PF2023 Brochure - Flipbook - Page 18
EVENT 4
VARIANTS OF SOLITUDE
James Francis Brown Variants of Solitude
World premiere
Malcolm Arnold Oboe Sonatina, Op 28
Henri Dutilleux Sarabande et Cortège
Francis Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
James Turnbull oboe ∙ Catriona McDermid bassoon | basŵn ∙ Timothy End piano
Fazioli piano supplied by Jaques Samuel Pianos
Recorded at St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne on 30 August 2021
Recordiwyd yn Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanadras ar 30 Awst 2021
Camera, sound recording and editing Simon Vout, Orientis Recording Services ∙ Executive Producer George Vass
Camera, recordio sain a golygu Simon Vout, Orientis Recording Services ∙ Cynhyrchydd gweithredol George Vass
JAMES FRANCIS BROWN (b 1969)
Variants of Solitude
During the first lockdown, I was asked by friends if
I would consider writing a work in response to the
pandemic. The instrumentation was suggested,
as was the thought that it might form a kind of
psychological diary in musical terms. When I
gladly accepted the idea, I had little notion of how
oppressive and mentally restrictive the following
months would be.
1 Prologue
2 Elegy
3 Inquieto
4 Aubade
5 Barcarolle
6 Ode
7 Epilogue
The composition itself became a considerable
challenge; how does one suggest restriction and
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