Release is part of a BBC 2 film series on British composers. Each of the portrayed composers was asked to write a work around which the film was built. Both the musical piece and the film Release refl...
This work was composed in 2017-18 and first performed on 20 September 2019 at Milton Court, Barbican, London, by Allan Clayton (tenor) with the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Gourlay. This 22 m...
This work was commissioned by Ensemble Modern. It was composed in 2003 and first performed on 26 March 2004 at Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany by Ensemble Modern, conducted by Oliver Knussen. The UK edi...
. Following the structure of the original, the movement begins quietly and simply, and gradually gains in tempo and excitement towards a vehemently aggressive climax.