Thomas Adès continues to dazzle and I only wish, as one who has yet to see or hear his (by all accounts, remarkable) Tempest, that his record label was as prolific as he.
“Concentric Paths” is his latest: a Violin Concerto in three movements:
- Rings
- Paths
- Rounds
I have posted some customized soundlinks below, preferable to their BBC Proms equivalents in that they isolate the music from the framing, spoken material:
- Thomas Adès – Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ (20:30)
- Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall: Sept 6th, 2005
- Anthony Marwood (Violin)
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Thomas Adès, Conductor
- BBC Introduction
- ‘Concentric Paths’ with Intro and Outro
The Introduction link, which includes some insightful remarks from Marwood, is worth a click, as is the composer’s Programme Note.
Note: According to Radio 3, the official links shall expire on September 13th, 2005. I am hoping that mine outlive theirs–but my apologies if they have shuffled their mortal code.