Alexander Goehr: Since Brass, nor Stone Composer_Lutyens; Elisabeth and was commissioned by guitarist

and was commissioned by guitarist James Boyd with funding from the Arts Council National Lottery Fund to broaden the contemporary repertoire for voice and guitar

Recording Engineer for Floating Earth Mike Hatch

EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble

The central text from The Acts of the Apostles is set in various languages

Thomas Adès conductor

Alexander Goehr: Since Brass, nor Stone Composer_Lutyens; Elisabeth and was commissioned by guitaristThis recording features Goehr's chamber music written between the years of 2002 and 2012, performed by the Nash Ensemble, the Pavel Haas Quartet (BBC New Generation Artists) and percussionist Colin Currie, all of whom have worked closely with the composer. Since Brass nor Stone, for percussion and string quartet, is inspired by Shakespeare's 65th Sonnet: its opening bars play on the literal meaning of the sonnet's first line, 'Since brass, nor stone,