{"product_id":"skempton-williams-ensemble-360-man-bat-piano-concerto","title":"Skempton \/ Williams \/ Ensemble 360: Man \u0026 Bat \/ Piano Concerto - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMan \u0026amp; Bat \/ Piano Concerto\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eSkempton \/ Williams \/ Ensemble 360\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Hand\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060216349190\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2019-10-18\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Howard Skempton was born in Chester in 1947 and has worked as a composer, accordionist and music publisher. He studied in London with Cornelius Cardew which helped him to discover a musical language of great simplicity. Since then he has continued to write undeflected by compositional trends, producing a corpus of more than 300 works- many pieces being miniatures for solo piano or accordion. Skempton calls these pieces 'the central nervous system' of his work. His catalogue of works is as diverse as it is long, ranging from pieces for solo cello and guitar to the Chamber Concerto for fifteen players, the Concerto for Hurdy-Gurdy and Percussion, and Lento, premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1991. His works are performed on this new release by Ensemble 360 alongside pianist Tim Horton, and vocalists Roderick Williams and James Gilchrist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Man and Bat \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Piano Concerto (version for piano and string quartet)~I. \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Piano Concerto (version for piano and string quartet)~II. \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Piano Concerto (version for piano and string quartet)~III. \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Piano Concerto (version for piano and string quartet)~IV. \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Piano Concerto (version for piano and string quartet)~V. \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Moon is Flashing (version for tenor and chamber ensemble)~The Moon is Flashing \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Moon is Flashing (version for tenor and chamber ensemble)~A Day in 3 Wipes \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Moon is Flashing (version for tenor and chamber ensemble)~Snake \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Eternity's Sunrise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/120194536\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Skempton \/ Williams \/ Ensemble 360","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32477254189127,"sku":"39494641","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3726393-2509992.jpg?v=1711076806","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/skempton-williams-ensemble-360-man-bat-piano-concerto","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}