Rebecca Hirsch, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend - RAWSTHORNE: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Corteges (1998)
BAND/ARTIST: Rebecca Hirsch, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend
- Title: RAWSTHORNE: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Corteges
- Year Of Release: 1998
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:04:07
- Total Size: 242 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Fantasy Overture, "Corteges": Fantasy Overture: Corteges
02. Violin Concerto No. 1: Adagio espressivo e rubato - Andante con moto, poco teneramente
03. Violin Concerto No. 1: Andante (I'istesso tempo) - Allegro - Allegro Moderato
04. Violin Concerto No. 2: Allegretto
05. Violin Concerto No. 2: Poco lento
06. Violin Concerto No. 2: Tema con Variazioni
Music of discriminating substance, quiet purpose and impressive polish, well worth getting to know. Lancashire-born Alan Rawsthorne (1905-71) completed his First Violin Concerto in 1947, dedicating it to his friend (and fellow Northerner) William Walton (keep an ear out for the mischievous snatch from Belshazzar's Feast just before the close!). It's in just two movements and plots a thoughtful course from wistful expectancy to hard-won exuberance. Though lyrically less effusive, its successor from 1956 is, if anything, even more economical and searchingly individual (the Poco lento slow movement is an especially striking creation). Rebecca Hirsch is one of Britain's most commanding young violinists and her thrusting, clean-heeled contribution sparks off some notably enthusiastic playing from the admirable BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the ever-watchful Lionel Friend. We also get a lively account of the fantasy overture Cortèges, a highly inventive 13-minute essay commissioned by the BBC for the 1945 Proms. Adventurous listeners should seek out this tremendously resourceful Naxos package without further ado.
01. Fantasy Overture, "Corteges": Fantasy Overture: Corteges
02. Violin Concerto No. 1: Adagio espressivo e rubato - Andante con moto, poco teneramente
03. Violin Concerto No. 1: Andante (I'istesso tempo) - Allegro - Allegro Moderato
04. Violin Concerto No. 2: Allegretto
05. Violin Concerto No. 2: Poco lento
06. Violin Concerto No. 2: Tema con Variazioni
Music of discriminating substance, quiet purpose and impressive polish, well worth getting to know. Lancashire-born Alan Rawsthorne (1905-71) completed his First Violin Concerto in 1947, dedicating it to his friend (and fellow Northerner) William Walton (keep an ear out for the mischievous snatch from Belshazzar's Feast just before the close!). It's in just two movements and plots a thoughtful course from wistful expectancy to hard-won exuberance. Though lyrically less effusive, its successor from 1956 is, if anything, even more economical and searchingly individual (the Poco lento slow movement is an especially striking creation). Rebecca Hirsch is one of Britain's most commanding young violinists and her thrusting, clean-heeled contribution sparks off some notably enthusiastic playing from the admirable BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the ever-watchful Lionel Friend. We also get a lively account of the fantasy overture Cortèges, a highly inventive 13-minute essay commissioned by the BBC for the 1945 Proms. Adventurous listeners should seek out this tremendously resourceful Naxos package without further ado.
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