Dostupnosť:
na sklade / dostupné okamžite
Katalógové číslo:
555382-2
Autori:
Gordon Jacob, Hubert Parry, Sir Edward William Elgar
Interpreti:
Gordon Jacob, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Parry: An English Suite
Work length 23:26
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Douglas Bostock
I. Prelude
II. In Minuet Style
III. Saraband
IV. Caprice
V. Pastoral
VI. Air
VII. Frolic
Elgar: Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28
Work length 25:01
arr. for strings Hans Kunstovny
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Douglas Bostock
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Allegretto
III. Andante espressivo
IV. Presto
Jacob, G: A Symphony for Strings
Work length 22:29
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Douglas Bostock
I. Andante maestoso
II. Andante espressivo
III. Allegro molto vivace
Our first CD featuring music for string orchestra by British composers presents works by Hubert Parry, Edward Elgar, and Gordon Jacob. The last-mentioned composer wrote a Symphony for Strings with clear contrapuntal textures and a slow introduction beginning with broadly striding octaves and dissonant sixteenth contrasts. Parry demonstrates his sovereign command of a whole range of different techniques and textures in his First Suite for String Orchestra and succeeds in producing a full, one-of-a-kind sound: Very British, indeed! Edward Elgar’s Organ Sonata represents a special case on this CD, where it is heard in the version for string orchestra by Hans Kunstovny. Some authors even earlier spoke of the sonata as a »thwarted symphony« because of its structure and design. The premiere of Kunstovny’s Elgar arrangement was held in Pforzheim in October 2006 under Sebastian Tewinkel before Douglas Bostock included it in his program in January 2020. The present recording was produced following this concert. Kunstovny, who assigned the subtitle »Swinnerton’s Dream« to his arrangement, was also present; it refers to the organist and choral conductor Charles Swinnerton Heap, the sonata’s dedicatee, who lent his support to Elgar’s works during the last decade of the nineteenth century.