Newton: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Mann, Malaga Philharmonic

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
February 16, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      NEWTON, RODNEY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Mann
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 16, 2018
    • UPC
      5060113444592
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0459
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Lento - Allegro - Meno mosso - Allegro assai

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    2. II. Lento ma con moto

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Performer: Andrea Šestaková

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    3. III. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    4. I. Metamorphoses: Lento - Allegro energico

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    5. II. Elegy: Lento

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    6. III. Scherzo malevolo: Allegro vivo - Andante - Tempo primo - Moderato

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    7. IV. Passacaglia, Variations and Epilogue: L'istesso tempo - Poco più mosso - Tempo Primo - Adagio - Largo

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Conductor: Paul Mann

    8. Distant Nebulae

      Composer: Rodney Newton

      Ensemble: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

      Performer: David Llavata

      Conductor: Paul Mann


After recent releases devoted to David Hackbridge Johnson and Steve Elcock, Toccata Classics now rescues another British symphonist from oblivion. Rodney Newton (b. 1945) earned his living as an orchestral timpanist and percussionist, becoming known primarily for his works for brass bands. Until now his substantial output for orchestra has remained completely unknown. This first recording of two early symphonies reveals a composer with a strong sense of melody, drama, and color, in the tradition of such earlier British symphonists as Vaughan Williams and Arnold. The tone poem Distant Nebulae, inspired by Charles Ives’ The Unanswered Question, reflects the vastness of the heavens in music of understated beauty and elegance.