Members of spnm can take advantage of our monthly selection of special offers. The selection for November 1999 was as follows – see 'new notes' magazine for the current offers.
Harrison Birtwistle: Harrison's Clocks £9 (not available in shops) Joanna MacGregor, piano Hot on the heels of this summer's Proms performance comes the debut recording of Birtwistle's dazzling piano etudes. These high-octane mechanical fantasies are inspired by the 18th century inventor John Harrison, whose quest to perfect a sea-clock was chronicled in Dava Dobel's book, Longitude.
Errollyn Wallen: Meet me at Harold Moores £10 (rrp £13.99) Performers on this album include Courtney Pine, Simon Limbrick, Dave Le Page, Nell Catchpole, Tim Harries and Byron Wallen.
Sonatas for bass clarinet and piano £8.50 (rrp £12.99) Henri Bok, bass clarinet. Rainer Klaass, piano. A fascinating programme of 20th-century sonatas which fully explores the rich timbre and virtuosic possibilities of the bass clarinet. A disc that fills an important gap in the recordings currently available of the bass clarinet - played by a noted exponent of the repertoire.
Join spnm today and take advantage of these and many other great offers! E-mail us for membership information. Annual membership is £18 (Friends £30, Joint members £30) – and the concessionary rate is only £5.