Leighton: Cello Concerto, Symphony No 3 / Wallfisch, Et Al

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
April 1, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      LEIGHTON, KENNETH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Scottish National Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Wallfisch, Mackie, Thomson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2005
    • UPC
      095115130728
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10307 X
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro con moto - Meno mosso -

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Raphael Wallfisch

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    2. II. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto e ritmico (il più presto possibile) -

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Raphael Wallfisch

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    3. III. Lentissimo: Molto sostenuto

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Raphael Wallfisch

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    4. I. Adagio molto - Allegro con moto

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Neil Mackie

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    5. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto e scherzando

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Neil Mackie

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    6. III. Finale: Adagio molto e sostenuto

      Composer: Kenneth Leighton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Neil Mackie

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson


The Concerto is a strong and compelling work. . . . The Scherzo is a brilliant affair and the slow movement is placed last, poetic and passionate, resolving some of the cogently argued conflicts of the first movement. Wallfisch's playing is first-rate throughout. . . . [The Third Symphony] is more of an orchestral song cycle than a symphony, although there is certainly a symphonic breadth and logic in the music. . . . The central setting of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem about Pan discovering how to make music from a reed is a brilliant achievement, with Neil Mackie an excellent soloist. . . . If you don't know [Leighton's] music, make a start with this disc. It is strongly recommended. -- Gramophone