Violin, cello, bass clarinet and piano
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation can be performed in its entirety, or in one of the following selections of movements.
Selection 1 10’30”
2 The Snail Mound
7 Jumping Bridge
8 The Garden of the Six Senses
11 The Snake Mound
At the end of The Snail Mound, there should be a brief pause before the bass clarinet low D from bar 84 of Two Ways to Paradise appears from silence. When the note has been sounding for a few seconds, the pianist begins Jumping Bridge. The Snake Mound begins as written, except that the cello enters in bar 2.
Selection 2 15’00”
1 The Black Hole Terrace
2 The Snail Mound
8 The Garden of the Six Senses
9 The Symmetry Break Terrace
10 Octagonia
11 The Snake Mound
Selection 3 8’45”
1 The Black Hole Terrace
2 The Snail Mound
3 Soliton Gates
4 The Nonsense
Selection 4 11’20”
4 The Nonsense
5 Quark Walk
6 Two Ways to Paradise
7 Jumping Bridge
8 The Garden of the Six Senses
“The Garden of Cosmic Speculation feels timeless – at once prehistoric and futuristic. And despite being inspired by intellectual rigour, the atmosphere is peaceful, even playful.”
The Times (London)
“A real masterpiece of chamber music.”
John Williams (Soundboard)
