British Cello Works / Handy Hughes

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Label
Lyrita
Release Date
November 1, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CLARKE LUTYENS MACONCHY SMY
    • PERFORMER
      Handy, Hughes
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 01, 2019
    • UPC
      5020926038326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SRCD383
    • LABEL
      Lyrita
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro appassionato

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    2. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    3. III. Andante

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    4. IV. Rondo: Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    5. I. Serenade: Allegro moderato, poco improvisator

      Composer: Elizabeth Maconchy

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    6. II. Golubchik: Allegro

      Composer: Elizabeth Maconchy

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    7. III. The Clock: Allegro ritmico

      Composer: Elizabeth Maconchy

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    8. IV. Vigil: Lento moderato

      Composer: Elizabeth Maconchy

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    9. V. Masquerade: Allegro vigoroso

      Composer: Elizabeth Maconchy

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    10. No. 1. Molto moderato

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    11. No. 2. Adagio

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    12. No. 3. Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    13. No. 4. Poco allegro

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    14. No. 5. Piacevole

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    15. No. 6. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    16. No. 7. Solenne

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    17. No. 8. Commodo

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    18. No. 9. Andante

      Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh

    19. Rhapsody

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Lionel Handy, Jennifer Walsh


A key figure in the British musical renaissance, Ethel Smyth was critically acclaimed for her music and writing during her lifetime. Smyth’s Sonata in C minor for cello and piano was written in 1880. The idiomatic handling of the instruments, the impressive command of form and the fluency of the melodic lines make this early work the equal, at least, of her later chamber pieces. The creative conviction of the composer Elizabeth Maconchy expressed here so eloquently, reflects her clarity of thought and strength of purpose. Her Divertimento for cello and piano was written for cellist William Pleeth and pianist Margaret Good, who gave the first broadcast performance on the BBC in 1943. The compositions of Elisabeth Lutyens are characterized by textural economy and organizational rigor. She wrote her Nine Bagatelles in 1942. The language of the work is indicative of a composer deeply connected to the music of her own era. Although Rebecca Clarke wrote most of her music in the early twentieth century, it was not until the final decades of that century that her stature was secured. Rhapsody for cello and piano is her longest and most intricate score.