Lesley-Jane Rogers, John Turner, Emma McGrath, Heather Bills, Harvey Davies, Tom Winpenny - The Music of Colin Hand (2023) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Lesley-Jane Rogers, John Turner, Emma McGrath, Heather Bills, Harvey Davies, Tom Winpenny
- Title: The Music of Colin Hand
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Prima Facie
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz
- Total Time: 01:17:58
- Total Size: 343 / 703 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Petite Suite Champetre i. Entre
02. Petite Suite Champetre ii. Danse - Pastorale
03. Petite Suite Champetre iii. Tambourin
04. Petie Suite Champetre iv. Danse - Finale
05. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher i. Hymn to Pan
06. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher ii. Aspatia's Song
07. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher iii. God Lyaeus
08. Concerto Cantico - i. Allegro
09. Concerto Cantico - ii. Moderato
10. Concerto Cantico - iii. Allegro improvisato
11. Three Lieder i. Dark Sunset
12. Three Lieder ii. Waves
13. Three Lieder iii. This Sad Serenity
14. Angelus for Tenor Recorder and Piano
15. Angelus for High Voice and Piano
16. Quartet Op. 252 i. Allegretto ritmico
17. Quartet Op. 252 ii. Allegretto scherzoso
18. Quartet Op. 252 iii. Andante piangevole
19. Quartet Op. 252 iv. Allegro comodo ma ritmico
20. Quartet Op. 252 v. Andante cantabile
21. Quartet Op. 252 vi. Allegro con energia
22. Three Bird Songs i. I watched a Blackbird
23. Three Bird Songs ii. The Darkling Thrush
24. Three Bird Songs iii. Proud Songsters
25. Sonatella
26. Two songs to French Poems i. La dimanche (Sunday)
27. Two songs to French Poems ii. Le moulin a vent (The Windmill)
28. In Nomine 6 - The Taverner Sonata
A selection of works from the generous output of the composer Colin Hand.
Colin Hand (1929 - 2015) was born in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. Though he showed an early interest in music (he played the viola in his school orchestra) and started to compose at the age of twelve, his initial intention was to study for a career in biochemistry. Nevertheless, he eventually turned to music and studied the organ with Dr Melville Cook, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity College, Dublin.
After qualification he spent fifteen years as a lecturer in further education and another fifteen years (part-time) as an examiner for Trinity College of Music, London. He composed steadily throughout his career and his works, exceeding 260 opus numbers, include choral, orchestral, organ, chamber music and songs. He also composed and arranged a significant amount of music for teaching purposes. In the 1970s he carried out extensive research on the composer John Taverner (c 1490 - 1545) and Renaissance music, for which he was awarded a PhD. His subsequent book John Taverner his Life and Music was published by Eulenburg Books, London, in 1978.
After retirement from official posts, he continued as a freelance composer and lived in Sibsey, near Boston in Lincolnshire, where he had close connections with the music at St Botolph's church - the famous Boston 'stump'. In his letter to Carl Dolmetsch with which Hand enclosed the score of Concerto Cantico, he observed, "the trouble with employing eclectic composers is that the end product can assume almost any form or style ..." His considerable output exhibits a wide range of both (267 opus numbers, including arrangements) but is consistently imaginative and well-crafted. Hand's comments in connection with the Three Lieder, in which he noted his evolving compositional style, are certainly revealing. Although of necessity only a small selection of his works is presented on this CD, hopefully it will be sufficient to be reasonably representative. Some of the pieces were dedicated to and / or first performed by the musicians recorded here, and the direct link between composer and performers is significant.
01. Petite Suite Champetre i. Entre
02. Petite Suite Champetre ii. Danse - Pastorale
03. Petite Suite Champetre iii. Tambourin
04. Petie Suite Champetre iv. Danse - Finale
05. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher i. Hymn to Pan
06. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher ii. Aspatia's Song
07. Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher iii. God Lyaeus
08. Concerto Cantico - i. Allegro
09. Concerto Cantico - ii. Moderato
10. Concerto Cantico - iii. Allegro improvisato
11. Three Lieder i. Dark Sunset
12. Three Lieder ii. Waves
13. Three Lieder iii. This Sad Serenity
14. Angelus for Tenor Recorder and Piano
15. Angelus for High Voice and Piano
16. Quartet Op. 252 i. Allegretto ritmico
17. Quartet Op. 252 ii. Allegretto scherzoso
18. Quartet Op. 252 iii. Andante piangevole
19. Quartet Op. 252 iv. Allegro comodo ma ritmico
20. Quartet Op. 252 v. Andante cantabile
21. Quartet Op. 252 vi. Allegro con energia
22. Three Bird Songs i. I watched a Blackbird
23. Three Bird Songs ii. The Darkling Thrush
24. Three Bird Songs iii. Proud Songsters
25. Sonatella
26. Two songs to French Poems i. La dimanche (Sunday)
27. Two songs to French Poems ii. Le moulin a vent (The Windmill)
28. In Nomine 6 - The Taverner Sonata
A selection of works from the generous output of the composer Colin Hand.
Colin Hand (1929 - 2015) was born in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. Though he showed an early interest in music (he played the viola in his school orchestra) and started to compose at the age of twelve, his initial intention was to study for a career in biochemistry. Nevertheless, he eventually turned to music and studied the organ with Dr Melville Cook, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity College, Dublin.
After qualification he spent fifteen years as a lecturer in further education and another fifteen years (part-time) as an examiner for Trinity College of Music, London. He composed steadily throughout his career and his works, exceeding 260 opus numbers, include choral, orchestral, organ, chamber music and songs. He also composed and arranged a significant amount of music for teaching purposes. In the 1970s he carried out extensive research on the composer John Taverner (c 1490 - 1545) and Renaissance music, for which he was awarded a PhD. His subsequent book John Taverner his Life and Music was published by Eulenburg Books, London, in 1978.
After retirement from official posts, he continued as a freelance composer and lived in Sibsey, near Boston in Lincolnshire, where he had close connections with the music at St Botolph's church - the famous Boston 'stump'. In his letter to Carl Dolmetsch with which Hand enclosed the score of Concerto Cantico, he observed, "the trouble with employing eclectic composers is that the end product can assume almost any form or style ..." His considerable output exhibits a wide range of both (267 opus numbers, including arrangements) but is consistently imaginative and well-crafted. Hand's comments in connection with the Three Lieder, in which he noted his evolving compositional style, are certainly revealing. Although of necessity only a small selection of his works is presented on this CD, hopefully it will be sufficient to be reasonably representative. Some of the pieces were dedicated to and / or first performed by the musicians recorded here, and the direct link between composer and performers is significant.
Year 2023 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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