John Croft
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| Title,
Year, Audio |
Instrumentation and other information |
Dur. |
Première and selected performances |
| Pasiphaé (1994) |
vn, va, vc, cb, pf. | 8' |
Victoria University of Wellington 1995, Epífoni ens. / Odaline de la Martinez |
| Le
Sacre de la Nuit (Chamber Opera; text by Jean Tardieu) (1996) |
sop., bar., large
ens. |
25' |
Victoria University of Wellington 1996, Epífoni ens. / J. Croft |
| Inventions
de l'autre (1997, revised 2002) |
Orchestra |
6' |
BBC Manchester 2002, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/James Macmillan |
| Des
deuils anonymes (1998) |
vn, pf. |
6' |
University of Sheffield 1998, D. Milsom (vn), P. Thomas (pf) |
|
...du
second infini (2000)
|
pf solo |
15' |
London 2001, Xenia Pestova Recording by Philip Thomas, Sheffield 2002 |
| String Quartet
(2000) extract |
string quartet |
12' |
Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire 2001, Studiya Novoi Muzyki |
| Siramour (2002) |
fl/picc,
cl, vc, cb, live electronics Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta |
7' |
Première: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
2002, London Sinfonietta/Sound
Intermedia/M. Brabbins Zagreb Biennale 2003, London Sinfonietta/Sound Intermedia/Martyn Brabbins |
| Небо душно (Nyebo
dushno) (2002) text by Alexei Kruchënykh |
sop., cimbalom,
vn, va, vc, cb. |
4' |
Brighton, 2003, Katherine Drake Torrance / Sussex New Music Group |
| per l'aer
cieco (2004) |
soprano saxophone, bn, perc., mandolin,
vn, va, vc, cb Commissioned by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group |
varies |
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 2004, BCMG / Peter Wiegold, with narration by Timothy West |
| murmures
secrez...Avernales eaux (2004) listen to extract |
large
ensemble and live electronics Commissioned by Stroma with funds from the Arts Council of New Zealand |
14' |
St Andrews-on-the-Terrace, Wellington, 2004, Stroma / Hamish McKeich |
| Serenata
(2005) |
bass fl., oboe d'amore, bass cl., perc.,
vn, va, vc, cb, pf Commissioned by Ensemble Exposé |
8' |
The Warehouse, London, 2005, Ensemble Exposé / Roger Redgate. |
| la
terra lagrimosa...una luce vermiglia (2006) |
cello
and live electronics creation funded by the Arts and Humanites Research Board |
15' |
LSO St Luke's, London, 2006, Matthew Barley (cello) |
| ...ne l'aura che
trema (2007-10) |
alto flute
and live electronics Recording: Métier Records (MSV 28517) ICMA European Regional Award, 2011 |
13' |
commissioned by Richard Craig with assistance
from the Scottish Arts Council Première: The Warehouse, London, 2007, Richard Craig (alto flute) Sound Festival, King's College, Aberdeen, 2007, Richard Craig Sankt Peter Köln, Richard Craig Fylkingen, Stockholm, 2009, Richard Craig Première of 2010 version: Seoul International Computer Music Festival, 2010, Sung-hee Park (alto flute). |
| Semiramis (2008) |
fl. solo |
6' |
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| ...mit
schwarzem Glanz (2010) |
viola and live electronics | 9' |
Première: Sammlung Essl, Vienna, 2010, Barbara Lüneburg
(va.) Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2011 Utrecht, Barbara Lüneburg |
| ...une autre voix qui chante... (2010) |
natural horn (with
hand stopping) |
6' |
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| intermedio
(sostenuto...infranto) (2011) |
bass flute and live electronics | 8' |
Première: Kingston
University, 2001, RIchard Craig (fl.) |
| ô phosphorescence (2011) |
soprano and live
electronics (No. 3 from Malédictions d'une furie; text by Jean Tardieu) |
4' |
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| par cette
vie infirme et vacillante (2011) |
soprano and bass
flute (No. 5 from Malédictions d'une furie; text by Jean Tardieu) |
5'20" |
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