- “one of the most brilliant pianists of the contemporary repertoire” The Sunday Times
Performances between 1993 and 2003
Brenton Broadstock Retrospective
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 17 October 1993
Port Fairy Spring Festival (external link)
Port Fairy Victoria
Australia
| Brenton Broadstock | Aureole 3 | 1984 |
| Brenton Broadstock | In Chains | 1990 |
| Brenton Broadstock | Aureole 2 | 1983 |
| Brenton Broadstock | ...All that is solid melts into air... | 1991* |
Sudden Death
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 25 September 1994
Melba Hall (external link)
University of Melbourne
Royal Parade Parkville Victoria
Australia
| Brian Ferneyhough | Superscriptio | 1981 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Kurze Schatten II | 1989 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Time and Motion Study I | 1971-779 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Mort Subite | 1991† |
| Adam Yee | shiru l’adonai shir Hadash | 19945 |
| Ian Shanahan | 3 études for solo recorder | 1988/90/91 |
| Newton Armstrong | so large and smooth and round says Wilhelmine | 1994† |
| Chris Dench | heterotic strings | 1993 |
what remains?
Libra Ensemble
Friday 22 September 1995
St Johns Church (external link)
City Road, Southgate
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Benjamin Marks | “...á l’abime béant.“ | 1995*6 |
| Anton Webern | Quartett opus 22 | 1928-19307 |
| David Young | otturato | 1992 |
| Anton Webern | Variationen für Klavier opus 27 | 19365 |
| Michael Finnissy | Various Nations | 1992†12 |
| Richard David Hames | Zurna | 1982 |
| Richard Barrett | what remains | 1990-919 |
Line of Site
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 24 October 1996
Gallery 101 (external link)
101 Collins St
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Adam Yee | sefirot | 19952 |
| James Anderson | Metal Fatigue/Gestalt-Equilibria | 1996*5 |
| David Young | ninazu | 1992 |
| Benjamin Marks | “...á l’abime béant.“ | 19956 |
| Newton Armstrong | site | 1995* |
| Adam Yee | reshit HoHma yir’at adonai | 1995*11 |
The Reflective Space
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 7 November 1996
Sunday 10 November 1996
Lonsdale St Power Station
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Luigi Nono | .....sofferte onde serene... | 197614 |
| Luigi Nono | La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura | 1988-89 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Spiral | 1968 |
| Josh Levine | Downstream | 1991-92 |
| George Crumb | Vox Balanæ | 197120 |
| Martin Wesley-Smith | For Clarinet and Tape | 1983 |
In Flagranti
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 19 January 1997
St Kilda Town Hall (external link)
Carlisle St
St Kilda Victoria
Australia
| Gabriele Manca | In Flagranti | 1990† |
| Josh Levine | Reprise | 1996† |
| Giacinto Scelsi | Tre pezzi per trombone solo | 1956 |
| Giacinto Scelsi | Suite no 9 ”Ttai” | 1953†35 |
Various Nations
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 16 February 1997
South Melbourne Town Hall
210 Bank St
South Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Michael Finnissy | Various Nations | 199212 |
| Michael Finnissy | WAM | 1990-91†12 |
| Michael Finnissy | Kemp’s Morris | 1978† |
| Michael Finnissy | Runnin’ Wild | 1978 |
| Michael Finnissy | “n“ for ensemble | 1969/72 |
| Michael Finnissy | Two Motets | 1991 |
Recital
20:00, Thursday 24 July 1997
Assembly Hall
156 Collins St
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
A cataclysmic vision of the destruction of Sodom (in two and a half minutes) then via a twentieth century guru to the death-obsessed Schubert. Avuncular Bach looks on ... (in anguish)?
