Nyman & The Tempest
Label: Catalog: MNRCD140 Format: COMPACT DISC MICHAEL NYMAN BAND LEONARD ANGEL LEMPER CONWAY BOTT SUMMERS BOSTRIDGE ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL DE BASSE-NORMANDIEMN Records presents two recordings of works by Michael Nyman based on “The Tempest” in honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Prospero’s Books, originally released in 1991, was Nyman’s final collaboration with film-maker Peter Greenaway. Nyman/Greenaway was one of the greatest ‘Composer/Director’ relationships in world cinema. Some of Nyman’s most unforgettable ‘Greenaway’ soundtracks are The Draughtsman’s Contract, A Zed and Two Noughts, Drowning By Numbers and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. Noises Sounds & Sweet Airs is an opera, written in 1991 but not released until 1995. The work began as an opera-ballet entitled La Princesse de Milan. The libretto is taken from The Tempest, abridged by the composer. The title of the work is derived from Caliban’s line, “This aisle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs, which give delight and hurt not.” Price: $22.99 |