The Nash Ensemble - Walton: Chamber Music - Violin Sonata; Piano Quartet; Anon in Love etc. (2002)
BAND/ARTIST: The Nash Ensemble
- Title: Walton: Chamber Music - Violin Sonata; Piano Quartet; Anon in Love etc.
- Year Of Release: 2002
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:15:53
- Total Size: 274 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Piano Quartet: I. Allegramente
02. Piano Quartet: II. Allegro scherzando
03. Piano Quartet: III. Andante tranquillo
04. Piano Quartet: IV. Allegro molto
05. Anon in Love: I. Fain Would I Change That Note
06. Anon in Love: II. O Stay, Sweet Love
07. Anon in Love: III. Lady, When I Behold the Roses
08. Anon in Love: IV. My Love in Her Attire
09. Anon in Love: V. I Gave Her Cakes and I Gave Her Ale
10. Anon in Love: VI. To Couple Is a Custom
11. Façade (1951 Version): No. 16, Valse (Version for Piano)
12. Passacaglia
13. Violin Sonata: I. Allegro tranquillo
14. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Tema. Andante
15. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 1. A tempo poco più mosso
16. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 2. A tempo quasi improvisando
17. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 3. Alla marcia molto vivace
18. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 4. Allegro molto
19. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 5. Allegretto con moto
20. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 6. Scherzando
21. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 7. Andante tranquillo
22. Violin Sonata: II. Coda. Molto vivace – Presto
Hyperion continues to salute Walton's centenary year with a selection of his chamber music. This is a collection of intimate works providing many insights into the composer's life. The Piano Quartet, for example, is the first work in which Walton considered he had shown any talent as a composer, and the Valse from Façade illustrates his irreverence towards popular music of the day.
Before Anon in Love, Walton had yet to write for the guitar. The work was commissioned by Peter Pears and Julian Bream who coached him about the instrument’s characteristics. The Passacaglia arose from a friendship with Mstislav Rostropovich, who challenged the composer to write something for him. Loosely based on Bach's works for solo cello, the work comprises a theme and ten variations and was premiered by Rostropovich at Walton's eightieth birthday celebrations.
A chance meeting with Diana Gould, the then-fiancée of Yehudi Menuhin, resulted in the prompt commission of the Violin Sonata. It was to become infused with tragedy following the death of Walton's partner of fourteen years, Alice, Lady Wimbourne, during the work's composition. Walton's overwhelming sense of loss is much in evidence and it now stands as one of his finest achievements.
01. Piano Quartet: I. Allegramente
02. Piano Quartet: II. Allegro scherzando
03. Piano Quartet: III. Andante tranquillo
04. Piano Quartet: IV. Allegro molto
05. Anon in Love: I. Fain Would I Change That Note
06. Anon in Love: II. O Stay, Sweet Love
07. Anon in Love: III. Lady, When I Behold the Roses
08. Anon in Love: IV. My Love in Her Attire
09. Anon in Love: V. I Gave Her Cakes and I Gave Her Ale
10. Anon in Love: VI. To Couple Is a Custom
11. Façade (1951 Version): No. 16, Valse (Version for Piano)
12. Passacaglia
13. Violin Sonata: I. Allegro tranquillo
14. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Tema. Andante
15. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 1. A tempo poco più mosso
16. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 2. A tempo quasi improvisando
17. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 3. Alla marcia molto vivace
18. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 4. Allegro molto
19. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 5. Allegretto con moto
20. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 6. Scherzando
21. Violin Sonata: II. Variazioni: Var. 7. Andante tranquillo
22. Violin Sonata: II. Coda. Molto vivace – Presto
Hyperion continues to salute Walton's centenary year with a selection of his chamber music. This is a collection of intimate works providing many insights into the composer's life. The Piano Quartet, for example, is the first work in which Walton considered he had shown any talent as a composer, and the Valse from Façade illustrates his irreverence towards popular music of the day.
Before Anon in Love, Walton had yet to write for the guitar. The work was commissioned by Peter Pears and Julian Bream who coached him about the instrument’s characteristics. The Passacaglia arose from a friendship with Mstislav Rostropovich, who challenged the composer to write something for him. Loosely based on Bach's works for solo cello, the work comprises a theme and ten variations and was premiered by Rostropovich at Walton's eightieth birthday celebrations.
A chance meeting with Diana Gould, the then-fiancée of Yehudi Menuhin, resulted in the prompt commission of the Violin Sonata. It was to become infused with tragedy following the death of Walton's partner of fourteen years, Alice, Lady Wimbourne, during the work's composition. Walton's overwhelming sense of loss is much in evidence and it now stands as one of his finest achievements.
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