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The acclaimed ensemble Counterpoise brings its groundbreaking repertoire to
CD for the first time with two of its most successful commissions for spoken
narrator and ensemble. In John Casken's Deadly Pleasures, Donald Maxwell
tells the story of nights of passion and subsequent forfeits at Cleopatra's
court, while in David Matthews' Actaeon, Eleanor Bron narrates Ovid's tale of
Diana and Actaeon in Ted Hughes' vibrant translation. Britten's jazz-inflected
Cabaret Suite and the Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, played on the soprano
saxophone, complete the programme. |
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Deadly Pleasures Counterpoise with narration by Eleanor Bron and Donald Maxwell Deux-Elles DXL 1151 Playing Time: 66 mins £10 |
| Deadly Pleasures - John Casken | ||
| ensemble, narrator, text by D.M. Thomas after Pushkin | ||
| 1 | Cleopatra's Challenge; Flavius, the Old Soldier; Kriton, the Youthful Musician; A Nameless Man 29:59 |
Play Clip |
| Six Metamorphoses after Ovid - Benjamin Britten | ||
| soprano saxophone | ||
| 2 | Pan 2:43 | |
| 3 | Phaeton 1:22 | |
| 4 | Niobe 2:48 | |
| 5 | Bacchus 1:57 | |
| 6 | Narcissus 3:43 | |
| 7 | Arethusa 3:07 |
Play Clip |
| Actaeon - David Matthews | ||
| ensemble, narrator, text by Ted Hughes after Ovid | ||
| 8 | Actaeon encounters Diana; Metamorphosis; The Hunt; Epilogue 14:14 |
Play Clip |
| Cabaret Suite - Benjamin Britten, arr. Iain Farrington | ||
| ensemble | ||
| 9 | The Spider and the Fly 3:28 | Play Clip |
| 10 | Funeral Blues 2:40 | Play Clip |
| 11 | Boogie-woogie 2:27 | Play Clip |
| 12 | When you're Feeling Like Expressing your Affection 1:21 | Play Clip |
