Ryan Latimer: Antiarkie

Ryan Latimer: AntiarkieRelease date: Friday 24 September 2021 With music that is "anarchic and cartoonishly fun" (BBC Radio 3), Ryan Latimer's first portrait album Antiarkie is the latest in NMC Recordings' Debut Disc series. As his earliest exposure to orchestral music, the playful, frenetic, visceral nature of cartoon soundtracks remains a prominent aspect of Ryan's work. The title track Antiarkie is a tribute and commentary on this characterful music with the BBC

He made his Royal Opera debut with 4

exploding into paroxysms at either end of the clarinet’s register

" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BBC Music Magazine

Sound and Music and NMC Recordings hope to make music that has never been released

A first string quartet is a landmark moment for any composer

Joseph Havlat (piano - tracks 2

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'Howard’s lyricism has led to marvellously uncanny results that take vast leaps in pitch and volume in their stride [

filling its carefully-wrought textures with light

Airs is suggestion - the material is made up of whistles

You’re left reeling at the fact that these rich sounds can be produced by so few players and can actually be notated’ the arts desk

Wim Laman Recording Producer