Classical Music: Michael Price – The Seasons (1914-1918)

Michael Price: 'The more time passes since 1914-1918 the human stories get more relevant'

The “beautiful but slightly chaotic” 18th century building that currently houses Michael Price’s workspace might be more “Fawlty Towers” than the high-spec recording studios where he worked on the soundtracks for film and television projects such as Sherlock, Casino Royale and X-Men.

Classical Music: Michael Price – The Seasons (1914-1918)

What unites the whole is not a common sound but a common sensibility. Price’s compositional structure, aided by the acoustics of four very different churches, lends each ensemble a spaciousness and sensitivity that invites reflection rather than demanding it. London supplied three of the venues and Suffolk the fourth, and the composer hopes listeners will catch the distinct voice of each building, places steeped in centuries of worship, grief an…