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Französische Ouverture BWV 831 | 1735 |
| Adam Yee | Lot | 19952 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Klavierstück XI Nr 7 | 195614 |
| Franz Schubert | Piano Sonata A major D959 | 1828 |
Eighth Sydney Spring Festival
Libra Ensemble
Friday 5 September 1997
Eugene Goossens Hall (external link)
ABC Ultimo Centre
700 Harris St Sydney New South Wales
Australia
| Igor Stravinsky | Four Russian Songs | 1923/54 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Epitaphium | 1959 |
| James Dillon | Redemption | 1995†12 |
| Anton Webern | Drei Lieder opus 18 | 1925 |
| Benjamin Marks | “...á l’abime béant.“ | 19956 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Kurze Schatten II | 1989 |
| Arnold Schoenberg | Herzgewächse opus 20 | 1911†4 |
| Adam Yee | reshit HoHma yir’at adonai | 199511 |
Plastic
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 26 February 1998
Storey Hall (external link)
RMIT Building 16
342 Swanston St Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Jo Kondo | Standing | 1973† |
| Keiko Harada | Sonora Distancia | 1996† |
| Toru Takemitsu | Quatrain II | 1975/7715 |
| Tatsuya Kawasoi | Arrow-Cycle I | 1997† |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw iv | 1998* |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw v | 1998* |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw vi | 1998* |
Pierrot
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 30 July 1998
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Arnold Schoenberg | Pierrot Lunaire opus 21 | 191236 |
| Pierre Boulez | Le Marteau sans maître | 1954/57 |
Dogfight
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 10 September 1998
Assembly Hall
156 Collins St
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Newton Armstrong | site | 1995 |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger | Room music Tit-bits No. 7: Arrival Platform Humlet | 1908-12 |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger | To A Nordic Princess: Bridal Song | 1928 |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger | Shepherd’s Hey: English Morris Dance Tune | 1908-13 |
| Adam Yee | amar naval b’libo | 1997-98* |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | I Wept as I lay Dreaming | 1998* |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger | Free music No. 1 Three Versions (edited by Alan Stout) | 1935-37 |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger | Random Round | 1912-14 |
"n"
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 7 March 1999
The Studio (external link)
Sydney Opera House
Sydney New South Wales
Australia
| Alban Berg | Adagio aus dem Kammerkonzert | 192510 |
| Adam Yee | shiru l’adonai shir Hadash | 19945 |
| Benjamin Marks | La Chute | 1998*10 |
| David Young | Eight songs from ”thousands of bundled straw” | 1998 |
| Michael Finnissy | “n“ for ensemble | 1969/72 |
| Charles Ives | Largo | 19015 |
Blurred Visions
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 6 May 1999
Trades Hall (external link)
cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts
Carlton Victoria
Australia
| George Crumb | Songs Drones and Refrains of Death | 1968 |
| Richard Barrett | Another heavenly day | 1989-907 |
"n"
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 29 July 1999
Monash University (external link)
Wellington Rd
Clayton Victoria
Australia
| Alban Berg | Adagio aus dem Kammerkonzert | 192510 |
| Adam Yee | shiru l’adonai shir Hadash | 19945 |
| Benjamin Marks | La Chute | 199810 |
| David Young | Eight songs from ”thousands of bundled straw” | 1998 |
| Michael Finnissy | “n“ for ensemble | 1969/72 |
| Charles Ives | Largo | 19015 |
"n"
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 1 August 1999
Lowland Farm (external link)
70 Brougham Rd
Mt Macedon Victoria
Australia
| Alban Berg | Adagio aus dem Kammerkonzert | 192510 |
| Adam Yee | shiru l’adonai shir Hadash | 19945 |
| Benjamin Marks | La Chute | 199810 |
| David Young | Eight songs from ”thousands of bundled straw” | 1998 |
| Michael Finnissy | “n“ for ensemble | 1969/72 |
| Charles Ives | Largo | 19015 |
| Horatiu Radulescu | subconscious wave | 1989* |
Icarus Falling
Libra Ensemble
Tuesday 31 August 1999
Collins St Baptist Church (external link)
174 Collins St
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Arnold Schoenberg | Serenade opus 24 | 1923 |
| Chris Dench | asymptotic freedom | 1998-99* |
| Brian Ferneyhough | La Chute d’Icare | 1988 |
| Mauricio Kagel | Schattenklange | 1995† |
Once Upon a Time
Libra Ensemble
