Benjamin: Written On Skin / Benjamin
) | Label: NIMBUS Catalog: NIM5885 Format: CD Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George BenjaminBenjamin, G: Written on Skin recording of the first performance at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, July 2012 Christopher Purves (The Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta (First Angel/Boy), Victoria Simmonds (Second Angel/Marie), Allan Clayton (Third Angel/John) Duet for piano and orchestra Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) 'Written on Skin' is the second collaboration between George Benjamin and Martin Crimp. Their previous one-act opera 'Into The Little Hill' has been received with universal acclaim. Written on skin was jointly commissioned by The Festival d Aix-en-Provence and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and this recording was largely produced from a broadcast recording by Radio France in July 2012 at Aix. George Benjamin’s status as one of the UK’s leading composers has created unprecedented demand for the new opera. “George Benjamin has written nothing better…and that’s saying something.” Richard Morrison, The Times “The first opera masterpiece of the 21st Century.” Serge Martin, Le Soir  Price: $27.98 |