Edinburgh International Festival 1999 Verity Sharp presents a concert of contemporary music given by the newly formed Ensemble Modern Orchestra in the Usher Hall,
Edinburgh, during this year's festival. Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, conductors
Frank Ollu and John Adams
Ives Symphony No 4
Gordon Sunshine of Your Love (first performance)
8.20 Book of the Month
An extended review of Nicholas
Murray's new biography of Andrew Marvell - the first full biography for more than 30 years - in which he explores the politics and poetry of a man who lived through one of the most turbulent periods in English political history and produced some of the finest lyric poetry in the language.
8.40 John Adams Naive and Sentimental Music (first European performance)
Conducted by the Composer