And Do They Do / Zoo Caprices

And Do They Do Commissioned By Siobhan Davies and The London Contemporary Dance Theatre, composed during the summer of 1986. It consists of four linked 'songs' of which the third is based on Schumann's Nachtlied Opus 19, No. 1. Zoo Caprices A transcription of a work for small orchestra (the score for Peter Greenaway's film A Zed Two Noughts) for a solo violin may seem a foolhardy proposition were it not for the stunning virtuosity of Alexander Balanescu who has inspired a number of my compositions in the past six years and who was creatively involved in suggesting, demonstrating and modifying many of the violinistic solutions to the transfer of a multilayered, multi-textured work to a (so-called) single line instrument. Tracks 1 to 4: Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London Tracks 5 to 13: Recorded at The Michae Nyman Studio Post production: Nova Studios. Digital editing at Finesplice Studios Mastered at CBS Studios © 1989 Jay Productions Ltd ℗ 1986 Jay Productions Ltd