This week, a selection of new music from Wales.
Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales
This group was formed just a few years ago and has already gained a reputation for innovative programming. Tonight, they play music by French composers.
Christopher Green (flutes),
Duncan Gould (clarinets), David Cowley (oboe), Carl Derby and Jane Lloyd (violins),
Steven Burnard (viola), Margaret Reid (cello), Valerie Aldrich-Smith (harp). Derek Clark (piano), Mark Walker , Clifton Prior, Philip Gurling and Alexander Neal (percussion), conductor Gordon Downie
Susanne Giraud L'Offrande a Venus Jacquesx Utopia Utopia glossa quinta
Francois-Bernard Mache Figures Michael Jarrell Assonance 6
Gordon Downie Forms 2
The Doctor of Myddfai
Peter Maxwell Davies 's latest full-scale opera was commissioned by Welsh National Opera as part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations. The legend of the Doctor of Myddfai was brought to the composer's attention by David Pountney and the two worked on the libretto together. Tonight, Adrian Thomas explores the relationship between the composer and the Celtic and Norse cultures which have so often inspired him. Producer Gwyn Williams