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Stevens: Music for Cello and Piano / Jones, Trygstad
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Stevens: Music for Cello and Piano / Jones, Trygstad

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Details

Composer
Robin Stevens
Artist
Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Catalog #
DDA25217
UPC
809730521720

About

The British composer Robin Stevens (b. 1958) is a great talent who is being discovered by the global music community, due in part to the critical acclaim given to the two previous Divine Art albums of his music. His varied, stimulating and expressive work arises from many influences - from the music of the Romantic era, to mathematics, his faith and inspiration of his teachers, and he is now producing substantial works for varied instrumental groupings, which are modernist and original, but yet immediately accessible. An accomplished cellist himself, Stevens has produced a body of work for the instrument which should become part of the regular repertoire. On this album, works for cello and piano stand alongside pieces for solo cello, from the substantial 27–minute Sonata Romantica to several compositions in a lighter, tonal style full of Stevens’ wit and humor. Written between 1994 and 2020, they present a diverse range of expressionist and gently modernist sound worlds. American cellist Nicholas Trygstad moved to England in 1998 to study at the Royal Northern College of Music. He became principal cello of Scottish Opera and from 2005 the Hallé Orchestra, and is very active in both solo recitals, chamber concerts and his teaching duties both at the RNCM in Manchester and also now with NYO Inspire. David Jones is Head of Accompaniment at the Royal Northern College and pianist for the Hallé Choir, and has given premiere performances of works by a number of prominent British composers. His previous recordings include three albums of music by Jeffrey Lewis, attracting the comment “not to be missed”: by Gramophone. Both Nicholas and David have appeared on previous Divine Art / Métier recordings.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Sonata Romantica 27:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sonata Romantica
    Duration
    27:08
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  2. 2 No. 1. Foreboding 00:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Foreboding
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  3. 3 No. 2. Gentle Lament 00:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Gentle Lament
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  4. 4 No. 3. Clockwork Toy 01:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Clockwork Toy
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  5. 5 Carried on a Whimsy 03:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Carried on a Whimsy
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad
  6. 6 No. 1. Thunder in the Soul 01:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Thunder in the Soul
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  7. 7 No. 2. Wistful Chorale 03:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Wistful Chorale
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  8. 8 No. 3. A Short Ride in a Dangerous Machine 01:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. A Short Ride in a Dangerous Machine
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  9. 9 Sospiri 02:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sospiri
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad
  10. 10 On the Wild Side 03:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    On the Wild Side
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  11. 11 A Probing Exchange 01:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    A Probing Exchange
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad
  12. 12 I. The Family Gathers 03:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. The Family Gathers
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  13. 13 II. Grandpa Hankers after the Past 02:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Grandpa Hankers after the Past
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  14. 14 III. A Graceful Beauty 01:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. A Graceful Beauty
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  15. 15 IV. Enter Great-grandpa 02:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Enter Great-grandpa
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  16. 16 V. Rough and Tumble in the Nursery 01:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. Rough and Tumble in the Nursery
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  17. 17 Much Ado About …? 02:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Much Ado About …?
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad
  18. 18 Say Yes to Life 05:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    Say Yes to Life
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones
  19. 19 Unfailing Stream 06:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    Unfailing Stream
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad
  20. 20 A Birthday Trifle 01:55
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Birthday Trifle
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Robin Stevens
    Performer
    Nicholas Trygstad, David Jones