A tribute to this radical and influential composer in the centenary of her birth, this album presents a selection of Lutyens' varied and inspirational choral works - including the Motet setting of excerpts of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and the Chaucer setting The Country of the Stars - with a series of instrumental pieces including the fearsomely difficult String Trio and the lyrical Presages for solo oboe; it is performed by EXAUDI and Endymion.
EXAUDI
Endymion
AUDIO
REVIEWS
'The centenary of Elisabeth Lutyens's birth this year has been passing almost unnoticed, just as her stature in British music went unappreciated for much of her composing career. This mixture of a cappella choral and instrumental works from the 1950s and 1960s is a timely and beautifully performed tribute.' The Guardian 2006
'Texturally austere and technically awesome ... plenty to marvel at' Gramophone
RECORDING CREDITS
Recorded at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London on 4-5, 8 and 12 May 2006
For EXAUDI:
ANDREW POST Engineer
ANDREW GRIFFITHS Producer
For Endymion:
ANDREW POST Engineer
DAVID LEFEBER Producer
BAYAN NORTHCOTT Co-producer
Catalogue number: NMC D124
Release Date: 1 October 2006