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Bacewicz, Enescu & Ysaÿe: Music for Strings / Wilson, Sinfonia of London
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Bacewicz, Enescu & Ysaÿe: Music for Strings / Wilson, Sinfonia of London

Contemporary Dramatic Romantic Virtuosic Triumphant
$21.99

Details

Composer
Graznya Bacewicz, George Enescu, Eugene Ysaye
Artist
Sinfonia Of London
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Apr 12, 2024
Catalog #
CHSA 5325
UPC
095115532522

About

For this their fourth album of music for string orchestra, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London present a programme of works by three composers from the Franco-Belgian school of string pedagogy, who were all themselves virtuosic string players. George Enescu studied in Paris and Vienna, spent much of his life in France, and was internationally lauded as a concert violinist and conductor in both Europe and America. Much of his music remained unknown after his death – a situation improved thanks to some high-profile champions of his work, not least his most famous pupil Yehudi Menuhin. When Enescu supplied a preface for a new edition of his Octet, in 1950, he sanctioned its performance by a full string orchestra, the form in which we hear it on this recording. Completed in 1924, Ysaÿe’s Harmonies du soir is scored for string quartet and string orchestra, enabling Ysaÿe to exploit the contrast between intimate and full string sound, a technique inspired by Vaughan Williams in his Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. Affectionately known as the ‘First Lady of Polish Music’, Grazyna Bacewicz was an outstanding virtuoso violinist, a formidable pianist, and ground-breaking composer. A great deal of her output was written for strings, including the Concerto for String Orchestra, written in 1948. Often described as neoclassical, the work takes some inspiration from the baroque concerto grosso, but is distinctly modern in its harmonic language and was particularly admired by Lutoslawski.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 III. Lentement 09:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    III. Lentement
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  2. 2 I. Très modéré 12:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Très modéré
    Duration
    12:50
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  3. 3 II. Très fougueux 07:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Très fougueux
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 4 IV. Mouvement de Valse bien rythmée 08:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Mouvement de Valse bien rythmée
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 5 Harmonies du soir, Op. 31 15:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    Harmonies du soir, Op. 31
    Duration
    15:07
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Charlie Lovell-Jones, Michael Trainor, Scott Dickinson, Jonathan Aasgaard
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 6 III. Vivo 04:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Vivo
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  7. 7 I. Allegro 04:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  8. 8 II. Andante 04:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson