City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - The British Project (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra continue The British Project with the release of works from William Walton’s opera Troilus and Cressida. The recording comprises the four-movement Symphonic Suite reworked and arranged from the original operatic score by Christopher Palmer. The CBSO and its charismatic conductor convey all the charm, swagger, and sumptuous sonorities of this music in a performance captured live at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
Troilus and Cressida contains some of William Walton’s most seductive music, as can be heard in the new e‑album from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO – their second for The British Project on Deutsche Grammophon. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has enjoyed exploring British music since her appointment as the CBSO’s Music Director five years ago. Her recent Birmingham seasons have featured scores by composers who worked with the CBSO in the decades following its foundation in 1920, from Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett to Ruth Gipps and Thea Musgrave. She and her orchestra launched The British Project last October with an interpretation of Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem.
William Walton, born in 1902, forged a strong relationship with the CBSO. He conducted the orchestra in the world premiere recording of his Sinfonia concertante two months after the end of the Second World War and his music remains central to its repertoire. In 1947 he began work on his first grand opera, Troilus and Cressida, a tragic love story based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s eponymous poem and set during the tenth year of the Trojan War.

TRACKLIST

1. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Elgar: Sospiri Op. 70
2. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - I. Lacrymosa
3. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - II. Dies irae
4. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - III. Requiem aeternam
5. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - I. The Trojans (Arr. Christopher Palmer)
6. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - II. Scherzo (Arr. Christopher Palmer)
7. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - III. The Lovers (Arr. Christopher Palmer)
8. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - IV. Finale ( Arr. Christopher Palmer)
9. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - I. Largo sostenuto
10. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - II. Poco piu animato
11. City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - III. Tempo del principo



Thanks to the Original customer.