Wright & Barton: Orchestral Music / Watkins, Andrews, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
May 6, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Nicholas Barton, Christopher Wright
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Richard Watkins
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 06, 2022
    • UPC
      5060113444660
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0466
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony in One Movement, "Accord"

      Composer: Nicholas Barton

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: John Andrews

    2. I. Austere: Allegro deciso con bravura

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Watkins

      Conductor: John Andrews

    3. II. Lyric: Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Watkins

      Conductor: John Andrews

    4. III. Jazzy: Presto molto

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Watkins

      Conductor: John Andrews

    5. I. Andante

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: John Andrews

    6. II. Molto presto

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: John Andrews

    7. III. Sempre lento e sostenuto –

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: John Andrews

    8. IV. Allegro moderato e deciso

      Composer: Christopher Wright

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: John Andrews


This album brings together music by two English composers who are also good friends –and both born in East Anglia: Nicholas Barton in Norfolk in 1950 and Christopher Wright in Suffolk in 1954. Moreover, they share a similar musical language: largely tonal, if loosely so, rhythmically alert, transparently but dramatically scored and with a natural feeling for symphonic argument and growth, and a powerful sense of scale. “Mark Forkgen and his versatile chamber choir Canticum are obviously fully committed to Wright’s music and have done him proud.” --Choir and Organ