Augusta Read Thomas (1964-)
Scat, pour hautbois, trio à cordes et piano
Six études pour piano seul
Double Helix (Mansueto Tribute), pour 2 violons
Ring Flourish Blaze, pour piccolos et ensemble de cuivres
A Circle Around the Sun, pour trio avec piano
Pilgrim Soul, pour cor anglais et 2 violons
Traces, pour piano seul
Toft Serenade, pour violon et piano
Starlight Ribbons, pour piano seul

Amy Briggs, piano
Janet Sung, violon
Yuan-Qing, violon
Robert Wlaters, cor anglais
Stefan Hersh, violon
Steve Rose, violon
Makiko Hirata, piano
Charles Morey, violon
Frank Huang, piano
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
The Walden Chambers Players
Ensemble à vents de la Southern Methodist University
Jack Delaney, direction

Volume 1 of this series devoted to Augusta Read Thomas's music concentrated upon orchestral and concertante works, with the intention of giving the listener a sense of this composer's virtuosic command of large forces allied to a kaleidoscopic sense of colour and a formal fluidity which defies attempts at cut-anddried analysis. Volume 2 also emphasizes the latter two attributes, but does so by shifting focus on music of a more intimate nature. Six of the nine works gathered here are for various chamber combinations. The other three, which occupy the greater part of this CD's playing time, are solo piano works, and span the entire chronological range of this collection.