'Berceuse was commissioned by the Birmingham Chamber Music Society for their Diamond Jubilee Season, 2011/12 the first performance was given by John McCabe on 18th February 2012 at the Adrian Boult Hall, BirminghamConservatoire. It is dedicated to John and Mary Joubert. The piece derives from three sources: the idea of the classical/romantic Berceuse (though in this case not so much a lullaby for children as is sometimes the case), thenotion of two alternating themes of equal importance, a...