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Toccata

Elcock: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Mann, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
ELCOCK, STEVE
Artist
Mann
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Sep 01, 2017
Catalog #
TOCC0400
UPC
5060113444004

About

The recording is one of the most important of the 300+ that Toccata Classics has released, in terms both of its extraordinary ‘back-story’ and the quality of the music itself. The English composer Steve Elcock (b. 1957) has been writing music since his teens but, with virtually no contacts in the musical world, told no one what he was doing- and thus has evolved a compelling symphonic style entirely his own. It combines virtuoso orchestral writing with a sense of momentum that has its roots in the Nordic-British tradition of Sibelius, Nielsen, Simpson, Brian and similar figures. His Third Symphony is a vast canvas generating fierce energy and titanic violence, leavened at times by a sardonic sense of humor. Choses renversees par le temps ou la destruction is a dark symphonic triptych where fragile beauty is constantly at threat from the forces of ignorance. The breezy, buoyant Festive Overture has a Waltonian swagger that barrels on with relentless jollity.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 09:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  2. 2 II. Ostinato: Allegro moderato - 09:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Ostinato: Allegro moderato -
    Duration
    09:55
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  3. 3 III. Passacaglia: Tempo di sarabande 17:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Passacaglia: Tempo di sarabande
    Duration
    17:40
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  4. 4 I. colonnes brisees - 05:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. colonnes brisees -
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Performer
    Richard Casey
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  5. 5 II. moulins de dieu - 08:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. moulins de dieu -
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  6. 6 III. dernier homme debout 10:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. dernier homme debout
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Performer
    Richard Casey
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann
  7. 7 Festive Overture, Op. 7 11:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Festive Overture, Op. 7
    Duration
    11:07
    Composer
    Steve Elcock
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Mann