Music Text
David Harsent (E)
Scoring
2fl(I=picc,II=bfl).cl(=Ebcl)-perc(1):vib/glsp/2congas-cel-2vln.vla.vlc
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
09/03/1999
Purcell Room, London
Claron McFadden, soprano/Julia Watson, narrator / Nash Ensemble / Lionel Friend
Press Quotes
"In The Woman and the Hare the text is shared between a soprano and a female reciter, each with her own musical speed. The relationship between the two elements constantly shifts, the soprano's ravishing contributions punctuate the speaker's delivery, sometimes taking off from an immediate idea, sometimes looping back to dwell upon an earlier image, and gradually filling out an expressive canvas that seems far larger than a 15-minute work can encompass."
The Guardian
