Nigel Osborne: I am Goya, Flute Concerto Composer_Northcott; Bayan is based on the Arthurian

is based on the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

publicly available for the first time following transfer from the original 78rpm discs and lengthy subsequent treatment: the centrepiece is an off-air recording of the American premiere of Les Illuminations with Peter Pears

and title work The Welcome Arrival of Rain

The music is performed by the Lithuanian artists for whom it was written

Nigel Osborne: I am Goya, Flute Concerto Composer_Northcott; Bayan is based on the ArthurianRelease Date: 11 January 2003 While I Am Goya, The Sickle and Remembering Esenin share a common inspiration in Russian poetry of the last century, the Flute Concerto provides a contrast in its neo Baroque concerto grosso style. These recordings were originally released on Unicorn Kanchana in 1983. AUDIO RECORDING CREDITS Recorded at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London on 7 8 February 1983 BOB AUGER Recording Engineer ANTONY HODGSON Recording