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Harris & Adams: Violin Concertos / Waley-Cohen, Litton, BBC Symphony
Signum Classics

Harris & Adams: Violin Concertos / Waley-Cohen, Litton, BBC Symphony

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Details

Composer
ADAMS HARRIS
Artist
Waley-Cohen, Litton
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Oct 14, 2016
Catalog #
SIGCD468
UPC
635212046821

About



Tamsin Waley-Cohen continues her series of concerto recordings on this release with works by contrasting American composers. Already considered by many to be a mdoern classic, John Adams' Violin Concerto was described by the composer as having a "hypermelody", in which the soloist plays long phrases without stop for the uration of the piece. Although composed in 1949, the first performance of Roy Harris's Violin Concerto didn't occur until 1984. Since then it has been championed for it's "luminous orchestration and exalted tone."

REVIEW:

Roy Harris' 1949 Violin Concerto is an ambitious work, sprawling but dynamic. Slower sections are rhapsodic, drawn-out and soariing, while more driven passages have the wide open landscape sound so evocative of the US. The exuberant opening and abrupt ending sound more modern; they could almost be by John Adams, whose dense, multi-layered 1993 concerto is the other work recorded here. Tamsin Waley-Cohen handles its grueling solo part with athleticism and conviction, and both pieces benefit from the punchy playing of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and insightful conducting of Andrew Litton.
– Guardian (UK)

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Section One 08:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Section One
    Duration
    08:42
    Composer
    Roy Harris
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  2. 2 II. Section Two 09:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Section Two
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    Roy Harris
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  3. 3 III. Section Three 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Section Three
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Roy Harris
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  4. 4 IV. Section Four 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Section Four
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Roy Harris
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  5. 5 I. quarter note = 78 14:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. quarter note = 78
    Duration
    14:55
    Composer
    John Adams
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  6. 6 II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows 11:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows
    Duration
    11:40
    Composer
    John Adams
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton
  7. 7 III. Toccare 07:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Toccare
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    John Adams
    Performer
    Tamsin Waley-Cohen
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Litton