Chamber Works - R. Barrett

It is by no means too compromising to affirm that, at 34 years of age, the Welshman Richard Barrett is one of the (very rare) geniuses of contemporary music. Répertoire If the phrase ‘cutting edge’ has any meaning in music, these bleak, complex, abrasive, fascinating works by a young Welsh-born composer exemplify it. Marvellous performances by the Elision Ensemble The Sydney Review This delight in colouring music with noise (or noise with music) is a constant in Barrett’s style, and part of the transgressiveness that distinguishes him (and with him the composers he most admires) from the avant-garde of recent years Record Review WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING