Promise and Unfoldment
John Woolrich (b.1954): 1/5. Promise and Unfoldment: John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about what drew him to composing, his works' links to music of the past and the viola.
John Woolrich (b.1954)
John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about what drew him towards composing, the way in which his works form a dialogue with the music of the past, and his love of the shadowy world of the viola.
1/5. Promise and Unfoldment
Monody with Minor Seconds (A Book of Studies - Set 1 for Wind Quintet)
New London Chamber Ensemble
Selection from Pianobooks (1, 4, 5 and 6)
Ian Munro (piano)
Sestina
Schubert Ensemble
Viola Concerto
Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).
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- Mon 3 Mar 200812:00BBC Radio 3
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