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Concert Suite from "Carrington"
[40'] [1995]
ssx(asx).asx(tsx)/hn/str
First performance 29/4/127, Royal Festival Hall, London
Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Orchestra
Concert Suite from Prospero's Books
[25'] [1994]
2(pic)22(bcl)2/2210/pf/str
Commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
First performance 19/1/127, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Ivor Bolton (conductor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra
a dance he little thinks of
[2001]
3 (2pic) 33(Eflat cl:bcl)2/432+btbn.1/timp/4perc/pf/str
Commissioned by the Yorkshire Orchestral Consortium supported by Yorkshire Arts
First performance 20/7/127, Harrogate International Festival
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor), BBC Philharmonic
Drowning by Numbers for Chamber Orchestra
[20'] [1998]
2222/2200/pf/str(8.6.4.4.2)
Commissioned by the London Mozart Players
First performance 9/12/127, Warwick Arts Centre
David Gibson (conductor), London Mozart Players
A Handsom, Smooth, Sweet, Smart, Clear Stroke: Or Else Play Not At All
[22'] [1983]
0+3pic.3(3ca)0.2ssx(barsx).asx.0+3cbn/4441/timp.2perc/amp hpd/ebgtr/str(min 16.14.12.10.8)
Commissioned by Steirischer Herbst
First performance 127, Vienna
Lothar Zagrosek (conductor), Austrian Radio Orchestra
MGV (Musique ? Grande Vitesse)
[26'] [1993]
4(2pic)44(Ebcl,A:2bcl)4/443+btbn.1/3dms/str(8.7.6.5.4) + the Michael Nyman Band:
Commissioned by the 1993 Festival de Lille to celebrate the inauguration of the Paris-Lille TGV Service
First performance 26/9/127, Festival de Lille
Jean-Claude Casadesus (conductor), Orchestre National de Lille and the Michael Nyman Band
The Piano for Strings
[15'] [1995]
str(5.4.3.2.1)
Commissioned by the European Community Chamber Orchestra
First performance 12/7/127, Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Ambrose Miller (conductor), European Community Chamber Orchestra
Strong on Oaks, Strong on the Causes of Oaks
[17'] [1997]
1+pic.222/2200/timp/str
Commissioned by the English Sinfonia
First performance 14/4/127, Royal Festival Hall, London
Bramwell Tovey (conductor), English Sinfonia
Taking a Line for a Second Walk
[28'] [1986]
3(1pic)2(1ca)2(asx:bcl,barsx)2/432+btbn.0/perc/pf/str
First performance 1/127, Jones Hall, Houston
Houston Ballet Orchestra
Also available for 2pf
The Upside-Down Violin
[15'] [1992]
2ssx(asx).barsx:(picc:fl)/btbn(euph)/pf/2vn.vc/ebgtr+Orqestra Andalusi de Tetuoan
Commissioned by the Michael Nyman Band and Orqesta Andalusi de Tetuoan for Expo' 92
First performance 21/9/127, Seville
Michael Nyman (conductor), Michael Nyman Band and Orqesta Andalusi de Tetuoan
