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Brian Ferneyhough
*1943 GB, Coventry
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Brian John Peter Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (/ˈfɜːrnihoʊ/; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer, who has resided in California, United States since 1987. His work characterized by highly complex notation and the extensive use of irregular nested rhythmic tuplets, Ferneyhough is typically considered to be the central figure of the New Complexity movement. Ferneyhough taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and the University of California at San Diego, and currently, Stanford University, and is a regular lecturer in the summer courses at Darmstädter Ferienkurse.
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Sonatas for String Quartet: I. Alpha on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Cassandra's Dream Song on C.P.E. Bach, Ferroud, Fauré, Ferneyhough & Prokofiev: Flötenmusik by Emmanuel Pahud Sonatas for String Quartet: II. Beta on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Sonatas for String Quartet: III. Gamma on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Sonatas for String Quartet: IV. Delta on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden String Quartet No. 2 on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Sonatas for String Quartet: V. Epsilon on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Sonatas for String Quartet: VI. Zeta on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden Sonatas for String Quartet: VII. Eta on Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trio by Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet & Claron McFadden In nomine a 3 on Ferneyhough: Chamber Music by Brian Ferneyhough & Ensemble RechercheTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Terre Est Un Homme | Brian Ferneyhough - BBC Symphony Orchestra | 2018 | Album |
| Invisible Colors | Miranda Cuckson, Stefan Wolpe, Elliott Carter, Brian Ferneyhough | 2017 | Album |
| Experimentalstudio 40 Years Anthology · Vol. 1 | Cristóbal Halffter - Brian Ferneyhough - André Richard - Detlef Heusinger, Hélène Fauchère | 2015 | Album |
| Complete Piano Works | Brian Ferneyhough - Nicolas Hodges, Rolf Hind | 2015 | Album |
| Complete Works For String Quartet & Trio | Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet, Claron McFadden | 2014 | Album |
| Terrain | Brian Ferneyhough - Graeme Jennings, Geoffrey Morris, Carl Rosman, Erkki Veltheim, Franck Ollu, Jean Deroyer | 2010 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Brian Ferneyhough | 2009 | Album |
| Die Orgelwerke | Iannis Xenakis, Brian Ferneyhough, Morton Feldman, Giacinto Scelsi, Bernhard Haas | 2008 | Album |
| Shadowtime | Brian Ferneyhough | 2006 | Album |
| Choral Works | Brian Ferneyhough / BBC Singers / Lontano | 2005 | Album |
| Flurries, String Trio, In Nomine A 3, Streichtrio, Incipits | Brian Ferneyhough, ensemble recherche | 2005 | Album |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Brian Ferneyhough | 2004 | Album |
| Music For Flute | Brian Ferneyhough - Kolbeinn Bjarnason | 2002 | Album |
| Solo Works | Brian Ferneyhough | 1998 | Album |
| 25 Years Experimentalstudio Freiburg | Mark Andre, Brian Ferneyhough, Cristóbal Halffter, Diego Minciacchi, Isabel Mundry, Luigi Nono, Emmanuel Nunes, André Richard, Dieter Schnebel | 1998 | Compil. |
| Prometheus / La chute d'icare / On Stellar Magnitudes / Superscriptio / Carceri d'Invenzione III | Brian Ferneyhough | 1996 | Album |
| Brian Ferneyhough 2 | Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet | 1996 | Album |
| Atelier Schola Cantorum 5 | Brian Ferneyhough - Mauricio Kagel - Steve Reich | 1993 | Album |
| Deuxième Quatuor à Cordes / Adagissimo / Troisième Quatuor à Cordes / Sonates | Brian Ferneyhough, Arditti Quartet | 1990 | Album |
| Perspectives Of New Music | Brian Ferneyhough, Iannis Xenakis, Barry Truax, William Schottstaedt | 1990 | Album |
| La Chute D'Icare / Superscriptio / Intermedio Alla Ciaccona / Etudes Trascendentales / Mnemosyne | Brian Ferneyhough, Brenda Mitchell, Harrie Starreveld, Armand Angster, Irvine Arditti, Nieuw Ensemble, Ed Spanjaard | 1989 | Album |
| Arcus / Funérailles, Versions I & II | York Höller / Brian Ferneyhough - Peter Eötvös / Pierre Boulez | 1985 | Album |
| Neue Chormusik III | Alban Berg, Brian Ferneyhough, György Ligeti, Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel, Aribert Reimann, Schola Cantorum Stuttgart, Clytus Gottwald | 1985 | Album |
| Brian Ferneyhough Rencontre Pierre-Yves Artaud (Flute) | Brian Ferneyhough - Pierre-Yves Artaud | 1984 | Album |
| String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 3 | Brian Ferneyhough / Jonathan Harvey / Elliott Carter / Arditti Quartet | 1983 | Album |
| Transit | Brian Ferneyhough - Elgar Howarth / London Sinfonietta | 1978 | Album |
| Sonatas For String Quartet | Brian Ferneyhough - Berner Streichquartett | 1978 | Album |
| Antiphysis / Funérailles - Versions I & Il / Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco / Arcus | Hugues Dufourt / Brian Ferneyhough / Jonathan Harvey / York Höller - Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez & Peter Eötvös | Compil. | |
| Basler Komponisten New Music From Basle | Thomas Kessler / Brian Ferneyhough | Album |
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