Stephen Montague: Southern Lament

Stephen Montague: Southern LamentThis collection of Stephen Montague's music for piano explores his roots in the Southern USA including spirituals such as Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen and the legacy of American experimental composers such as Charles Ives and John Cage with wit and energy. Pianist Philip Mead (also heard on Lucifer) is joined by singer Monica Acosta, flautist Nancy Ruffer, the Elysian Quartet, the London Sousa Band, and the composer himself on electronics and

combines ensemble and live electronics in a tribute to two great glories of late medieval art - the illuminations of the Très riches heures du Duc de Berry and the Dame à la licorne tapestries held in Paris

are as contrasting in their responses to it as they are individual in character across their musical output

Recorded 8-9 December 1996 at All Saints Church

premiered at the BBC Proms in 2010

quote Schiller's Ode to Joy (in German) and make polite conversation through megaphones

HONGZHOU LU

blinding access

Sarah Leonard

'A touching and beautifully presented tribute to a significant figure in 20th-century British music' The Guardian ★★★★★

'Playing and recording here leave nothing to be desired

Huw Watkins

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