Friday 26 May 2000
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| James Dillon | ...Once Upon a Time | 19809 |
| Toru Takemitsu | Quatrain II | 1975/7715 |
| Edgard Varèse | Octandre | 19237 |
| Olivier Messiaen | Quatuor pour la fin du temps | 1941 |
A new song
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 1 June 2000
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Adam Yee | shiru l’adonai shir Hadash | 19945 |
| Damien Ricketson | Bucolica | 1998 |
| Adam Yee | amar naval b’libo | 1997-98 |
| Benjamin Marks | Lovely Amaryllis | 2000*6 |
| Chris Dench | heterotic strings | 1993 |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw iii | 1997† |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw v | 1998 |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw vi | 1998 |
The heart's algorithms
Music for clarinet and piano
Libra Ensemble
Thursday 6 July 2000
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Darius Milhaud | Sonatine | 1927 |
| Alban Berg | Vier Stücke für Klarinette und Klavier opus 5 | 19138 |
| Chris Dench | the heart’s algorithms [more info...] | 1993/1999/2002*15 |
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Hymnos | 196712 |
| Pierre Boulez | Premiere Sonate | 19469 |
| Mauricio Kagel | Unguis incarnatus est | 19726 |
| Richard Barrett | interference | 1996-20008 |
| Michael Finnissy | Recent Britain | 1997-98†25 |
Libra
Libra Ensemble
Saturday 8 July 2000
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Gesang der Jünglinge | 1955-56 |
| Roberto Gerhard | Libra | 196815 |
| Hans Werner Henze | Kammermusik 1958 | 1958/6351 |
The Great Virtuoso Slugfest
Concerten Tot en Met
20:30, Sunday 25 February 2001
Posthoornkerk
Haarlemmerstraat 126
1013 EX Amsterdam
Netherlands
A concert featuring Mark Knoop (piano), Carl Rosman (clarinet) and Helen Bledsoe (flute)
| Brian Ferneyhough | Time and Motion Study I | 1971-779 |
| Richard Barrett | knospend-gespaltener | 1992-938 |
| Richard Barrett | CHARON | 199510 |
| Richard Barrett | interference | 1996-20008 |
| Benjamin Marks | La Chute | 199810 |
| Samuel Vriezen | Toccata I | 2000 |
| Michael Finnissy | WAM | 1990-9112 |
Rhapsody In Motion
Melbourne Composers' League
20:00, Friday 6 April 2001
20:00, Saturday 7 April 2001
South Melbourne Town Hall
210 Bank St
South Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Rhapsody In Motion combined text, visual art, contemporary classical music and Aboriginal dance as it explored Australia's Federation. It was based on new works created especially for Rhapsody In Motion by poet Lisa Bellear, visual artists Sue Callanan and Heidi Knoepfli and composers Eve Duncan, Joseph Giovinazzo and Peter Myers.
Musical director and conductor: Mark Knoop
with nine soloists and a string ensemble from the Australian National Academy of Music
| Eve Duncan | Tiger Snake and Runner of Light | 2001* |
| Peter Myers | Sacred Land | 2001* |
| Joseph Giovinazzo | Pictures from Home | 2001* |
Music & Poetry
Music & Poetry
Saturday 12 May 2001
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
A series of concerts exploring the links between music and poetry featuring Meredith Schilling (mezzosoprano), Tyrone Landau (tenor), Mark Knoop (piano, conductor) and Peter Porter (poet).
| Franz Schubert | Gotter Griechenlands D677 | 1819 |
| Franz Schubert | Wanderers Nachtlied D768 | 1822 |
| Franz Schubert | Mignon II - So lasst mich scheinen D727 | 1821 |
| Franz Schubert | Der Zwerg D771 | 1822 |
| Hugo Wolf | Bei Einer Trauung | 1888 |
| Hugo Wolf | Ein altes bild | 1888 |
| Hugo Wolf | Wir haben beide lange | 1891 |
| Hugo Wolf | Mausfallen-spruchlein | 1882 |
| Luciano Berio | Chamber Music | 1953† |
| Arnold Schoenberg | No 12 from «Das Buch der hängenden Gärten» opus 15 | 1908-094 |
| Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata ”The Cat’s Fugue” | |
| Igor Stravinsky | The Owl and the Pussycat | 1966 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Shakespeare Songs | 1953 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Epitaphium | 1959 |
| Benjamin Britten | Hölderlin Fragments | 1958 |
| Benjamin Britten | Winter Words | 1953 |
| Benjamin Britten | Canticle V | 1974 |
| Nicholas Maw | The Voice of Love | 1968† |
| Nicholas Maw | Roman Canticle | 1990† |
Music & Poetry
Music & Poetry
Sunday 20 May 2001
The National Library (external link)
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT
Australia
A series of concerts exploring the links between music and poetry featuring Meredith Schilling (mezzosoprano), Tyrone Landau (tenor), Mark Knoop (piano, conductor) and Peter Porter (poet).
