Release Date: 1 April 1998
The haunting and atmospheric title work - inspired by a Roy Harper lyric - is accompanied by the celebratory Alleluia Timpanis, Bedford's Symphony No.1, and his Recorder Concerto, with soloist Piers Adams.
Piers Adams recorders
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Jac van Steen conductor
Martin Brabbins conductor
AUDIO
REVIEWS
'Someone who can combine the shimmering sounds of Sixties texture music with greater consonance than most would dare deserves his place in the sun.' BBC Music Magazine
'A cocooned blanket of warmth' MusicWeb International
FUNDERS
Produced in association with BBC Radio 3
RECORDING CREDITS
Recording date: 3 January 1997 (Recorder Concerto), 7-9 February 1997
Recording venue: BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale, London
Mike Clements Engineer
Colin Matthews Producer
Geoff Miles Editing & mastering:
(P) 1998 NMC Recordings Ltd