Composer of the Week - John McCabe (1939- ) - Episode 4

Donald Macleod meets British composer, pianist, writer and critic John McCabe, who performs in the studio and discusses his life at the age of 70. McCabe talks about the challenges of writing for particular players. There is a recording of Scenes in America Deserta, composed for the King's Singers, and the Flute Concerto, originally written for James Galway. Plus two more of the composer's recent studies for piano - one performed in the studio by McCabe himself, and one by his great friend, and dedicatee of both pieces, Japanese pianist Tamami Honma. McCabe: Study No 9: Snowfall in Winter (Hommage a Debussy) John McCabe (piano) SPECIALLY RECORDED McCabe: Study No 8: Scrunch (Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti, 2000-1) Tamami Honma (piano) METIER MSVCD92071, Tr 7 Copland: Danzon Cubano, for two pianos Tamami Honma, John McCabe (pianos) DUTTON CDSA6881, Tr 1 Mc Cabe: Silence, Heat and Light I; Cycling (Scenes in America Deserta - 1987); Cosanti (Buildings and Works of Man) The King's Singers MERIDIAN CDE84550, Tr 2 McCabe: Concerto for flute and orchestra (1989-90) Emily Beynon (flute) BBC Symphony Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) HYPERION CDA67089, Tr 13-22.