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English Guitar Music of the 20th Century / Andrea Dieci
Brilliant Classics

English Guitar Music of the 20th Century / Andrea Dieci

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Composer
BERKELEY BRITTEN SCOTT
Artist
Andrea Dieci
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 23, 2021
Catalog #
BRI95937
UPC
5028421959375

About

It’s easy to identify the classical guitar with Spanish repertoire. After all, Andrés Segovia, who revived the fortunes of the instrument in the early decades of the 20th century after long neglect, was a Spaniard. This does not do justice, however, to the major contribution made to 20th-century guitar repertoire by a number of national schools, among which the United Kingdom’s is particularly outstanding for the quantity and quality of the pieces. This album offers a significant sample of music for solo guitar by four important composers: Cyril Scott, Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten and William Walton. Despite being relatively unfamiliar to the wider public, the figure of Cyril Scott (1879–1970) is one of real interest. Though it was written in 1927, Scott’s Sonatina has only entered the repertoire of today’s guitarists in recent years. Its solid compositional mastery gives rise to a beauty at once enigmatic and captivating. Lennox Berkeley’s (1903–1989) compositions for the guitar span almost half a century and are a faithful record of his stylistic evolution. Berkeley’s 4 Pièces pour la guitare is a sparkling collection in spirit very close to the style of composers such as Albert Roussel and Francis Poulenc. The Nocturnal after John Dowland Op.70 (1963) by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) is also a theme and variations, but rather than present the theme and develop it with variations, Britten inverts the form, revealing the theme only at the very end of the piece after it is gradually unveiled in fragments of a musical mosaic cleverly scattered across the preceding variations. The irreverent japes of William Walton’s (1902–1983) Façade for speaker and instrumental sextet, which in 1922/3 marked the composer’s debut as an enfant terrible, soon gave way to a late-Romantic style closer to Bax and Vaughan Williams.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Moderato ma con brio 02:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Moderato ma con brio
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  2. 2 No. 2. Andante con moto 03:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Andante con moto
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  3. 3 No. 3. Lento (Sarabande) 02:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Lento (Sarabande)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  4. 4 No. 4. Allegro, energico 01:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Allegro, energico
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  5. 5 I. Adagio quasi introduzione. Molto moderato 07:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio quasi introduzione. Molto moderato
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Cyril Scott
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  6. 6 II. Allegretto pensoso 02:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto pensoso
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Cyril Scott
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  7. 7 III. Finale 02:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Finale
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Cyril Scott
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  8. 8 I. Allegretto 05:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  9. 9 II. Lento - Tempo rubato 03:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Lento - Tempo rubato
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  10. 10 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo - Lento 03:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo - Lento
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  11. 11 I. Musingly 02:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Musingly
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  12. 12 II. Very agitated 00:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Very agitated
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  13. 13 III. Restless 01:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Restless
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  14. 14 IV. Uneasy 01:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Uneasy
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  15. 15 V. March-like 01:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. March-like
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  16. 16 VI. Dreaming 02:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Dreaming
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  17. 17 VII. Gently rocking 01:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    VII. Gently rocking
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  18. 18 VIII. Passacaglia 05:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    VIII. Passacaglia
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  19. 19 IX. Slow and quiet 02:36
    Track
    19
    Title
    IX. Slow and quiet
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  20. 20 Theme: Moderato - 01:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    Theme: Moderato -
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  21. 21 Variation 1: Allegro - Meno vivo - 00:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 1: Allegro - Meno vivo -
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  22. 22 Variation 2: Allegretto - 00:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 2: Allegretto -
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  23. 23 Variation 3: Lento - 01:17
    Track
    23
    Title
    Variation 3: Lento -
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  24. 24 Variation 4: Andante - 01:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 4: Andante -
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  25. 25 Variation 5: Allegro - Un poco largamente - Tempo I - 00:43
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 5: Allegro - Un poco largamente - Tempo I -
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  26. 26 Variation 6 [Epilogue]: Lento 01:25
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 6 [Epilogue]: Lento
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  27. 27 No. 1. Allegro 04:16
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 1. Allegro
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  28. 28 No. 2. Lento 03:00
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 2. Lento
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  29. 29 No. 3. Alla cubana 02:07
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 3. Alla cubana
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  30. 30 No. 4. Sempre espressivo 02:04
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 4. Sempre espressivo
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci
  31. 31 No. 5. Con slancio 02:26
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 5. Con slancio
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Andrea Dieci