{"product_id":"804519","title":"Melinda Maxwell \/ Phoenix Pia - Philip Venables: Below The Belt [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can think of no better way to kickstart the second series of Debut Discs (NMC's acclaimed showcase for gifted early-career composers) than this explosive new album by Philip Venables. Venables is best known for his operatic and theatrical works, exploring themes of sexuality, violence and politics. His music has been described as 'brutally effective' (The Times), 'duly playful and occasionally disturbing' (The Guardian), and 'a dark and violent portrait of sexual desire' (SoSoGay.com). He made his Royal Opera debut with 4.48 Psychosis (dir. Ted Huffman) \\u2013 the first ever permitted adaptation of any of Sarah Kane's work \\u2013 which won a UK Theatre Award, a Royal Philharmonic Society Award and a British Composer Award. It was also nominated for both an Olivier Award and a Sky Arts Award.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis album includes The Revenge of Miguel Cotto, a performance piece inspired by two boxers, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, and scored for ensemble, voices, and two punchbags. Four miniatures, each inspired by one of Benjamin Britten's Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe (Melinda Maxwell) and Numbers, set to the poems of Simon Howard and mixing spoken text with chamber music. The brilliant, ferocious and funny Illusions, featuring David Hoyle's impassioned rant about everything from politics and gender to sodomy and revolution, is the perfect showstopping finale to this eclectic release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: The Revenge of Miguel Cotto: I Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: The Revenge of Miguel Cotto: II Fight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: The Revenge of Miguel Cotto: III Crushed Spanish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: The Revenge of Miguel Cotto: IV they are not like us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: The Revenge of Miguel Cotto: V Ban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Metamorphoses after Britten: I A mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Klaviertrio im Geiste: I [tacet] II Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Klaviertrio im Geiste: II Scherzo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Klaviertrio im Geiste: III Rondo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Metamorphoses after Britten: II Fixation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Numbers 76\\u201380: tristan und isolde I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Numbers 76\\u201380: tristan und isolde II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Numbers 76\\u201380: tristan und isolde III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Metamorphoses after Britten: III Flowers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Numbers 91\\u201395\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Metamorphoses after Britten: IV Fountains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Venables: Illusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143186825601,"sku":"804519","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41YHcJ_U7hL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767675936","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/804519","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}