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NIGHT FIRE SUN SILENCE:
music by John Casken
Ensemble 10/10; member of psappha; RNCM New Ensemble & Wind Orchestra; Apollo Saxophone Quartet; various soloists

A very varied selection of fine chamber/orchestral music by one of Britain's most accomplished composers.
playing time: CD1 64.32     CD2  67.16  
direct sale price:  $23.99
audio  sample:  Distant Variations (extract)
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tracks:
Infanta Marina
Rachael Pankhurst (cor anglais), Ensemble 10.10,
conducted by Clark Rundell
Après un Silence
Lesley Hatfield (violin), Andrew Ball (piano)
Firewhirl
Patricia Rozario (soprano), Ensemble 10/10,
conducted by Clark Rundell
Piano Quartet
Richard Casey (piano), David Routledge (violin),
David Aspin (viola), Jennifer Langridge (cello)
Après un Silence (emsemble version)
Kyra Humphreys (violin), RNCM New Ensemble,
conducted by Clark Rundell
Salamandra - Fire-Haunt
Andrew Ball & Juian Jacobson (pianos)
Amarantos
Ensemble 10/10 conducted by Clark Rundell
Distant Variations
Apollo Saxophone Quartet, RNCM Wind Orchestra,
conducted by Clark Rundell

review extracts: for full reviews click here
“Eight works by a composer whose craftsmanship is as fastidious as his imagination is spirited.” – Paul Driver (The Sunday Times)
“Here is another useful compendium of music [by John Casken] , whose idiom is accessible-modernist. The recordings are good and the production is of Metier's usual high standard.”– Peter Grahame Woolf (Musical Pointers)
“This approachable music is well played” - Peter Spaull (Liverpool Daily Post)