More or less Montague.
78-year-old American British composer Stephen Montague has his very own view of the tradition of minimal music. Some of his compositions are very minimalistic and repetitive, others are filled with playful references to folk music and experimental and electronic avant-garde. He is an amazingly restless composer, who prefers not to get pinned and stuck on a single genre and who continues to write very appealing music. A true globetrotter who lived in New York, Idaho, Florida, Warsaw among other places and has lived in London since 1974. This Theme broadcast we share concise cross-section of his body of work: from works for piano, accordion, harpsichord and string quartet, to larger-scale choral and orchestral works.
Playlist:
Stephen Montague:
1.‘Mira’ (1996), for piano, op Thalia Myers-Spectrum. Thalia Myers (piano). NMC D057 2CD
2. ‘Haiku’ (1987) for piano, electronics and tape, op Stephen Montague – Orchestral and Chamber Works. Montague/Mead Piano Plus (Philip Mead, piano + Stephen Montague, electronics). Continuum CCD 1061 CD
3. ‘Aeolian Furies’ (1992), for accordion, op Guy Klucevsek – Free Range Accordion. Guy Klucevsek (accordion). Starkland ST209 CD
4. ’Phrygian Tucket’ (1994), for harpsichord and tape, op Elisabeth Chojnacka – Energy. Elisabeth Chojnacka (harpsichord). Opus111 records OPS30-293 CD
5. ‘At the White Edge of Phrygia’ (1983) for orchestra, op Stephen Montague – Snakebite. Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square conducted by John Lubbock. ASV Records CD DCA 991 CD
6. ‘String Quartet No. 1: in memoriam Barry Anderson and Tomasz Sikorski’ (1989-1993), for string quartet and electronics, op Stephen Montague – Orchestral and Chamber Works. The Smith Quartet + Stephen Montague, electronics. Continuum CCD 1061 CD
7. ‘Snakebite’ (1995) for orchestra, op Stephen Montague – Snakebite. Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square conducted by John Lubbock. ASV Records CD DCA 991 CD
8. ‘Varshavian Autumn’ (1995, for choir en orchestra, op Stephen Montague – Snakebite. Orchestra and Choir of St. John’s, Smith Square conducted by John Lubbock. ASV Records CD DCA 991 CD
