Eden Lonsdale
Dawnings
A double album with 5 major new works by the brilliant young composer Eden Lonsdale.
Disc One contains three pieces played by Apartment House:'Aurora' for solo cello'Dawnings', a 32-minute duet for clarinet and piano& 'Cloud Symmetries', a 34-minute piece for four violins, commissioned by Another Timbre
Disc Two contains concert recordings of two long works for larger ensembles:'Constellations' played by Oerknal at the Gaudeamus Music Week, 2023and 'Shedding', a piece for seven violas, commissio…
Ricercari for rainy days
Eden Lonsdale is a composer of acoustic music living and working between London and Berlin. His music focuses on exploring the various ways that movement and stasis can co- exist, as well as the inter-connectedness of harmony, timbre, melody and rhythm. Often using very limited materials, his dense and immersive sound-worlds attempt to draw the ear into the smallest details and hope to inspire the listener’s self-guided exploration into the music’s manifold layers. The three pieces from this alb…
Clear and Hazy Moons
Another young composer who you’ve probably not heard of, but whose music you really should get to know. Four stunning pieces, three played by Apartment House, and one by the Rothko Collective. Brilliant music that really shouldn’t be possible from someone so young.