| Franz Schubert | Gotter Griechenlands D677 | 1819 |
| Franz Schubert | Wanderers Nachtlied D768 | 1822 |
| Franz Schubert | Mignon II - So lasst mich scheinen D727 | 1821 |
| Franz Schubert | Der Zwerg D771 | 1822 |
| Hugo Wolf | Bei Einer Trauung | 1888 |
| Hugo Wolf | Ein altes bild | 1888 |
| Hugo Wolf | Wir haben beide lange | 1891 |
| Hugo Wolf | Mausfallen-spruchlein | 1882 |
| Luciano Berio | Chamber Music | 1953† |
| Arnold Schoenberg | No 12 from «Das Buch der hängenden Gärten» opus 15 | 1908-094 |
| Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata ”The Cat’s Fugue” | |
| Igor Stravinsky | The Owl and the Pussycat | 1966 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Shakespeare Songs | 1953 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Epitaphium | 1959 |
| Benjamin Britten | Hölderlin Fragments | 1958 |
| Benjamin Britten | Winter Words | 1953 |
| Benjamin Britten | Canticle V | 1974 |
| Nicholas Maw | The Voice of Love | 1968† |
| Nicholas Maw | Roman Canticle | 1990† |
The Heart's Algorithms
BMIC
19:30, Thursday 28 June 2001
British Music Information Centre
10 Stratford Place
W1C 1BA London
United Kingdom
A concert of recent British and Australian music for solo piano.
| Benjamin Marks | La Chute | 1998¶10 |
| Chris Dench | ik(s)lands fragment [more info...] | 1997/1998*2 |
| Richard Barrett | Tract | 1984-9625 |
| Chris Dench | the heart’s algorithms [more info...] | 1993/1999/2002¶15 |
| Adam Yee | Lot | 1995¶2 |
| Michael Finnissy | Yvaroperas 1 and 2 | 1994 |
Season 2001
Libra Ensemble
Monday 13 August 2001
Tuesday 28 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Full details of Libra's 2001 season can be found here.
Season highlights included:
| Iannis Xenakis | Dikhthas | 197914 |
| Jason Eckardt | Tongues | 2001* |
| Richard Barrett | Tract | 1984-96†25 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Guero | 1970/88 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Allegro sostenuto | 1986-8835 |
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Ave maris stella | 197529 |
| Arnold Schoenberg | Suite opus 29 | 1924-2632 |
| Adam Yee | Lot | 19952 |
| Alban Berg | Kammerkonzert | 1924-2536 |
Open rehearsal 1: tongues
Libra Ensemble
14:00, Monday 13 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Jason Eckardt | Tongues | 2001 |
tongues
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Tuesday 14 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Chris Dench | eigenmomenta | 2000-01* |
| Liza Lim | Inguz | 1996 |
| Richard Barrett | CHARON | 199510 |
| Richard Barrett | what remains | 1990-919 |
| Iannis Xenakis | Dikhthas | 197914 |
| Jason Eckardt | Tongues | 2001* |
tract
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Saturday 18 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Chris Dench | Closing Lemma | 1992 |
| Toru Takemitsu | Folios | 1974 |
| Paul Rhys | Four Pieces | 1998-99† |
| Richard Barrett | Tract | 1984-96†25 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Guero | 1970/88 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Dal niente (Intérieur III) | 1970 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Pression | 1969 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Allegro sostenuto | 1986-8835 |
| None | Improvisation: Newton Armstrong, Tim O’Dwyer |
the heart's ear
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Thursday 23 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Dominik Karski | Matter of Perspective | 2000*18 |
| Liza Lim | The heart’s ear | 1997 |
| David Young | thousands of bundled straw i | 2000* |
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Ave maris stella | 197529 |
| Arnold Schoenberg | Suite opus 29 | 1924-2632 |
Open rehearsal 2: kammerkonzert
Libra Ensemble
19:00, Sunday 26 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Alban Berg | Kammerkonzert | 1924-2536 |
noonday's white skull-moon
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Tuesday 28 August 2001
North Melbourne Town Hall
North Melbourne Victoria
Australia
| Adam Yee | reshit HoHma yir’at adonai | 199511 |
| Adam Yee | Lot | 19952 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Thought Rhythms | 1999 |
| Adam Yee | Aria I (from Cannibal Pearce) | 2000* |
| Adam Yee | noonday’s white skull-moon | 19991 |
| Alban Berg | Kammerkonzert | 1924-2536 |
Commonwealth Sinfonietta
Commonwealth Sinfonietta
19:30, Thursday 20 September 2001
Lemon Tree Theatre (external link)
5 West North St
AB24 5AT Aberdeen
United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Sinfonietta is directed by Lewis Mitchell (flute).
