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Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
[22'] [1995]
Soloist(s) harpsichord (amplified)
str
First performance 29/4/127, Royal Festival Hall, London
Elisabeth Chojnacka, harpsichord, Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Orchestra
written for Elisabeth Chojnacka
Concerto for Trombone
[22'] [1995]
Soloist(s) trombone
4(pic)3+ca.3(Ebcl)+bcl.4/2221/3perc/pf/str
Commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
First performance 9/11/127, Royal Festival Hall, London
Christian Lindberg, trombone, Richard Hickox (conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cycle of Disquietude (Coisas, Vozes, Lettras)
[60'] [1998]
Text by Kevin Power, Fernando Pessoa
Soloist(s) Soprano, Contralto
ssx(asx,ob).asx(ssx,tsx).barsx(fl,afl,pic)/tpt(flg).hn.tbn/ebgtr/str
Commissioned by 100 Days Festival, Lisbon
First performance 19/5/127, Lisbon
Felipa Pais, soprano / Hilary Summers, mezzo-soprano, Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Band
12-song cycle
Double Concerto
[27'] [1996/97]
Soloist(s) saxophone, cello
3(afl)+pic.4(ca)3+bcl.4/43(flg)2+btbn.1/perc/pf/str
Commissioned by Mazda Cars UK
First performance 8/3/127, Royal Festival Hall, London
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello / John Harle, saxophone, James Judd (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra
I am an Unusual Thing (from Letters, Riddles & Writs)
[5'] [1991]
Text by Mozart
Soloist(s) Contralto
2ssx(2asx).barsx:(fl:picc)/hn.tpt.btbn(euph)/pf/3vn.va.2vc/ebgtr
First performance 1/2/127, Het Muziktheater, Amsterdam
Ute Lemper, contralto, Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Band
Also available for C/pf
L'Orgie Parisienne
[7'] [1989]
Text by Arthur Rimbaud
Soloist(s) Soprano [=Mezzo-soprano]
2ssx(2asx).barsx:(fl:picc)/hn.tpt.btbn(euph)/pf/3vn.va.2vc/ebgtr
First performance 127, Th??tre de la Ville, Paris
Sarah Leonard, soprano, Michael Nyman Band
see L'Orgie Parisienne "Quand les pieds ont dans
Lost and Found (from The Piano)
[3'] [1993]
Soloist(s) soprano saxophone
str
First performance 8/2/127, St John's Smith Square, London
John Harle, soprano saxophone, John Lubbock (conductor), Orchestra of St John's Smith Square
Also available for Michael Nyman Band; solo piano
On the Fiddle
[15'] [1993]
Soloist(s) violin (=cello)
str
First performance 7/1/127
Christina Fong (violin), John Varineau (conductor), Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Also available for cello/pf and vln/pf
The Piano Concerto
[32'] [1993]
Soloist(s) piano
2(pic,afl)2(ca)2(bcl)2/2211/hp/str(8.6.4.4.2)
Commissioned by the 1993 Festival de Lille
First performance 26/9/127, Festival de Lille
Kathryn Stott, piano, Jean-Claude Casadesus (conductor), Orchestre National de Lille
The Piano Concerto (two piano version)
[32'] [1993]
Soloist(s) 2 pianos
2(pic,afl)2(ca)2(bcl)2/2211/hp/str(8.6.4.4.2)
written for Katia and Marielle Labeque
Self Laudatory Hymn of Inanna and Her Omnipotence
[18'] [1992]
Text by Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament trans. S N Kramer
Soloist(s) Countertenor
viols
First performance 11/6/127, Spitalfields Festival, Christ Church, London
James Bowman, countertenor, Fretwork
Also available for alto/strings and countertenor/wind ensemble
Self Laudatory Hymn of Inanna and Her Omnipotence (1998 version)
[18'] [1992/98]
Text by Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament trans. S N Kramer
Soloist(s) Contertenor
2ob/2cl/2bassethrns.2bsns.4hrns+db
Commissioned by Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
First performance 21/1/127, Amsterdam
Artur Stafanowicz, counter tenor, Thierry Rischer (conductor), Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
Also available for countertenor/viols and alto/strings
Self Laudatory Hymn of Inanna and Her Omnipotence (1995 version)
[18'] [1992/95]
Text by Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament trans. S N Kramer
Soloist(s) Alto
str
First performance 29/4/127, Royal Festival Hall
Hilary Summers, contralto, Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Orchestra
Also available for countertenor/viols and countertenor/wind ensemble
Six Celan Songs
[33'] [1990]
Text by Paul Celan
Soloist(s) Low Female Voice
cl(bcl).2ssx(2asx)barsx(fl,pic)[bsx(fl/pic)]/hn.tpt.btbn/pf/ebgtr/3vn.va.2vc
First performance 1/2/127, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam
Ute Lemper (contralto), Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Band
Also available for contralto and piano
Where the Bee Dances
[20'] [1991]
Soloist(s) soprano saxophone
1(pic)1+ca.1(bcl)2/210+btbn.0/pf/str(6.6.4.3.2)
Commissioned by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta
First performance 13/7/127, Cheltenham Festival
John Harle, saxophone, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Why (from The Dairy of Anne Frank)
[5'] [1995]
Text by Roger Pulvers
Soloist(s) Contralto
fl/pf/str
Also available for ssx.asx/pf/str
