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Toccata

David Hackbridge Johnson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4

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Details

Composer
David Hackbridge Johnson
Artist
Jonathan Powell, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jun 05, 2026
Catalog #
TOCC0803
UPC
5060113448033

About

David Hackbridge Johnson, born near London in 1963, is an all-round musician - not only a prolific composer but also a conductor, violinist, singer, pianist, jazz drummer and poet. Both works in this album, recorded under the baton of the composer, have extra-musical stimuli. The Piano Concerto evokes the Kafkaesque fantasy world and tragic fate of the Polish-Jewish writer and artist Bruno Schulz, a victim of Nazi oppression - and it also marks the early death of another uniquely gifted individual, since it was written for Jonathan Powell, whose last recording it became. The Symphony, taking it's lead from earlier composers like Bax, Britten and Vaughan Williams, is a response to the English landscape, as seen through the paintings of a number of artists whose work Hackbridge Johnson esteems - it's colours and moods changing as kaleidoscopically as nature itself.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Fantasy-Scherzo: Moderato e misterioso 10:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Fantasy-Scherzo: Moderato e misterioso
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  2. 2 II. Waltz-Phantom: Allegretto 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Waltz-Phantom: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  3. 3 III. March-Dreamscape: Alla marcia 16:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. March-Dreamscape: Alla marcia
    Duration
    16:15
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  4. 4 I. Preludio malinconico: Sostenuto e molto cantabile 12:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Preludio malinconico: Sostenuto e molto cantabile
    Duration
    12:16
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  5. 5 II. Intermezzo mecuriale: Quasi presto 05:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Intermezzo mecuriale: Quasi presto
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  6. 6 III. Scherzo-Fugue: Allegro di molto e con malizia 08:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Scherzo-Fugue: Allegro di molto e con malizia
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson
  7. 7 IV. Epilogue: Propulsivo e drammatico ma non troppo veloce 11:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Epilogue: Propulsivo e drammatico ma non troppo veloce
    Duration
    11:55
    Composer
    David Hackbridge Johnson
    Ensemble
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Hackbridge Johnson