John Casken (1949 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

Releases (2)

Official

Album

1. Night Fire Sun Silence 01 Jun 2005
2. Stolen Airs 2019

Relationships (1)

Students

1. David Jennings

Recordings by (2)

1. That Subtle Knot: I. Calm 15:21 (17 Feb 2023)
2. That Subtle Knot: II. Floating 11:08 (17 Feb 2023)

On Recordings (11)

Conducted

1. Vaganza: I. Display 3:41 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
2. Vaganza: VI. Display 3:28 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
3. Vaganza: II. Archaic Dance - 4:09 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
4. Vaganza: II. Interlude - Puppets I 0:54 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
5. Vaganza: Va. Parade - 4:33 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
6. Vaganza: IV. Puppets II "Leading into Melting Mood Blues" 5:08 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
7. Vaganza: Vb. Interlude - Puppets III 1:19 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
8. Maharal Dreaming 12:33 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
9. Darting the Skiff 18:19 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
10. Vaganza: III. Eructavit in Vaganza 3:51 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2003)
11. Darting the Skiff (opening) 3:30 Northern Sinfonia, John Casken (2004)

Credited as (8)

1. John Casken
2. Northern Sinfonia, John Casken
3. John Casken; Northern Sinfonia, John Casken, Heinrich Schiff
4. John Casken; The Hilliard Ensemble
5. Pérotin arr. John Casken
6. John Casken, Robert Saxton, Judith Weir; Kreutzer Quartet
7. Béla Bartók, John Casken, Ludwig van Beethoven; Ruth Killius, Thomas Zehetmair, Royal Northern Sinfonia

Works (84)

Composed

1. Amarantos (1977 - 1978)
2. Firewhirl (1979 - 1980)
3. To fields we do not know (1984)
4. Vaganza: I. Display (1985)
5. Vaganza: II. Archaic Dance - Interlude - Puppets I (1985)
6. Vaganza: III. Eructavit in Vaganza (1985)
7. Vaganza: IV. Puppets II "Leading into Melting Mood Blues" (1985)
8. Vaganza: V. Parade - Interlude - Puppets III (1985)
9. Vaganza: VI. Display (1985)
10. Vaganza (1985)
11. Salamandra (1986)
12. Orion over Farne (1986)
13. Maharal Dreaming (1989)
14. Piano Quartet (1990)
15. Cello Concerto: I. Introduction - Leaves of Farewell - Fell Wrapped in Song - From Winter's Tree (1990 - 1991)
16. Cello Concerto: II. On Folds of Stone - Through Silvern Air (1990 - 1991)
17. Cello Concerto (1990 - 1991)
18. Still Mine (1991 - 1992)
19. Sharp Thorne (1991)
20. Darting the Skiff (1992 - 1993)
21. Violin Concerto (1994 - 1995)
22. Distant Variations (1996 - 1997)
23. Infanta Marina (1997)
24. The Haunting Bough (1999)
25. Nearly Distant (2000)
26. To the Lovers' Well (2001)
27. Blue Medusa (2002)
28. Symphony "Broken Consort" (2003 - 2004)
29. Winter Reels: III. a spirited gathering (2010)
30. Winter Reels: I. a warming dance (2010)
31. Winter Reels: II. a cold song (2010)
32. Winter Reels (2010)
33. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (2012 - 2013)
34. The Dream of the Rood ( - 2008)
35. Shadowed Pieces: VI. ...by the harrowed land
36. Shadowed Pieces: V. ...by forgotten voices
37. Shadowed Pieces: IV. ...by a quickening moon
38. Shadowed Pieces: III. ...by shadows past
39. Shadowed Pieces: I. shadowed by the blackened tree
40. Shadowed Pieces: II. ...by a far away song
41. Serpents of Wisdom
42. Piano Trio: I. shadows
43. Piano Trio: II. striding the line
44. Piano Trio: III. dreams
45. Piano Trio: IV. dancing the line
46. Piano Trio: V. memories
47. Six Wooded Pieces: I. Haunting Bough (I)
48. Six Wooded Pieces: II. Swinging Bough
49. Six Wooded Pieces: III. Shaded Bough

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Libretto

1. Golem

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Links (8)

Other Databases

1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892241f
2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048782
3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81048782

Songkick

1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/504112

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2447926

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/27251343

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6225461

Biographies

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