Philharmonia
London Sinfonietta
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Repertoire
Oliver Knussen: Symphony No. 3, Op. 18
Oliver Knussen: Trumpets, for soprano and 3 clarinets Op. 12
Oliver Knussen: Ophelia Dances, Book 1 Op. 13
Oliver Knussen: Coursing, for chamber orchestra, Op. 17
Oliver Knussen: Cantata, for oboe and string trio, Op. 15
Oliver Knussen: Symphony No. 2, for soprano and chamber orchestra, Op. 7
This reissue celebrates composer/conductor Oliver Knussen’s 60th birthday. Works include the luminous Second Symphony, which takes the form of a 17-minute song cycle to texts of Georg Trakl and Sylvia Plath and Symphony No. 3, a symphonic poem about Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
No figure in British contemporary music is more respected than Oliver Knussen.The Guardian