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English String Miniatures - Rutter, Cordell, Melachrino, Etc

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
David, Lloyd-Jones
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 01, 2000
Catalog #
8554186
UPC
636943418628

About

This CD of light music for string orchestra seems just right to usher in the summer. It starts with a suite by John Rutter based on folk tunes, its four movements devoted to "A-Roving," "I have a bonnet trimmed with blue,""O, Waly, Waly," and "Dashing away with the smoothing iron." Those familiar with Rutter's Christmas discs will know what a clever arranger he is, and not be a bit surprised that he manages to work in several other folk songs in counterpoint to the featured ones. Orr's pastoral piece smacks, in a good way, of Delius, and Melachrino's composition is idiomatically written for strings, as one would expect from the creator-conductor of the "Melachrino Strings." Two of the works, by Cordell and Gibbs, are compositions of a type that English composers do so well: tributes to earlier times. The Gibbs is reminiscent of Peter Warlock's Capriol Suite in its harmonic "modernization" of consonant tunes set to old-fashioned dance rhythms, such as the Minuet and Sarabande. The Royal Ballet Sinfonia plays all this music with confidence and charm, not to mention good tone. David Lloyd-Jones, one of my favorite underrated English conductors, paces performances that are just right and beautifully phrased, and the recorded sound is generally excellent, if a bit bass shy and remote. --Rad Bennett, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 A-Roving 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    A-Roving
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  2. 2 I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue 02:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  3. 3 O, Waly Waly 03:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    O, Waly Waly
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  4. 4 Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron 02:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  5. 5 A Cotswold Hill Tune 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    A Cotswold Hill Tune
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Charles Wilfrid Orr
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  6. 6 Les jeux 04:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Les jeux
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    George Melachrino
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  7. 7 Irish Idyll 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Irish Idyll
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Peter Dodd
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  8. 8 March 02:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    March
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  9. 9 Quick Minuet 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Quick Minuet
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  10. 10 Graceful Dance 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Graceful Dance
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  11. 11 Sarabande 01:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sarabande
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  12. 12 Jig 01:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Jig
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  13. 13 King Charles's Galliard 02:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    King Charles's Galliard
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Frank Cordell
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  14. 14 Rustic Dance 02:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Rustic Dance
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    David Lyon
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  15. 15 Gavotte 02:30
    Track
    15
    Title
    Gavotte
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    David Lyon
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  16. 16 Aria 02:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    David Lyon
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  17. 17 Moto perpetuo 02:24
    Track
    17
    Title
    Moto perpetuo
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    David Lyon
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  18. 18 Cantilena 07:47
    Track
    18
    Title
    Cantilena
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Roy Douglas
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  19. 19 Alla marcia 02:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Alla marcia
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Philip Lane
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  20. 20 Andante 02:33
    Track
    20
    Title
    Andante
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Philip Lane
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  21. 21 Vivace 02:03
    Track
    21
    Title
    Vivace
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Philip Lane
    Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones