Julian Lloyd Webber, Peter Wallfisch, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite - Bridge: Oration & Phantasm (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Julian Lloyd Webber, Peter Wallfisch, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite
- Title: Bridge: Oration & Phantasm
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Lyrita
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 00:58:31
- Total Size: 237 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Oration, H. 180: I. Poco lento
02. Oration, H. 180: II. Allegro
03. Oration, H. 180: III. Ben moderato
04. Oration, H. 180: IV. Allegro giusto
05. Oration, H. 180: V. Ben moderato mesto e tranquillo
06. Oration, H. 180: VI. Allegro
07. Oration, H. 180: VII. Lento
08. Oration, H. 180: VIII. Epilogue. Andante tranquillo
09. Phantasm, H. 182: I. Allegro moderato - Poco più lento
10. Phantasm: II. Allegro moderato
11. Phantasm: III. Andante molto moderato
12. Phantasm: IV. Allegro moderato
For the most serious of the orchestral works of English modernist Frank Bridge, skip The Sea, Cherry Ripe, and Sally in our Alley and head straight for the two works on this disc: Oration (aka, Concerto elegiaco for cello and orchestra) and Phantasm (aka, Rhapsody for piano and orchestra). Both are on the twin subjects that haunted so many English modernists: war and peace, and life and death. Oration from 1930 is tragically noble and heartbreakingly beautiful, while Phantasm from the following year is boldly aggressive and weirdly atmospheric. Neither work has been granted many recordings - when this disc was re-released in 2007, there were only three other recordings of Oration and just one of Phantasm - but the two performances here as easily as good or better than the best of the competition. Julian Lloyd Webber is a superb advocate for the Oration with a warm, rich tone that reaches right down into the core of the work, while Peter Wallfisch is an excellent soloist in the Phantasm with the kind of virtuoso technique and individualist temper that matches with the work's uncanny content. Nicholas Braithwaite is a strong and supportive accompanist, the London Philharmonic plays with persuasive passion and professionalism, and, as always, Lyrita's late stereo sound is cool, clear, and deep.
01. Oration, H. 180: I. Poco lento
02. Oration, H. 180: II. Allegro
03. Oration, H. 180: III. Ben moderato
04. Oration, H. 180: IV. Allegro giusto
05. Oration, H. 180: V. Ben moderato mesto e tranquillo
06. Oration, H. 180: VI. Allegro
07. Oration, H. 180: VII. Lento
08. Oration, H. 180: VIII. Epilogue. Andante tranquillo
09. Phantasm, H. 182: I. Allegro moderato - Poco più lento
10. Phantasm: II. Allegro moderato
11. Phantasm: III. Andante molto moderato
12. Phantasm: IV. Allegro moderato
For the most serious of the orchestral works of English modernist Frank Bridge, skip The Sea, Cherry Ripe, and Sally in our Alley and head straight for the two works on this disc: Oration (aka, Concerto elegiaco for cello and orchestra) and Phantasm (aka, Rhapsody for piano and orchestra). Both are on the twin subjects that haunted so many English modernists: war and peace, and life and death. Oration from 1930 is tragically noble and heartbreakingly beautiful, while Phantasm from the following year is boldly aggressive and weirdly atmospheric. Neither work has been granted many recordings - when this disc was re-released in 2007, there were only three other recordings of Oration and just one of Phantasm - but the two performances here as easily as good or better than the best of the competition. Julian Lloyd Webber is a superb advocate for the Oration with a warm, rich tone that reaches right down into the core of the work, while Peter Wallfisch is an excellent soloist in the Phantasm with the kind of virtuoso technique and individualist temper that matches with the work's uncanny content. Nicholas Braithwaite is a strong and supportive accompanist, the London Philharmonic plays with persuasive passion and professionalism, and, as always, Lyrita's late stereo sound is cool, clear, and deep.
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