THOMAS ADES

 

Tevot

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle

 

Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’

Anthony Marwood (violin), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès

 

Three Studies after Couperin

Les Amusemens, Les Tours de passe-passe, L'Âme-en-peine

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès

 

Powder Her Face (Suite)

Overture, Waltz, Finale

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Paul Daniel

 

"I've never stopped feeling grateful that I live in this generation rather than in one just before me,  or just before that. That was a really hard time because I think there was a slight fear  of the marketplace...there was a distrust of popularity...(but) I think you can be uncompromising and still reach peoples' hearts. Why not? You go that extra inch, make that extra effort." (Thomas Adès)

 

In a major addition to EMI Classics’ ongoing Thomas Adès catalogue, this new disc presents four recent orchestral compositions recorded live in concert, all available on CD for the first time. Tevot, is performed by its dedicatees, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle. The Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ and Three Studies from Couperin are performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Adès with the concerto’s dedicatee Anthony Marwood as soloist. The Overture, Waltz and Finale from Powder Her Face is a BBC Recording, performed by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Paul Daniel.

 

EMI 4578132