Paul's 20th-anniversary desert island discs

The Ebor Singers

Dusk Songs

SUNDAY MORNING

From The Ebor Singers' CD Cantate Domino Omnis Francia

Bouzignac Tu Cum Virgineo

2nd half of sumptuous oratorio/motet in honour of Blessed Virgin, from The Ebor Singers' CD Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Music for the Blessed Virgin Mary

Charpentier Canticum In Honorem BVM H400 Extract

Hi, my name is Thomas. I am Richie Hawtins assistant. Besides my love for electronic music, i have another passion which i would like to share with you through my podcast - playing the piano. I hope that the pieces i chose will inspire you to find out more about each artist and to discover a whole universe of unbelievable classical and modern music. Enjoy!

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (live):
Being also a member of "YMO", the japanese version of "Kraftwerk", Sakamoto is probably working on more music projects than Richie Hawtin! ;) originally i wanted to use one of his tracks with Carsten Nicolai aka "Alva Noto", but then i chose this piece because of its fitting title for a december podcast… Merry Xmas!

Franz Schubert - Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 (Helene Grimaud): 
Schuberts works might not be as popular as Mozarts or Beethovens, but you will find a lot of wonderful music if you dig deeper. Take this "Intermezzo" interpretated by Helene Grimaud and you have a dream team.

Ludovico Einaudi - Two Brothers: 
Some people say Eindaudis music is too obvious. But for me, it always does the trick. And his latest album, the first classical record which sold more digital downloads than physhical copies, proves him right.

Aphex Twin - Avril 14th: 
As an artist known especially for his experimental electronic music ("Window Licker"!), Richard D. James surprised me with 13 amazing piano tracks on his last album "Druqks" which he recorded with a midi controlled Yamaha Disklavier. Is there any kind of music this guy can not produce?! 

Chilly Gonzales - White Keys: 
Entertainer. Genius. Maniac. cCll him what you want, he is and stays one of the most talented musicians of our time. And his piano solo albums always travel with me on my iPod.

Frederic Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: 
Chopin died young and could not write a lot of music. But all his works still belong to the standard repertoire of every concert pianist over the world. Can you name another artist that did the same? My favorite composer - period.

Jello - Neph (Autechre Ultramatique 6 Mix): 
I had to look on the label twice when i found it in a record store: Autechre, the masterminds of experimental electronic music, deliver a beautiful piano solo remix of Jellos "Neph"! (sorry for the bad sound quality, i had to record this track from my old vinyl.)

Nils Frahm- Hammers (live): 
Boy, is Nils talented! the 30-year old composers combination of a piano with modern electronic sounds is simply incredible! if i had to choose the music for the end of the world, this one would be my last track...

Erik Satie - Gnossienne no. 3: 
I discovered Satie through a tv commercial in the mid 90s and i immediately fell in love with his melancholic, repetitive music. I also believe that he has a big influence on many minimal music producers of today.

Soap and Skin - Turbine Womb: 
A friend of mine told me about Anja a few years ago. Her songwriting and live shows are amazing, but be careful - the music can put you in a really dark mood.

Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune: 
With "Clair de Lune", Debussy wrote one of the most famous pieces in the piano literature. But also his other works like the "Arabesques", the "Reverie" or the "Suite Bergamasque" are outstanding on their own.

Hideyuki Hashimoto - Ayumi: 
As the second japanese artist on my podcast, Hashimoto writes a more laid back, jazzy soundtrack which is just perfect for quiet sundays on the couch.

Keith Jarrett - Part 2 C (live): 
This piece is taken from his famous "Köln Concert" album, recorded in 1975. With one of the best selling piano albums until today, Jarrett introduced jazz to a wider audience with his fully (!) improvised play.

Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window: 
Jons album "Immunity" has all the elements of modern electronic music: experimental, varied, danceable and all incredibly well produced. Here, a simple piano melody combined with a synth and a lot of reverb gives you an idea of how it must sound in space…

Francesco Tristano - Strings of Life: 
Classic meets electronic music pt.2 - the young and upcoming pianist Tristano covers "Rhythm is Rhythms" techno anthem "Strings of Life" and adds subtle effects to the prominent piano riff. Make your transition!

