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Toccata

Three British Accordion Concertos

Contemporary Spiritual Dramatic Uplifting Nostalgic
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Details

Composer
Jonathan Dove, Gordon Jacob, Edward McGuire
Artist
Owen Murray, BBC Concert Orchestra
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
TOCN0016
UPC
5060640070165

About

The development of an original classical repertoire for the accordion began with Mogens Ellegaard in his native Denmark and his student, the Scot Owen Murray, in the UK. In 1976 Ellegaard gave the first broadcast performance of Gordon Jacob's pastoral, elegant concerto, which treats the accordion almost as a chamber organ. A generation and more later, two concertos written for Owen Murray open out the possibilities of the accordion much more adventurously, exploiting it's extraordinary range of colour, it's striking range of expression and it's mercurial ability to weave through orchestral textures.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio - Allegretto 06:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegretto
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Gordon Jacob
    Performer
    Owen Murray, Anonymous
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  2. 2 II. Intermezzo: Quasi menuetto 02:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Quasi menuetto
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Gordon Jacob
    Performer
    Owen Murray, Anonymous
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  3. 3 III. Largo 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Gordon Jacob
    Performer
    Owen Murray, Anonymous
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  4. 4 IV. Allegro moderato 03:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Gordon Jacob
    Performer
    Owen Murray, Anonymous
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  5. 5 I. Moderato marcato 08:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato marcato
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Edward McGuire
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  6. 6 II. Andante cantabile 06:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Edward McGuire
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  7. 7 III. Vivo con bravura 04:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Vivo con bravura
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Edward McGuire
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  8. 8 I. Very Spacious 07:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Very Spacious
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  9. 9 II. Very Spacious 07:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Very Spacious
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan
  10. 10 III. Musing 08:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Musing
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Owen Murray
    Ensemble
    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    James MacMillan