Richard Baker: The Tyranny of Fun Format:CD and all the others post-date

and all the others post-date his 90th birthday

with the exception of String Trio No

sometimes furiously wrought

'The conviction of music-making is matched by the quality of sound

Conventions are again turned on their head in The Impermanence of Things for piano (Huw Watkins)

Richard Baker: The Tyranny of Fun Format:CD and all the others post-dateRelease date: 15 March 2024 The latest release in NMC's acclaimed Debut Disc series comes from one of the foremost composer conductors of his generation, Richard Baker. His first full length portrait album The Tyranny of Fun brings together a collection of Baker's chamber works composed between 1994 and 2022, performed by a varied range of musical forces. Baker's compositions weave a tapestry of eclectic creative catalysts and reference points, often