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Bantock & Wilson: British Music for Strings, Vol. 2 / Bostock, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
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Bantock & Wilson: British Music for Strings, Vol. 2 / Bostock, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

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Details

Composer
BANTOCK WILSON
Artist
Sudwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Bostock
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 20, 2021
Catalog #
555395-2
UPC
761203539529

About

Our second album with music for strings by British composers features most highly creative compositions by Sir Granville Bantock and Christopher Wilson. When Bantock reached the pinnacle of his fame, the Three Choirs Festival held in Hereford in 1912 ordered a work for string orchestra from him. The result was the four-movement Serenade for Strings, to which he assigned the subtitle “In the Far West.” Bantock’s string movements are distinguished by an impressive tonal richness. After the performance Douglas Bostock remarked: “I am truly amazed – this is anything but a ‘Serenade,’ as the innocuous title suggests. The succinct, symphonically developed music is nothing other than a string symphony with a demanding writing style representing a genuine tour de force.” Moreover, extensive recorded material documents the Scottish melodies used by Bantock in his Scenes from the Scottish Highlands. For them he chose the finely managed format of three fast dances separated by two euphonious slow movements. The six short movements in traditional or dance style forming Christopher Wilson’s Suite for String Orchestra made it something new and fresh when it was premiered in 1901, and it came over very well. It is thought that one of the composer’s goals was to connect with the tradition of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prélude: Con spirito 04:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude: Con spirito
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  2. 2 II. Air: Andante moderato 03:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Air: Andante moderato
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio: Meno mosso 04:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio: Meno mosso
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  4. 4 IV. Bourrée: Vivace - Trio: Meno mosso 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Bourrée: Vivace - Trio: Meno mosso
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  5. 5 V. Romance: Andante moderato 05:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Romance: Andante moderato
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  6. 6 VI. Rigaudon: Vivace - Trio 02:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Rigaudon: Vivace - Trio
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Christopher Wilson
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  7. 7 I. Lento - Poco Allegro - Animato - Cantabile sostenuto 11:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Lento - Poco Allegro - Animato - Cantabile sostenuto
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  8. 8 II. Andante, con espressione 05:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante, con espressione
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  9. 9 III. Scherzo: Vivo quasi presto - Trio 06:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivo quasi presto - Trio
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  10. 10 IV. Finale: Con Brio - Molto lento - Con moto, cantabile 08:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Finale: Con Brio - Molto lento - Con moto, cantabile
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  11. 11 I. Strathspey, "The braes o Tullymet" 04:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Strathspey, "The braes o Tullymet"
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  12. 12 II. Dirge, "The Isle of Mull" 03:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Dirge, "The Isle of Mull"
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  13. 13 III. Quickstep, "Inverness gathering" 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Quickstep, "Inverness gathering"
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  14. 14 IV. Gaelic melody, "Baloo, baloo" 04:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Gaelic melody, "Baloo, baloo"
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock
  15. 15 V. Reel, "The de'il among the tailors" 02:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Reel, "The de'il among the tailors"
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Granville Bantock
    Ensemble
    Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Conductor
    Douglas Bostock