| Malcolm Williamson | Serenade | 1967 |
| Peter Sculthorpe | Irkanda IV | 1961 |
| Marc Yeats | Only the Trees will Whisper in the Dark | 2001* |
| Elena Kats-Chernin | Wedding Suite | 1996 |
| Brett Dean | Intimate Decisions | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Four Waltzes |
Federation Music Week
Melbourne Composers' League
Thursday 27 September 2001
Sunday 30 September 2001
Melba Hall (external link)
University of Melbourne
Royal Parade Parkville Victoria
Australia
In September 2001, the Melbourne Composers' League presented a festival of international contemporary music by members of the
Asian Composers League, performed by Australia's premier musicians.
Full details can be found here.
Works performed by Mark Knoop included:
| Brian Chatpo Koo | The Picture of Li-Po Reciting Poetry | 9 |
| Haydn Reeder | Strong Song & Display | |
| Tsukamono | Nocturne | |
| Dominik Karski | Matter of Perspective | 200018 |
| Peter Myers | Incantation | 2000 |
| Fujiwara | Metamorphosis IV | |
| Ramon Santos | Tang Gong Gong An | |
| Ari Ben-Shebetai | Bells: A Prayer for Peace |
Commonwealth Sinfonietta
Commonwealth Sinfonietta
19:00, Thursday 4 October 2001
St James’ Church
197 Piccadilly
W1J 9LL London
United Kingdom
| Malcolm Williamson | Serenade | 1967 |
| Peter Sculthorpe | Irkanda IV | 1961 |
| Marc Yeats | Only the Trees will Whisper in the Dark | 2001 |
Beethoven to Martinu
Knoop-Waldock Duo
St Botolph's Church
19:30, Saturday 23 February 2002
St Botolph’s Church
Aldgate
EC3N 1AB London
United Kingdom
| Claude Debussy | Sonata for Cello and Piano D minor | 1915 |
| Karol Szymanowski | Roxana’s Lied aus ”Krol Roger” | 1918-24 |
| Robert Schumann | Fantasiestücke opus 73 | 1849 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 3 A major opus 69 | 1808 |
| Bohuslav Martinu | Variations on a Slovak Folksong H. 378 | 1959 |
Beethoven to Martinu
Knoop-Waldock Duo
Anlaby School
19:30, Monday 25 February 2002
Anlaby School
East Yorkshire
United Kingdom
| Claude Debussy | Sonata for Cello and Piano D minor | 1915 |
| Karol Szymanowski | Roxana’s Lied aus ”Krol Roger” | 1918-24 |
| Robert Schumann | Fantasiestücke opus 73 | 1849 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 3 A major opus 69 | 1808 |
| Bohuslav Martinu | Variations on a Slovak Folksong H. 378 | 1959 |
Coruscations
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Sunday 28 April 2002
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Download programme for this concert (PDF Document)
| Chris Dench | beyond status geometry | 1994-9521 |
| Richard Meale | Coruscations | 19719 |
| Elliott Carter | Brass Quintet | 1974/93 |
| Adam Yee | lev nishbar v’nidkeh | 1997 |
| Elliott Carter | Clarinet Concerto | 1996†20 |
April/May 2002
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Sunday 28 April 2002
20:00, Monday 6 May 2002
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Libra's first two concerts for the year featured the Australian premiere of Elliott Carter's Clarinet Concerto with Carl Rosman (clarinet) and Mark Knoop (conductor).
