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In celebration of Gwyn Pritchard’s 75th birthday, Métier releases Features and Formations: a fascinating insight into Pritchard’s process. This is contemporary, seemingly mercurial, work, rich in structure. Starting from pre-compositional planning and techniques, the composer subtly evolves rhythm and pitch to create a sound-world that manifests great atmosphere and intensity.
Features and Formations includes five of Gwyn Pritchard’s ensemble works (a quintet, two quartets and a trio) and three pieces for solo piano, all performed by the distinguished Swiss contemporary music group Ensemble ö! conducted by Francesc Prat, and the piano solos by their pianist Asia Ahmetjanova.
All works on this album are receiving their world premiere recording.
- Realms Apart (10:55) Ensemble ö!
- Calling (7:54) Asia Ahmetjanova
- Features and Formations (11:28) Ensemble ö!
- From Time to Time (6:51)Asia Ahmetjanova
- Nightfall (11:49)Ensemble ö!
- Res (4:56)Ensemble ö!
- Evolution (5:10) Ensemble ö!
- Tide (9:09)Asia Ahmetjanova
Gwyn Pritchard (b.1948):
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Realms Apart (10:55) Ensemble ö!
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Calling (7:54) Asia Ahmetjanova
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Features and Formations (11:28) Ensemble ö!
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From Time to Time (6:51)Asia Ahmetjanova
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Nightfall (11:49)Ensemble ö!
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Res (4:56)Ensemble ö!
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Evolution (5:10) Ensemble ö!
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Tide (9:09)Asia Ahmetjanova
