man and wonderful composer

Thanks for reminding me of this

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I last saw Jonathan Harvey at Huddersfield a few years ago
Such a brilliant man and wonderful composer

Thanks for reminding me of this

Yes - I was there for his last appearance at the Festival, when the Ardittis performed his last S4tet. He came on at the end to conthankulate the performers, looking very frail and needing a walking stick for support.

Very different from the vigorous man I'd seen at Music Nova in Glasgow in 1981. I treasure the memory of watching him and Milton Babbitt deep in conversation as they walked across one of the parks to get to the venue - Harvey, tall and slender, leaning towards the short and stocky Babbitt.

[MrGongGong]

Yes - I was there for his last appearance at the Festival, when the Ardittis performed his last S4tet. He came on at the end to conthankulate the performers, looking very frail and needing a walking stick for support.

Very different from the vigorous man I'd seen at Music Nova in Glasgow in 1981. I treasure the memory of watching him and Milton Babbitt deep in conversation as they walked across one of the parks to get to the venue - Harvey, tall and slender, leaning towards the short and stocky Babbitt.

One of my big regrets is not doing the Phd with Jonathan Harvey
Everytime I encountered him I was more impressed and inspired and it was always at the back of my mind
but, sadly, some things aren't meant to be

I did manage to have several wonderful conversations with him

[Serial_Apologist]

One of my big regrets is not doing the Phd with Jonathan Harvey
Everytime I encountered him I was more impressed and inspired and it was always at the back of my mind
but, sadly, some things aren't meant to be

I did manage to have several wonderful conversations with him

I have some lovely interviews from broadcasts from his home on cassette.

[MrGongGong]

I have some lovely interviews from broadcasts from his home on cassette.