20th Century Tuba Concertos - Arutiunian, Lundquist, Williams, Vaughan Williams / Baadsvik, Et Al
Details
- Composer
- ARUTIUNIAN, ALEXANDER LUNDQUI
- Artist
- Anne, Oystein, Manson, Baadsvik
- Format
- CD
- Label
- BIS
- Released
- Sep 01, 2008
- Catalog #
- BIS-CD-1515
- UPC
- 7318590015155
About
Not many instruments have a birthday - the tuba, however, does: the 12th September 1835. It is true that more or less similar instruments were already in existence, but it was on that day that a patent for the instrument was registered in Germany. By the second half of the century, with the operas of Richard Wagner, it had become an indispensable colour in the orchestra, and was later to play a significant role in works by such composers as Richard Strauss, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Tuba concertos started to appear in the middle of the twentieth century, and finally gave lie to the cliché that the tuba was heavy, clumsy and incapable of playing fast. On this disc, the Norwegian tuba virtuoso Øystein Baadsvik explores some of these concertante works, including pieces by the Georgian composer Alexander Arutiunian and the Swedish composer Torbjörn Lundquist. The programme opens and closes with a Williams, however. Written in 1954, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Bass Tuba was at first considered a last eccentricity of an aged composer, but with the passing of time it has become recognized as a classic.
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 I. Prelude: Allegro moderato 04:04
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Prelude: Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 04:04
- Composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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2 II. Romanza: Andante sostenuto 04:42
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Romanza: Andante sostenuto
- Duration
- 04:42
- Composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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3 III. Finale: Rondo all tedesca: Allegro 02:56
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Finale: Rondo all tedesca: Allegro
- Duration
- 02:56
- Composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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4 I. Allegro moderato 02:58
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Alexander Arutiunian
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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5 II. Andante sostenuto 05:26
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Andante sostenuto
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Alexander Arutiunian
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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6 III. Allegro ma non troppo 04:25
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Allegro ma non troppo
- Duration
- 04:25
- Composer
- Alexander Arutiunian
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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7 Landscape 15:04
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Landscape
- Duration
- 15:04
- Composer
- Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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8 I. Allegro moderato 06:19
- Track
- 8
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 06:19
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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9 II. Andante 06:20
- Track
- 9
- Title
- II. Andante
- Duration
- 06:20
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson
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10 III. Allegro molto 04:18
- Track
- 10
- Title
- III. Allegro molto
- Duration
- 04:18
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Øystein Baadsvik
- Ensemble
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Anne Manson