This recording is part of the Centrediscs’ Canadian Composers Portraits series which documents the emergence of a generation of pioneering professional composers who firmly established Canada’s place on the world’s musical map. Each release in this retrospective of the last fifty years is dedicated to a single composer and uniquely combines full-length documentaries on the composers’ lives and music, as well as a selection of their most important works.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Nous reconnaissons l’appui financier du ministère du Patrimoine canadien.
PERFORMERS:
Gianetta Baril (harp / harpe); Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; Uri Mayer (conductor / chef d’orchestre)
Orford String Quartet: Andrew Dawes & Kenneth Perkins (violins / violons); Sophie Rensaw (viola / alto); Desmond Hoebig (cello / violoncelle)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
National Youth Orchestra of Canada (conductor / chef d’orchestre)