Gerard Schurmann: Six Studies of Francis Bacon / Variants for Small Orchestra

On this CD:

1. Studies (6) of Francis Bacon for orchestra
Composed by Gerard Schurmann
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gerard Schurmann

2. Variants for orchestra
Composed by Gerard Schurmann
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gerard Schurmann

Editorial Reviews
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Gerard Schurmann is a Dutch-American composer whose music is influenced by Alan Rawsthorne, his composition teacher under whom he studied. His music has taken the very best ideas of serialism and atonality and merged them with very bright orchestral colors. Thus, it's natural that he'd compose a work based on the disturbing paintings of Francis Bacon. The Six Studies of Francis Bacon (1969) are musical transcriptions of six Bacon paintings. They reflect the tempestuousness and grotesqueness of the man's oeuvre. Variants for small orchestra (1970) deals in multi-tonality and theme clusters that are constantly shifting. This is exceptional music. --Paul Cook

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Gerard Schurmann: Six Studies of Francis Bacon / Variants for Small Orchestra
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    		Gerard Schurmann: Six Studies of Francis Bacon / Variants for Small Orchestra
    Gerard Schurmann , and BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000000ART
    Release Date: 1994-07-26

    Tracks:

    1. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: Intro: I. Figures in a Landscape
    2. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: II. Popes
    3. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: III. Isabel
    4. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: IV. Crucifixion
    5. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: V. George and the Bicycle
    6. Six Studies of Francis Bacon: Sym: VI. Self-Portrait
    7. Variants for Small Orch

    Amazon.com

    Gerard Schurmann is a Dutch-American composer whose music is influenced by Alan Rawsthorne, his composition teacher under whom he studied. His music has taken the very best ideas of serialism and atonality and merged them with very bright orchestral colors. Thus, it's natural that he'd compose a work based on the disturbing paintings of Francis Bacon. The Six Studies of Francis Bacon (1969) are musical transcriptions of six Bacon paintings. They reflect the tempestuousness and grotesqueness of the man's oeuvre. Variants for small orchestra (1970) deals in multi-tonality and theme clusters that are constantly shifting. This is exceptional music. --Paul Cook

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