The Golden Selection (Works by Nyman, Parker, Taverner, White, Mathias, Macmillan) - Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection (John Wallace and John Miller on trumpet, Paul Gardham on horn, Simon Gunton on trombone and Robin Haggart on tuba) perform works by John Tavener, John White, Jim Parker, Michael Nyman, William Mathias & James Macmillan.

Taverner's Trisagion was written originally for the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, who famously described it as "unplayable by a quintet of mere mortals"! The Wallace Collection's phenomenal technical skills are fully showcased in this work which takes its inspiration from the Byzantine church. Conversely the title track by Jim Parker is inspired by mathematics, namely the Fibonacci Sequence which is known as The Golden Section.

John White's Doggerel Machine uses strange contrasts and juxtapositions, and sets up mechanical repetition figures.

Best known for his film score for The Piano, Michael Nyman's Masque Arias is the composer's own transcription of music from the score he wrote for Prospero's Books and is very typical of the composer's style. James MacMillan' Adam's Rib was commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and takes its inspiration from the second chapter of Genesis.

Trisagion
12:28

Doggerel Machine: Serene But Ongoing
02:13

Doggerel Machine: Sprightly But Steady
01:32

Doggerel Machine: Serene But Ongoing
00:16

Doggerel Machine: Serene But Ongoing
02:04

Doggerel Machine: Serene But Ongoing
00:15

Doggerel Machine: Strong But Steady
01:52

Doggerel Machine: Serene But Ongoing
00:11

Doggerel Machine: Presto But Steady
00:35

Doggerel Machine: Quick March
00:53

The Golden Section: The Bullfight (francisco de goya)
03:18

The Golden Section: Valparaiso (james abbott mcneill whistler)
02:52

The Golden Section: La Parade du Cirque
02:03

The Golden Section: Dejuner Sur L'Herbe (edouard manet)
02:31

The Golden Section: Night Hawks (edward hopper)
03:26

The Golden Section: Broadway Boogie-Woogie (piet mondrian)
02:37

Masque Arias
07:41

Summer Dances: Maestoso: Allegro Alla Danza
02:22

Summer Dances: Allegretto Preciso
01:52

Summer Dances: Allegro Non Troppo
02:29

Summer Dances: Moderato
01:33

Summer Dances: Lento Con Moto e Flessible
04:11

Summer Dances: Allegro Ritmico
02:11

Adam's Rib
10:27