Full details of Libra's 2002 season can be found here.
Highlights included:
| Richard Meale | Coruscations | 19719 |
| Elliott Carter | Clarinet Concerto | 1996†20 |
| Chris Dench | light-strung sigils | 2002†16 |
| Richard Barrett | Trawl | 1995-97†10 |
| Richard Meale | Incredible Floridas | 197133 |
light-strung sigils
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Monday 6 May 2002
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Download programme for this concert (PDF Document)
| Chris Dench | light-strung sigils | 2002†16 |
| Damien Ricketson | Imagining Le Verrier | 2001 |
| Richard Barrett | Trawl | 1995-97†10 |
| Liza Lim | Veil | 1999†10 |
| Richard Meale | Incredible Floridas | 197133 |
Spectral Guises
Ensemble Offspring
19:30, Thursday 16 May 2002
Paddington Uniting Church (external link)
395 Oxford St
Sydney New South Wales
Australia
| Tristan Murail | Treize Couleurs du Soleil Couchant | 1987†15 |
| James Dillon | Diffraction | 19843 |
| Johannes Fritsch | Sul B | 1972† |
| Simone East | Ex Stasis | 2002* |
| Horatiu Radulescu | Piano Sonata No 2 “being and non-being create each other” opus 82 | 199110 |
| Gerard Grisey | Talea | 1986†15 |
Beethoven to Webern
Knoop-Waldock Duo
Knoop-Waldock Duo
20:00, Saturday 25 May 2002
St John’s Church
Wakefield
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 4 C major opus 102/1 | 1815 |
| Anton Webern | Sonata for Cello and Piano | 19143 |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Sonata for Cello and Piano C major opus 119 | 1949 |
| Anton Webern | Drei Kleine Stücke opus 11 | 19142 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 5 D minor opus 102/2 | 1815 |
Rio Grande
Kingston Choral Society
19:30, Saturday 8 June 2002
All Saints Church (external link)
Market Place
KT1 1JP Kingston-Upon-Thames
United Kingdom
A concert with the Thames Sinfonia with Mark Knoop (piano) and Robin Page (conductor).
| Constant Lambert | Rio Grande for piano, chorus and orchestra | 1927 |
Third Roaring Hoofs International Festival
Libra Ensemble
Sunday 9 June 2002
Saturday 15 June 2002
Ulaanbaatar and the North Gobi Desert
Mongolia
In June 2002 four members of Libra travelled to Mongolia to participate in the Third Roaring Hoofs International Festival of New Music. Elizabeth Barcan (flute), Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Geoffrey Gartner (cello) and Mark Knoop (piano, co-artistic director) performed in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, as well as in various open-air venues in the North Gobi Desert.
| Richard Barrett | The light gleams an instant (from Tract) | 1984-963 |
| Chris Dench | Closing Lemma | 1992 |
| Nigel Butterly | Evanston Song | 1978 |
| Iannis Xenakis | Dikhthas | 197914 |
| Peter Sculthorpe | Requiem | 1979 |
| Kaija Saariaho | Cendres | 1974/93 |
Three Little Pieces
Knoop-Waldock Duo
St Botolph's Church
13:00, Friday 19 July 2002
St Botolph’s Church
Aldgate
EC3N 1AB London
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 4 C major opus 102/1 | 1815 |
| Anton Webern | Drei Kleine Stücke opus 11 | 19142 |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Sonata for Cello and Piano C major opus 119 | 1949 |
Etched bright with sunlight
Libra Ensemble
13:00, Sunday 18 August 2002
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
Mark Knoop presented the Australian premiere of English composer Michael Finnissy's monolithic piano solo The History of Photography in Sound.
In this five and a half hour work Finnissy explores the relationship between two modern art forms - photography and cinema and their influence on contemporary music composition.
The History of Photography in Sound was divided into three concerts over the course of the afternoon with two breaks for refreshments and dinner.
