Composers

Helen Grime

Born: 1981
A Cold Spring (2009)
Commissioned by Aldeburgh Music with funds provided by the Sue Knussen Composers Fund and the following individuals through Birmingham Contemporary Music Group’s Sound Investment scheme:
Work Notes
Commissioned by Aldeburgh Music with funds from BCMG and Sue Knussen Trust for the BCMG conducted by Oliver Knussen.
Publisher
Chester Music Ltd
Category
Large Ensemble (7 or more players)
Year Composed
2009
Duration
10 Minutes
Orchestration
0.0+ca.2.1/1000/hp/str(1.0.1.1.1)
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Programme Note
Helen Grime A Cold Spring (2009)
A Cold Spring falls into three movements although these are played almost without a break. The first movement is fast-moving and features an exuberant duet for two clarinets. The second is a mini concerto for solo horn accompanied by the ensemble. More nocturnal in character, a repetitive rocking rhythm lends it a feel of a lullaby. The third movement opens with an energetic outburst for the whole group. Solos and duets are juxtaposed with the combined ensemble to create an impression of stark contrast.


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Performances
Date
Title
  • 20 APR 2012
    City Halls Glasgow, SCOTLAND
    Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    Oliver Knussen, conductor

    Other Dates:
    21 April - Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
  • 20 JUN 2009
    A Cold Spring World Premiere
    Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, UK
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
    Oliver Knussen, conductor

Reviews
Grime counts Oliver Knussen among her mentors and shares his eloquence, but her palette is all her own, weaving evocative, restless motives with cool insistence. She writes as though her music needs to be told...
Kate Molleson, The Guardian,4/22/2012
A Cold Spring sounded as quietly ­distinctive as at its first outing at ­Aldeburgh last summer.
Andrew Clements, The Guardian,1/1/2010



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