Michael Finnissy: Alternative Readings Lotte Betts-Dean, Joseph Havlat, Marsyas Trio

• Michael Finnissy (b. 1946): Alternative Readings - 2002:
• 1 Finnissy: Alternative Readings - 2002: (live version) 07:12
• Oxford in 1817, I (1966-67):
• 2 Finnissy: Oxford in 1817, I (1966-67): I – 01:11
• 3 Finnissy: Oxford in 1817, I (1966-67): II – 01:03
• 4 Finnissy: Oxford in 1817, I (1966-67): III – 01:22
• Botany Bay (1983 / 1989):
• 5 Finnissy: Botany Bay (1983 / 1989) 04:23
• Blessed be I (1992):
• 6 Finnissy: Blessed be I (1992) 02:58
• Blessed be III (1996):
• 7 Finnissy: Blessed be III (1996) 04:09
• Wisdom (2020):
• 8 Finnissy: Wisdom (2020) 21:50
• Salomé I (2003-4):
• 9 Finnissy: Salomé I (2003-4) 03:34
• Salomé II (2003 / 2021):
• 10 Finnissy: Salomé II (2003 / 2021) 03:22
• June (2013):
• 11 Finnissy: June (2013): I – 02:23
• 12 Finnissy: June (2013): II – 03:35
• An den Mond (2021-2):
• 13 Finnissy: An den Mond (2021-2): I – 03:48
• 14 Finnissy: An den Mond (2021-2): II – 05:48
• 15 Finnissy: An den Mond (2021-2): III – 02:35
• Alternative Readings:
• 16 Finnissy: Alternative Readings: (studio version) 07:07
• Total Runtime 01:16:20

Info zu Michael Finnissy: Alternative Readings

Throughout his life and music, Finnissy has thought to bring apparently dissimilar things and people together, confronting the problems of social-discourse, power, mysteries and beauty. The common thread that runs through the album is the notion of ‘alternative readings’ in its broadest sense, which culminates in Finnissy’s substantial new work ‘Wisdom’, commissioned by the Marsyas Trio during the lockdown of 2020. This piece explores isolation and ways of dealing decisively and sensibly with solitude and abandonment, while transcending the boundaries and seeking connectivity between continents and cultures. It draws on a multitude of texts ranging from Australian Aboriginal (Nunggubuyu) Dreamtime myths to Shakespeare’s poetry to Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’.

Métier is the new-music imprint of Divine Art Recordings Group and this will be the fourteenth album in the label’s Finnissy series. Stephen Sutton, CEO of Divine Art, is delighted with this news: “It’s been a few years since our last album devoted to Michael’s music, so we are really pleased about this new project, as Michael is without doubt one of the most outstandingly talented composers of today and we are also excited to welcome the Marsyas Trio to our roster of artists.”

The news of this release is also welcomed by Judith Weir (CBE, Master of the King’s Music) who says: A new release of Michael Finnissy’s work is always welcome news; this is important repertoire. Yet another generation of new, front-rank performers are now championing Finnissy’s music, and this is especially true of Marsyas Trio and the remarkable vocalist, Lotte Betts-Dean.

Lotte Betts-Dean, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Havlat, piano
Marsyas Trio:
Helen Vidovich, flute
Olga Stezhko, piano
Val Welbanks, cello

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