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| Composer | Casken, John (b. 1949) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 2014 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Birdsong from the trenches: Casken's Apollinaire's Bird
A superb concert from the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder included John Casken's 2014 oboe concerto Apollinaire's Bird, a rare piece by Elgar and Vaughan Williams' powerful Fourth Symphony.
The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Shostakovich, Casken and Weill
Stéphane Rancourt gives the world première of John Casken's Apollinaire's Bird alongside brilliant Shostakovich and Weill.