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| Michael Finnissy | The History of Photography in Sound [more info...] | 1997-2000†330 |
Fleshold
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Sunday 25 August 2002
Iwaki Auditorium (external link)
ABC Southbank Centre
Southbank Boulevard Melbourne Victoria
Australia
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| Luciano Berio | Sequenza X | 1984 |
| Matthew Bieniek | Fleshold: at the crossing over | 2000 |
| Chris Dench | ’atsiluth/shîn | 199115 |
| Pierre Boulez | Sonatine | 194612 |
| György Ligeti | Horn Trio | 198222 |
| Johannes Brahms | Horn Trio E flat major opus 40 | 186529 |
what remains?
Libra Ensemble
20:00, Saturday 31 August 2002
Peter Platt Auditorium (external link)
Maze Cres, behind Seymour Centre
University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales
Australia
Libra Ensemble's Mark Knoop and Carl Rosman joined Ensemble Offspring's Kathleen Gallagher in an eclectic programme: moving from Michael Smetanin at his most endearingly insistent to Richard Barrett at his most steely and uncompromising.
| Michael Smetanin | Spray | 19906 |
| James Dillon | Sgothan | 198411 |
| Elliott Carter | Esprit rude/esprit doux | 19845 |
| Michael Finnissy | Alkan - Paganini | 199712 |
| Chris Dench | ’atsiluth/shîn | 199115 |
| Luciano Berio | Sequenza IXc | 1980, rev 1998 |
| Maurizio Pisati | Å | 1993 |
| Richard Barrett | what remains | 1990-919 |
Beethoven to Henze
Knoop-Waldock Duo
Christine Flint Music Education Trust
19:30, Tuesday 17 September 2002
Toll Gavel Uniting Church
Beverley
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 5 D minor opus 102/2 | 1815 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Sonata for Cello and Piano d minor opus 40 | 1934 |
| Hans Werner Henze | Serenade | 1949 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Fantasie-Impromptu opus 66 | |
| Olivier Messiaen | Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus | 1940 |
| Richard Strauss | Sonata for Cello and Piano F major opus 6 | 1880-8326 |
Beethoven to Henze
Knoop-Waldock Duo
St Botolph's Church
13:00, Friday 20 September 2002
St Botolph’s Church
Aldgate
EC3N 1AB London
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 5 D minor opus 102/2 | 1815 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Sonata for Cello and Piano d minor opus 40 | 1934 |
| Hans Werner Henze | Serenade | 1949 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Fantasie-Impromptu opus 66 | |
| Olivier Messiaen | Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus | 1940 |
| Richard Strauss | Sonata for Cello and Piano F major opus 6 | 1880-8326 |
Beethoven to Henze
Knoop-Waldock Duo
The Old Vicarage
19:30, Saturday 21 September 2002
The Old Vicarage
Husthwaite
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 5 D minor opus 102/2 | 1815 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Sonata for Cello and Piano d minor opus 40 | 1934 |
| Hans Werner Henze | Serenade | 1949 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Fantasie-Impromptu opus 66 | |
| Olivier Messiaen | Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus | 1940 |
| Richard Strauss | Sonata for Cello and Piano F major opus 6 | 1880-8326 |
Piano Trios
Knoop-Waldock Duo
St Anne & St Agnes Lunchtime Concerts
13:10, Monday 4 November 2002
St Anne & St Agnes
Gresham Street
EC2 7BX London
United Kingdom
The Knoop-Waldock Duo was joined by violinist Deborah White in two piano trios.
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Trio b minor opus 8 | 185433 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Piano Trio No 2 opus 67 | 1944 |
Neues Großbritannien
Libra Duo
Akademie Schloss Solitude
19:00, Sunday 15 December 2002
Akademie Schloss Solitude (external link)
Solitude 3
70197 Stuttgart
Germany
| Darius Milhaud | Sonatine | 1927 |
| Richard Barrett | CHARON | 199510 |
| Michael Finnissy | Alkan - Paganini | 1997§12 |
| Mauricio Kagel | Unguis incarnatus est | 19726 |
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Hymnos | 196712 |
| Michael Finnissy | Recent Britain | 1997-98§25 |
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- first performance
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- first performance in Australia
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- first performance in The United Kingdom
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- first performance in Germany