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Connections - The German Horn

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Arnold Cooke, Paul Hindemith, Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss, Franz Strauss
Artist
Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
Format
CD
Label
Willowhayne Records - Label
Released
Aug 02, 2024
Catalog #
WHR084
UPC
5060742690377

About

Pianist Helen Davies is the daughter of a Bohemian mother and Anglo-German father and her family has always been acutely aware of their European heritage. Connections was conceived during the COVID-19 UK lockdown in March 2020. Much of the music on this recording was created by German composers, hence the decision to focus on that link, recording music which they felt connected them back to some of their familial roots. Music is an international language, unaffected by boundaries and this is celebrated in this recording. The inclusion of the little Rondo by the British composer Arnold Cooke embodies this continental link: Cooke studied composition with the German composer Paul Hindemith who had a strong influence on his style and whose musical language can be clearly heard in Cooke's short composition. In keeping with the connections theme, Laurence Davies uses a German horn, an Alexander model 103 made in Mainz for this recording.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 09:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  2. 2 II. Poco adagio, quasi andante 01:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Poco adagio, quasi andante
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro moderato 05:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  4. 4 Adagio 03:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Adagio
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  5. 5 Allegro 05:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  6. 6 Nocturne, Op. 7 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nocturne, Op. 7
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Franz Strauss
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  7. 7 Andante in C Major, TrV 155 04:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Andante in C Major, TrV 155
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  8. 8 I. Mäßig bewegt 06:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Mäßig bewegt
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  9. 9 II. Ruhig bewegt 04:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Ruhig bewegt
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  10. 10 III. Lebhaft 07:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Lebhaft
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies
  11. 11 Rondo in B-Flat Major 04:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Rondo in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Arnold Cooke
    Performer
    Laurence Davies, Helen Davies