Oliver Knussen wrote this requiem entitled Songs for Sue, a setting of four poems for soprano and 15-piece ensemble, as a memorial tribute to his late wife. The music received its world premi?re in Ch
In his Financial Times review Max Loppert says '. . .the title aptly reflects both the songful character of the musical invention and the relationship of wind solo to string trio. . .a composition of
"Knussens wastes not a note, and though the work lasts only for seven minutes, its density of thought suggests something of sonata structure." - Paul Griffiths, Musical Times, January 1981
Composer's note: "The 12th-century organa of the Notre Dame school (most notably those of P?rotin) employ plainchant as the slow foundation for rapid, ecstatic, dance-like melismata. In June 1994 I us
An engaging solo piano work by Oliver Knussen that draws the listener into its hazy texture and present fleeting moments of tension and release that make for compelling if nonspecific narrative.
