Paul Watkins & Huw Watkins - British Works for Cello & Piano, Vol. 4 (2015) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
- Title: British Works for Cello & Piano, Vol. 4
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
- Total Time: 01:07:26
- Total Size: 1.1 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: I. Elegy
02. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: II. Scherzo
03. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Theme
04. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 1, Allegro inquieto
05. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 2, Ostinato
06. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 3, March
07. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 4, Appassionato
08. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 5, Waltz
09. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 6, Chorale
10. Constants, Op. 110: I. Introduction -
11. Constants, Op. 110: II. Lament -
12. Constants, Op. 110: III. Canticle
13. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: I. Moderato
14. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: II. Adagio
15. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: III. Allegro
16. Cello Sonata: I. Allegro-Molto vivo
17. Cello Sonata: II. Allegretto leggero-Lento
18. Cello Sonata: III. Feroce
19. Cello Sonata: IV. Andante
The cellist Paul Watkins and his pianist brother Huw present this fourth volume of British works for cello and piano. ‘Remain[ing] by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire’, according to BBC Music, the Watkins brothers continue their exploration of what became a very rich and popular repertoire in British musical life of the last decades of the twentieth century, thanks to inspiring star soloists such as Paul Tortelier, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Jacqueline du Pré. Kenneth Leighton’s Partita opens with an intense lyrical Elegy, revealing English influences such as Vaughan Williams. The second movement is a Scherzo full of Walton-like syncopations and energy, and the work ends with a bell-like theme followed by free variations.
Similarly, Richard Rodney Bennett’s Sonata ends with a theme – rising and falling in graceful curve – and a continuous sequence of variations, one of which is for piano alone. The other sonata, by Alun Hoddinott, is notable for its clear, open textures, often of two-part counterpoint. Largely self-taught as a composer, Elisabeth Lutyens adopted a very special system of rhythmic notation, laid out in free time without bar lines, using three symbols for notes of different lengths. The ‘constants’ of the title are four melodic and harmonic intervals which are used exclusively throughout the work.
"This latest volume of Paul and Huw Watkins's survey of British cello works showcases the expressive range of the instrument which emerged through later 20th-century composition, with adventurous works that exploded the cello's reputation as a primarily lyrical instrument by demonstrating its more mercurial qualities" (BBC Music Magazine)
"In bringing together four highly contrasting British composers of the later 20th century, this vibrant recording, with splendid playing by Paul and Huw Watkins, demonstrates the extent of the cello's inspiration and versatility in a range of modern idioms." (Gramophone Magazine)
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01. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: I. Elegy
02. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: II. Scherzo
03. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Theme
04. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 1, Allegro inquieto
05. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 2, Ostinato
06. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 3, March
07. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 4, Appassionato
08. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 5, Waltz
09. Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35: III. Theme & Variations. Var. 6, Chorale
10. Constants, Op. 110: I. Introduction -
11. Constants, Op. 110: II. Lament -
12. Constants, Op. 110: III. Canticle
13. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: I. Moderato
14. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: II. Adagio
15. Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 96 No. 1: III. Allegro
16. Cello Sonata: I. Allegro-Molto vivo
17. Cello Sonata: II. Allegretto leggero-Lento
18. Cello Sonata: III. Feroce
19. Cello Sonata: IV. Andante
The cellist Paul Watkins and his pianist brother Huw present this fourth volume of British works for cello and piano. ‘Remain[ing] by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire’, according to BBC Music, the Watkins brothers continue their exploration of what became a very rich and popular repertoire in British musical life of the last decades of the twentieth century, thanks to inspiring star soloists such as Paul Tortelier, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Jacqueline du Pré. Kenneth Leighton’s Partita opens with an intense lyrical Elegy, revealing English influences such as Vaughan Williams. The second movement is a Scherzo full of Walton-like syncopations and energy, and the work ends with a bell-like theme followed by free variations.
Similarly, Richard Rodney Bennett’s Sonata ends with a theme – rising and falling in graceful curve – and a continuous sequence of variations, one of which is for piano alone. The other sonata, by Alun Hoddinott, is notable for its clear, open textures, often of two-part counterpoint. Largely self-taught as a composer, Elisabeth Lutyens adopted a very special system of rhythmic notation, laid out in free time without bar lines, using three symbols for notes of different lengths. The ‘constants’ of the title are four melodic and harmonic intervals which are used exclusively throughout the work.
"This latest volume of Paul and Huw Watkins's survey of British cello works showcases the expressive range of the instrument which emerged through later 20th-century composition, with adventurous works that exploded the cello's reputation as a primarily lyrical instrument by demonstrating its more mercurial qualities" (BBC Music Magazine)
"In bringing together four highly contrasting British composers of the later 20th century, this vibrant recording, with splendid playing by Paul and Huw Watkins, demonstrates the extent of the cello's inspiration and versatility in a range of modern idioms." (Gramophone Magazine)
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