Ensemble Modern 2000-01-28 CD Amsterdam Soundboard

Susan Knight - viola (05) Geneviève Strosser - viola (05) Christine Whittlesey - soprano (09-13) Ensemble Modern - George Benjamin Oliver Knussen (*1952) - Songs without voices, op.26 Songs without Voices, Op. 26 (1991–92), for flute, cor anglais, clarinet, horn, piano and string trio 01. 1. Fantastico - Winter's Foil (2:24) 02. 2. Maestoso - Prairie Sunset (2:22) 03. 3. Legero - First Dandelion (1:04) 04. 4. Adagio e Rubato - Elegic Arabesque (dedicated to Panufnik) (5:04) 05. George Benjamin (*1960) - Viola, Viola (1997) (11:36) George Benjamin (*1960) - Three Inventions, for chamber orchestra of 24 players (1993-95) 06. 1. In Memory Olivier Messiaen (4:07) 07. 2. (2:21) 08. 3. For Alexander Goehr (10:04) Esa Pekka Salonen (*1958) - Five Images after Sappho for soprano and chamber ensemble (1999) 09. 1. (2:04) 10. 2. (3:35) 11. 3. (2:29) 12. 4. (3:14) 13. 5. (8:14) 14. George Benjamin (*1960) - At First Light, for chamber orchestra of 14 players (1982) (18:02) (21:06)