Thomas Ades

For your listening and viewing pleasure,

Thomas Ades's Asyla from Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Simon Rattle who is the leading interpreter of Ades's works. Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan 2005


Thomas Ades (1971~ , Born in London), Violin Concerto, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, 2007, EMI.
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Here is the truly great work from Thomas Ades which I have waited 10 years for since his debut album, Living Toys.
From the urgent opening to the close where a gorgeous bluesy tune on the violin meets an implacable rhythm, it throws the spell of the tension over a listener, then, led to a composer's very dramatically musical world where the ghosts of Mahler, Stravinsky, Berg and Shostakovich seem to be floating around.

Technically Anthony Marwood, for whom this work was written, very well weaves high melodic lines with astonishing dexterity and passion. What's even more, he strikes me as the only one who is able to keep in tune those hellish high notes while I appreciate this work!

It's a superb performance. Oh and did I mention that this is, indeed, a coolly intelligent work?

Thanks my close friends, Suk, Jihyun Gahng, Allegri, Catherine and my beloved Jihyun Park for introducing this work and fortifying and modifying my sense of what I was appreciating.