Thomas Adès

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Ades' Chamber Symphony Op.2 was first performed on the 24th February 1991 in Cambridge, at the West Road Concert Hall. It was performed by the Contemporary Music Festival Ensemble, for the Cambridge Festival of Contemporary Music, conducted by the composer himself. Chamber Symphony Op.2 is a written for a chamber orchestra consisting of fifteen players. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Conducteur

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Ades' Life Story Op.8 (1993) is based on an extract from In The Winter Of Cities by Tenesse Williams. This is the 1994 version for Soprano and Piano and is based upon the original score for two Bass Clarinets and Double Bass. THis version for vocie and piano irst performed by Sarah Leonard and Rodney Bennett at the Warwick Festival on 8th July 1994./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par ADES THOMAS. The Fayrfax Carol was commissioned by the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1997. Subtle and lyrical yet with pointed, bitter-sweet harmonies, the piece looks ahead to Christ's Passion. A challenging, yet immensely rewarding work. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Feuillet / Choeur

Par ADES THOMAS. La première représentation a été donnée par le London Sinfonietta effectué par Oliver Knussen dans le Barbican Hall, Londres, le 11 février 1994./ Répertoire / Conducteur

Par ADES THOMAS. The full score for this large work for Orchestra, Mezzo-Soprano soloist, and chorus was written in 1999 as part of the New York Philharmonic's Millenium commission. Characteristic of Ades, the Orchestral writing is dense and challenging, set against an unusual and startling vibrato-less solo voice. As the title suggests, the work gained further significance since the turn of the Millenium. However, from a musical perspective the score represents a significant example of 21st Century Orchestral composition./ Répertoire / Conducteur

Par ADES THOMAS. The first performance of 'Traced Overhead' was given by Imogen Cooper at the Pittville Pump Room, as part of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music on 20 July 1996./ Répertoire / Piano

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès and Philip Hensher's dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to international attention after its premiere in 1995 and, with nearly 300 worldwide performances, remains one of the most frequently performed British operas of the last two decades. Charting the glamorous rise and seedy fall of the notorious socialite beauty Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the score is as witty, poignant and memorable as the 'Dirty Duchess' herself, paying homage to the popular idioms of cabaret and tango, as well as to Weill, Berg and Stravinsky. It is hard to believe that this masterpiece was written by a 24 year-old, but then that young man was Adès, whose prodigious musical talent was awe-inspiring even as a teenager./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Full Score. Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès' The Tempest, one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years, is available for the first time as a beautifully produced, limited-edition full score. Featuring the stunning image 'Octopus' by artist Claire Burbridge, this unique cased edition includes colour plates of exclusive images from Ades' original handwritten score and sketches. Each copy is signed and numbered by the composer. Limited to 250 copies, with signed and numbered limitation page. Cased, square back and sewn. Endpapers feature original artwork 'The Firmament' by Claire Burbridge. Case features original artwork 'Octopus' by Claire Burbridge, printed in neon Pantone 809, with scratch-proof matt lamination and high gloss uv. Black book-block edges, ribbon and head and tail bands. From the turbulent orchestral prelude with which it begins to Ariel's stratospheric yet ethereal 'Five fathoms deep' and the radiant quintet of reconciliation in its final act, Thomas Adès conjures up a wholly compelling musical world in The Tempest. Responding to librettist Meredith Oakes' clear, unfussy refashioning of Shakespeare into formalised rhyme schemes, Adès has created a new kind of tonal language that is both direct and communicative but also indelibly contemporary. / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Opéra

Full Score. Par ADES THOMAS. With The Tempest, Thomas Adès composed one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years. From the turbulent orchestral prelude with which it begins to Ariel's stratospheric yet ethereal 'Five fathoms deep' and the radiant quintet of reconciliation in its final act, its composer conjures up a wholly compelling musical world. Responding to librettist Meredith Oakes' clear, unfussy refashioning of Shakespeare into formalised rhyme schemes, Adès has created a new kind of tonal language that is both direct and communicative but also indelibly contemporary./ Répertoire / Opéra

Par ADES THOMAS. These Premises Are Alarmed was written for the Halle Orchestra during Thomas Ades's period as Composer-in-Association with them. The first performance was given by the Halle Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano at one of the Opening Concerts of the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 12 September 1996./ Répertoire / Conducteur

Ce recueil de chansons parfait lié est rempli de photos tout au long d'et contient des chansons les plus populaires des aigles. Arrangé pour voix et piano avec boîtes de corde. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Par ADES THOMAS. This suite of exquisite portrait pieces for violin, clarinet, cello and piano was composed in 2005 and distils the essence of six numbers from Adès's astonishing opera The Tempest into purely instrumental form./ Répertoire / Clarinette, Piano, Violon et Violoncelle