Harrison Birtwistle

Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by music critics at The Guardian in 2019 as the third-best piece of the 21st century. Even his compositions that were not written for the stage often showed a theatrical approach. A performance of his saxophone concerto Panic during the BBC's Last Night of the Proms caused "national notoriety". He received many international awards and honorary degrees.

Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - 2014-08-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Morgan le Fay's Prediction. Now with a Single Step [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Overture - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Story Begins. Night After Night - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse. Soon What You Most Love - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court. They Tire Me - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. A Single Step - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Three Riddles. There Was a Man - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon... What You Want, You'll Have [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Arthur's Response. How Can I Eat? - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. A Day, Another Day, a Week of Days [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. This Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon You'll See Its Face [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Mystery of the Open Door. It's Nothing - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. Another Mile, Another Day, Another Week [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Another Riddle. Something Stranger Than Charity [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): A Glimpse of the Future. This Is the Hour of Vanity or Choice [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. Now Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Entrance of the Green Knight. Now I Shall Test His Strength [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight Rides into the Court [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Castle de Hautdesert. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight's Challenge. Which of You Is King? [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Dance Aria. Now We Shall Learn - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court's Reaction, Gawain Accepts the Challenge. God's Name [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome & Gawain's Foreboding. My Food, My Wine, My Hearth [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Raising of the Axe [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The First Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Time Frozen. This Is the Moment That Waited for You [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The First Hunt & Temptation. The Door Was Unlocked [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Gawain Decapitates the Green Knight. God's Name! [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): An Aside from Morgan le Fay. A Gift He Must Not Refuse [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Severed Head Instructs Gawain. My Title Is Knight of the Green Chapel [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Who's There? [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Green Knight Rides Off [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Second Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): The Court's Reaction. It's Nothing [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Second Hunt & Temptation. Are You Gawain? - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Prophesies & Threats. Now That You've Seen Its Face [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Ia. Winter. Day [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Ib. Winter. Night. Here Is Your Second Birth [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIa. Spring. Day - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIb. Spring. Night. Here Is Your Second Skin [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIIa. Summer. Day [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IIIb. Summer. Night. Here Is Your Second Flesh [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IVa. Autumn. Day [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IVb. Autumn. Night. Here Is Your Second Arm [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Va. Winter II. Day [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Vb. Winter II. Night. Here Is Your Badge of Steel [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau Vc. Winter II. Coda. Now with a Single Step [Live] - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version) - Harrison Birtwistle

Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Punch and Judy: Prologue (Punch, Choregos) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Roundel (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Homage to Judy (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Recitative & Passion Aria II (Judy) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Resolve I (Punch) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Proclamation III (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Passion Chorale I (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Nightmare (Fortune-Teller, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Toccata I B (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Tarot-Game (Fortune-Teller, Judy, Punch, Choregos) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Pretty Polly's Rhapsody I (Pretty Polly, Choregos) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Quartet (Pretty Polly, Witch, Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Sinfonia (Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Toccata III A (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: War-Cry (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Melodrama IV (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Jack Ketch, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Toccata II B (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Death March (Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Jack Ketch, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Pretty Polly's Rhapsody II (Pretty Polly, Punch, Choregos) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy: Triumph (Pretty Polly, Judy, Lawyer, Punch, Choregos, Doctor) - Birtwistle: Punch and Judy - Harrison Birtwistle