The Transgressive Gospel

Wilton's Music Hall, LondonMichael Finnissy's new work may be scored for small forces - two vocalists, six instrumentalists from the excellent Ixion Ensemble, a string trio plus cimbalom, an accordion and piano performed its premiere under the composer's careful direction - but it's a substantial piece, around two hours long. In form, it is essentially a Passion setting, with the narrative in Saint Mark's Gospel providing the overall trajectory, interspersed with settings of George Herbert that ...

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