Composers
Notes of premières of new works run from three months before to three months following publication of this issue, i.e. from 1 July to 31 December 2013. There is therefore a three-month overlap between issues, and omissions and late news for the three ‘following’ months of the current issue will be picked up in the three ‘prior’ months of the next one. News of more distant forthcoming premières is given more briefly; full details will be found in subsequent issues.
ABRAHAMSEN, HANSlet me tell you (première) – 20 December Berlin, Philharmonie / Barbara Hannigan (sop), Berlin PO c. Andriss Nelsons.
ADAMS, JOHN Saxophone Concerto (première) – 22 August Sydney, Opera House / Timothy McAllister (sax), Sydney SO c. composer; (US première) – 20 September Baltimore, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall / Timothy McAllister, Baltimore SO c. Marin Alsop.
ANDRIESSEN, LOUISMysteriën (première) – 3 November Amsterdam, Concertgebouw / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra c. Mariss Jansons.
BIRTWISTLE, HARRISONSongs from the same Earth (première) – 13 June Aldeburgh Festival, Peter Pears Recital Room / Mark Padmore (ten), Till Fellner (pno).
CURRIER, SEBASTIANGlow (première) – 18 September London, Wigmore Hall / Inon Barnatan (pno). Cadence, Fugue and Fade (première) – 14 October New York, Lincoln Center / American Brass Quintet. Ringtone Variations (première) – 6 October Taipei, National Concert Hall / Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), Roman Patkoló (db).
DEAN, BRETT Trumpet Concerto (première) – 31 August Grafenegg, Wolkenturm / Håkan Hardenberger (tpt), Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich c. John Storgards. Dean was composer-in-residence at the Grafenegg Festival, with the country premières of Amphitheatre, Epitaphs, Twelve Angry Men, Viola Concerto, Wolf-Lieder and Testament between 16 August and 6 September.
HÖLLER, YORK Cello Concerto (première) – 15 November Stockholm, Konserthuset / Adrian Brendel (vlc), NDR Sinfonieorchester c. Antony Hermus.
HOLLOWAY, ROBINOn a Drop of Dew (première) – 20 November London, Westminster Abbey / St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Choir of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral Choir c. James O'Donnell.
HOLT, SIMONThe Yellow Wallpaper (première) – 29 October Cardiff, Hoddinott Hall / Elizabeth Atherton (sop), BBC National SO of Wales c.Thierry Fischer.
HOSOKAWA, TOSHIOIn memory of Wolfgang Schulz for wind quintet (première) – 14 August Salzburg, Mozarteum / Ensemble Wien–Berlin. Klage for soprano and orchestra (première) – 25 August Salzburg, Felsenreitschule / Anna Prohaska (sop), NHK Symphony Orchestra c. Charles Dutoit.
MACMILLAN, JAMESAlleluia (première) – 8 July Eugene, Oregon; Hult Center / Berwick Chorus of the Oregon Bach Festival c. Matthew Halls. The Death of Oscar (première) – 11 July Stuttgart, Liederhalle / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR c. Stéphane Denève.
MAXWELL DAVIES, PETEREbb of Winter (première) – 8 November Glasgow, City Halls / Scottish Chamber Orchestra c. Oliver Knussen.
PÉCOU, THIERRYLe visage, le coeur concerto for piano and choir (première) – 28 July La Roque d'Anthéron, Festival / Alexandre Tharaud (pno), Les Éléments c. Joël Suhubiète.
PRITCHARD, GWYNRicorrenza for solo cello (première) – 7 July Berlin, Randspeile Festival / Ulrike Brand (vlc).
RIHM, WOLFGANGIn-Schrift 2 (première) – 20 October Berlin, Philharmonie / Berlin PO c. Simon Rattle.
ROREM, NEDHow Like a Winter (première) – 29 October Amsterdam, Concertgebouw / Christianne Stotijn (mezzo), Rick Stotijn (db), Joseph Breinl (pno).
SALLINEN, AULIS… memories, memories … (première) – 11 October Helsinki, Espoo Cultural Centre / Tapiola Choir and Chamber Strings c. Pasi Hyökki. Baumgesang mit Epilog (première) – 20 November Warsaw / Arto Noras (vlc), Barry Douglas (pno).
SAY, FAZILWagner und Nietzsche for piano (première) – 30 July Bayreuth, Stadthalle / composer (pno).
SCHWERTSIK, KURTMusik: Leicht flüchtig (première) – 28 September St Pölten, Festspielhaus / Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich c. Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
SHCHEDRIN, RODIONLevsha, opera in 2 acts after Leskov (première) – 27 July St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre / c. Valery Gergiev.
SHEPHERD, SEANMagiya (première) – 11 July State University of New York at Purchase / National Youth Orchestra of the USA c. Valery Gergiev. Blur (UK première) – 13 July London, LSO St Luke's / Musicians from London Sinfonietta Academy c. George Benjamin.
TAVENER, JOHNThree Shakespeare Sonnets (première) – 15 November London, Southwark Cathedral / South Iceland Chamber Choir.
DEL TREDICI, DAVIDBullycide (première) – 16 August La Jolla, California / La Jolla Music Society. Dum Dee Tweedle (première of complete work ) – 30 November Hila Plitmann (sop), Scott Ramsey (ten), Michael Kelly (bar), Wayne State University Symphonic Choir, Detroit SO c. Leonard Slatkin.
TURNAGE, MARK-ANTHONYRun Riot (première) – 25 July Holt Festival / Delta Saxophone Quartet. Piano Concerto (première) – 10 October Rotterdam, De Doelen / Marc-André Hamelin (pno), Rotterdam PO c. Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
WEIR, JUDITHThe Wild Reeds (première) – 6 October Birmingham, Town Hall / Thomas Trotter (organ).
VASKS, PĒTERISThe Fruit of Silence for mixed choir a cappella (première) – 18 August Lübeck, Dom / Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor Lübeck c. Rolf Beck.
ZEMLINSKY, ALEXANDER (d. 1942) Kammersinfonie for 14 instruments (arrangement of String Quartet No. 2 by Richard Dünser) (première) – 21 October Vienna, Musikverein / Ensemble Kontrapunkte c. Peter Keuschnigg.
Books Received
(A listing in this column does not preclude a review in a future edition of Tempo)
Elliott Carter Studies edited by Boland, Marguerite and Link, John. Cambridge University Press, £60.00/$99.00.
Martinů's Letters Home edited by Anderson, Martin and Brezina, Ales. Toccata Press, £40.00.
Richard Wagner by Furness, Raymond. Reaktion Books, £10.95.
Composing Ambiguity: The Early Music of Morton Feldman by Noble, Alistair. Ashgate, £55.00.
Stravinsky: Discoveries and Memories by Craft, Robert. Naxos Books, £19.99.
Elgar's Earnings by Drysdale, John. Boydell & Brewer, £50.00.
Messiaen's Musical Techniques by Healey, Gareth. Ashgate, £55.00.
The Legacy of Cornelius Cardew by Harris, Tony. Ashgate, £55.00.
John Kirkpatrick, American Music and the Printed Page by Massey, Drew. Boydell & Brewer, £50.00.
A Musical Eye: visual world of Britten and Pears edited by LeGrove, Judith. Boydell & Brewer, £19.99.
Red Strains: Music and Communism outside the Communist Bloc edited by Adlilngton, Robert. Oxford University Press, £65.00.