JS Bach - Goldberg Variations, Aria (Glenn Gould): 
I chose this piece because of 2 reasons: Bach and Gould. Both being geniuses on their own, Gould changed the way of interpretation with his "Goldberg Variations" like no one else before and after him. 

Max Richter - Written in the Sky:
Taken from his second album, which Pitchfork described as "one of the most affecting and universal contemporary classical records in recent memory." In 2012, Richter recomposed Vivaldis "The Four Seasons", using live recorded material and cutting edge digital postproduction and editing methods. Highly recommended.

Philip Glass - Opening: 
Glass is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. His works go far beyond the instrument of the piano, and they are worth to be discovered by every fan of minimal music. :)

Nova Nova - Tones:  
I heard this song for the first time in ibiza around 1993, but i only found it years later on a "Cafe Del Mar" compilation. Since then it reminds me of this amazing summer…

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Minus Connections December 2013 - Thomas Nau

Charpentier Salve regina

The opening track from Kerry's large-scale late-night mass, 'dusksongs', which was commissioned by The Ebor Singers and released as an album on Boreas Music.

O Nata Lux

Part 4 of my late-night mass, 'dusksongs', which was first commissioned and recorded by The Ebor Singers. 

This is a Celtic song not often heard as part of the Compline Mass. I've set it for solo alto, with the rest of the choir gradually ghosting in with textural and then pitched sustained material which echoes the mantra-like solo.

criosda liom a cadal from dusksongs

An anthem originally published by Oxford University Press in their anthology 'Cantica Nova', this piece inspired The Ebor Singers to commission a large-scale late-night mass with this existing work as its last piece. 'dusksongs' now finishes with this piece, which also works performed on its own and has since been published by OUP as a stand-alone copy.

o lux beata trinitas

John Wilbye's beautiful madrigal, recorded live in concert on April 11 2014, in the Chapter House, York Minster.

John Wilbye - Draw on sweet night

A preview track from our forthcoming CD of music from the English Civil War. This piece was composed for Elizabeth I but the text was later revised for Charles I.

William Byrd - O Lord Make Thy Servant Charles

Final chorus of Charpentier's Le Reniement de St Pierre, from our 2001 recording Desolata Est









Charpentier - Le Reniement De St Pierre Extract

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I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Bryars' Super flumina is based on a medieval legend of St Mary's Abbey, York. Available to download from www.boreasmusic.co.uk. 

Bryars -Super flumina

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Benedictus

A new edit of "Help is on the Way" remixed for GoPro

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Help is on the Way (GoPro Edit)

Chorus from Stainer's Holy Week oratorio 'Crucifixion', recorded live in March 2009 at the choir's annual performance at York Minster

Stainer God so loved the world

Kerry Andrew is a composer, performer and author based in West  Yorkshire, England. 

They specialises in vocal music and opera, choral music, folk, jazz, and community music. Choral and experimental work has been heard on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, 6Music and Classic FM and on national news channels. Kerry won a British Composer Award in 2010 and two more for her chamber operas 'Woodwose' and 'Dart's Love' in 2014. They won their 4th for 'who we are' for the National Youth Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall. They were 2010-12's Handel House Composer in Residence. In 2017, she made her Proms debut with BBC Ten Pieces.

Her debut novel, Swansong, is out now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/swansong/kerry-andrew/9781911214229 and her second novel, SKIN, is published in February 2021.

Kerry performs as alt-folk artist You Are Wolf http://soundcloud.com/you-are-wolf; music can be heard and ordered here: https://youarewolf.bandcamp.com/

She performs with the award-winning vocal trio https://soundcloud.com/juicevocalensembleuk

She also performs with the jazz/classical/rock collective https://soundcloud.com/dollyman.

‘Stunning‘ Classic FM

‘Brilliant, Berio-like vocal effects…‘ The Times

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O Nata Lux

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