Elcock: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 / Arious

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
January 4, 2019
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ELCOCK, STEVE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Veles Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      THE VELES ENSEMBLE
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 04, 2019
    • UPC
      5060113445063
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0506
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allego commodo

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris, Yuri Kalnits, Leon Bosch

    2. II. Romanza (Largo – Doppio movimento – Largo)

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris, Yuri Kalnits, Leon Bosch

    3. III. Variations and Theme

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris, Yuri Kalnits, Leon Bosch

    4. String Trio No. 1, Op. 8b

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

    5. I. Disgruntled waltz: Allegro

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    6. II. Petrified minuet: Tempo di menuetto

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    7. III. Leaden clog dance: Moderato

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    8. IV. Boneyard antics: Andante – Subito allegro molto – Andante

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    9. V. Marion’s pavane: Andante

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    10. VI. Rampant scavenger: Presto

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Cigleris

    11. An Outstretched Hand, Op. 24

      Composer: Steve Elcock

      Ensemble: Veles Ensemble

      Performer: Daniel Shao, Peter Cigleris, Catalina Ardelean


The English composer Steve Elcock spent years writing music without ever expecting it to be heard: based in rural France, he worked as a translator, composing ‘for the drawer.’ A recent Toccata Classics recording of his Third Symphony and other orchestral pieces revealed him to be a major symphonic voice. The works on this first album of his chamber music show the same long-term control of harmonic tension, occasionally leavened by a mischievous sense of humor. The Clarinet Sextet and The Shed Dances are immediately appealing in their melodiousness and harmonic language, whereas the darkly aggressive String Trio No. 1 foreshadows the Third Symphony with its stark juxtaposition of contrasts, and An Outstretched Hand offers a disturbing comment on our troubled 21st century condition. The Veles Ensemble is a string trio based in London, its repertoire both exploring rarely heard masterpieces and bringing the classics to life. A special interest of the ensemble is in promoting new compositions and contemporary music.