Earth, Sea, Air - British Music for Cello & Orchestra

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
June 7, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Frank Bridge, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, William Walton
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Laura Van Der Heijden
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 07, 2024
    • UPC
      095115534625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5346
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Poco lento - Lento e ritmico -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    2. Allegro -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    3. Ben moderato (poco lento) - Poco lento -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    4. Allegro giusto - Tranquillo

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    5. Ben moderato, mesto e tranquillo - Cadenza -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    6. Allegro -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    7. Lento -

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    8. Epilogue: Andante tranquillo

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    9. I. Earth

      Composer: Cheryl Frances-Hoad

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    10. II. Sea

      Composer: Cheryl Frances-Hoad

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    11. III. Air

      Composer: Cheryl Frances-Hoad

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    12. I. Moderato

      Composer: William Walton

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    13. II. Allegro appassionato

      Composer: William Walton

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth

    14. III. Tema ed improvvisazioni

      Composer: William Walton

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Laura van der Heijden

      Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth


Laura van der Heijden joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for this album of British cello concertos. Frank Bridge's Oration, composed in 1929 - 30 was intended as an outcry against the inhumanity of warfare, and a tribute to the victims of the First World War. It's arch form single continuous movement exhibits the intense chromaticism typical of Bridge's output from this era. Commissioned by the Ukrainian-born cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Walton's Cello Concerto suffered a number of difficulties with regard to first performances (Piatigorsky suffered a mental breakdown; Walton missed the UK premiere because of a nasty road accident) but it has nevertheless become a staple of the repertoire. It was with this concerto that Laura van der Heijden won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, in 2012. The young British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and then the University of Cambridge and King's College London, and rapidly established herself as one of the most talented and prolific composers of her generation. Earth, Sea, Air was written for van der Heijden, who gave the work's premiere in Glasgow in 2023, a week before making this recording with the same forces.