Paul Watkins, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Edward Gardner - Walton: Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 2 (2015) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Paul Watkins, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
- Title: Walton: Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 2
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
- Total Time: 01:09:49
- Total Size: 1.1 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: I. Theme-II. Improvisation 1
02. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: III. Improvisation 2-IV. Improvisation 3
03. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: V. Improvisation 4
04. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: VI. Improvisation 5
05. Cello Concerto, C65: I. Moderato
06. Cello Concerto, C65: II. Allegro appassionato
07. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Theme-Variation 1
08. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Variations 2 & 3
09. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Variations 4, 5 & 6
10. Symphony No. 2, C68: I. Allegro molto
11. Symphony No. 2, C68: II. Lento assai
12. Symphony No. 2, C68: III. Passacaglia. Theme. Risoluto-Variations
13. Symphony No. 2, C68: III. Passacaglia. Fugato-Coda. Scherzando
Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony in late music of Sir William Walton.This release follows the successful recording of Walton’s First Symphony and Violin Concerto – one of Chandos’ best-selling recordings for 2014.The Second (and last) Symphony was commissioned for the 750th anniversary, in 1957–58, of the founding of the city of Liverpool, but, delayed by the composition of the Cello Concerto, was only premiered in 1960.Scored for a large and colorful orchestra, it is of compact duration, in the key of G minor, and features angular melodies, sharply dissonant harmonies, and motoric rhythms.The BBC Symphony itself premiered the Cello Concerto in London in 1957.The cello soloist here, exclusive Chandos artist Paul Watkins, is highly praised as a member of the Emerson String Quartet. In this piece, the traditional structure of Walton’s earlier concertos – a moderately paced opening movement followed by a central scherzo – ends in a rich finale consisting of a theme and four ‘improvisations’.The concept of ‘improvisation’ occurs again in the last work on the disc, based on the ‘Impromptu’ of Benjamin Britten’s Piano Concerto.
"Lavishly reproduced in surround sound, these accounts of three accounts of three of Walton’s later, compariatively neglected works are as superbly thought out as they are atmospherically recorded ..." (Paul Driver, The Times (Culture magazine)
"The needlepoint orchestral precision required by the Second Symphony is seriously demanding: George Szell’s 1961 recording with the Cleveland Orchestra set a standard in this respect that remains exceptional. Yet Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra match them as near as makes no difference, while also searching out much more of the work’s range of expression, memorably so in the sow movement’s dark-toned emotionalism captured in ultra-clear recorded sound, with just the right amount of surrounding resonance ..." (Malcolm Hayes, BBC Music Magazine)
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01. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: I. Theme-II. Improvisation 1
02. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: III. Improvisation 2-IV. Improvisation 3
03. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: V. Improvisation 4
04. Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, C82: VI. Improvisation 5
05. Cello Concerto, C65: I. Moderato
06. Cello Concerto, C65: II. Allegro appassionato
07. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Theme-Variation 1
08. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Variations 2 & 3
09. Cello Concerto, C65: III. Variations 4, 5 & 6
10. Symphony No. 2, C68: I. Allegro molto
11. Symphony No. 2, C68: II. Lento assai
12. Symphony No. 2, C68: III. Passacaglia. Theme. Risoluto-Variations
13. Symphony No. 2, C68: III. Passacaglia. Fugato-Coda. Scherzando
Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony in late music of Sir William Walton.This release follows the successful recording of Walton’s First Symphony and Violin Concerto – one of Chandos’ best-selling recordings for 2014.The Second (and last) Symphony was commissioned for the 750th anniversary, in 1957–58, of the founding of the city of Liverpool, but, delayed by the composition of the Cello Concerto, was only premiered in 1960.Scored for a large and colorful orchestra, it is of compact duration, in the key of G minor, and features angular melodies, sharply dissonant harmonies, and motoric rhythms.The BBC Symphony itself premiered the Cello Concerto in London in 1957.The cello soloist here, exclusive Chandos artist Paul Watkins, is highly praised as a member of the Emerson String Quartet. In this piece, the traditional structure of Walton’s earlier concertos – a moderately paced opening movement followed by a central scherzo – ends in a rich finale consisting of a theme and four ‘improvisations’.The concept of ‘improvisation’ occurs again in the last work on the disc, based on the ‘Impromptu’ of Benjamin Britten’s Piano Concerto.
"Lavishly reproduced in surround sound, these accounts of three accounts of three of Walton’s later, compariatively neglected works are as superbly thought out as they are atmospherically recorded ..." (Paul Driver, The Times (Culture magazine)
"The needlepoint orchestral precision required by the Second Symphony is seriously demanding: George Szell’s 1961 recording with the Cleveland Orchestra set a standard in this respect that remains exceptional. Yet Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra match them as near as makes no difference, while also searching out much more of the work’s range of expression, memorably so in the sow movement’s dark-toned emotionalism captured in ultra-clear recorded sound, with just the right amount of surrounding resonance ..." (Malcolm Hayes, BBC Music Magazine)
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