Reorchestration of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde Act 2: Rescored for soloists and chamber orchestra

Public performances in Inverness Cathedral and Strathpeffer Pavillion with Lee Bisset, Peter Wedd and Sir John Tomlinson etc. conducted by Tomas Leakey& Anthony Negus.

RESEARCH AREA: orchestral reduction; intensive research into Wagner’s orchestral technique; symbolism and semiotic function of timbre ‘in such a way that colour itself becomes action’ (Adorno); orchestral invention: texture and balance (almost every single instrumental combination has been reconstructed with the intention of creating sonic results which so closely resemble the original score that even connoisseurs cannot detect the difference).