Harrison Birtwistle

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Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 15th July 1934, died Mere Wiltshire, 18th April 2022. He studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth, he formed the New Music Manchester group which was dedicated to performing and contemporary compositions. While using mostly conventional instrumental resources, Birtwistle has radically altered the fundamentals of compositional practice, pre… read more
Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 15th July 1934, died Mere Wiltshire, 18th April 2022. He studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexa… read more
Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 15th July 1934, died Mere Wiltshire, 18th April 2022. He studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth, he formed the New Music Manche… read more

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1 Birtwistle: Tragoedia Secret Theatre
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2 Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time The Triumph of Time
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3 Secret Theatre / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan Tragoedia: I. Prologue
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4 TRAGOEDIA: II. Parados TRAGOEDIA: II. Parados
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5 Secret Theatre / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan Tragoedia: V. Stasimon
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6 Secret Theatre / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan Tragoedia: VIII. Exodos
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7 Secret Theatre / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan Tragoedia: VII. Antistrophe II
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8 Secret Theatre / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan Tragoedia: IV. Antistrophe I
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9 Tragoedia: VI. Episodion: Strophe II – Anapaest II Tragoedia: VI. Episodion: Strophe II – Anapaest II
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10 Tragoedia: III. Episodion: Strophe I – Anapaest I Tragoedia: III. Episodion: Strophe I – Anapaest I
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  1. 705 listeners

    10 Feb 2014 · 8 tracks

    Harrison Birtwistle: The Moth Requiem
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  2. 189 listeners

    1 Jan 2012 · 3 tracks

    Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time
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  3. 175 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 2 tracks

    Birtwistle: Panic / Earth Dances
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  4. 169 listeners

    1 Jan 1995 · 13 tracks

    Birtwistle: Secret Theatre; Tragoedia; Five Distances; 3 Settings of Celan
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