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The Hear and Now Fifty - Harrison Birtwistle

Pianist Joanna MacGregor celebrates Harrison Birtwistle’s The Triumph of Time, an orchestral work she describes as β€œsculpted, dream-like and mesmeric”; Paul Griffiths remembers the London premiere and how it marked a new departure for the composer, and Birtwistle himself reflects on the subject of time in music

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14 minutes

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Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Joanna MacGregor
Composer Harrison Birtwistle

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