Elliott Carter (b. 1908) - Violin Concerto et al. (2005)

Elliott Carter was something of a 'late starter' as a composer, but he has made up for that with an almost unprecedented fecundity of creative activ ity and accomplishment in advanced old age. The programme on this disc contrasts a comparatively 'early' orchestral work, from his mid-thirties, with the highly mature Violin Concerto written in his eighty-second year and a solo violin cycle most of which was composed in his nineties. At the time of writing this note (July 2005) Carter is not far short of his own centenary, and continuing to produce highly complex, sophisticated scores with an energy that would hardly be conceivable even in a much younger man.

from the attached booklet

Music of Elliott Carter: vol VI - Violin Concerto et al. - (8 tracks, 57:32)

Violin Concerto [1990] Rolf Schulte (v) (3 tracks, 28:28)
01 I Impulsivo 10:35
02 II Tranquillo/Angosciato 09:02
03 III Scherzando 08:51

Four Lauds, for solo violin Rolf Schulte (v ) (4 tracks, 19:47)
04 I Statement - Remembering Aaron [1999] (for Ole Böhn) 04:47
05 II Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi [1994] 06:36
06 III Rhapsodic Musings [2000] 03:09
07 IV Fantasy - Remembering Roger [1999] (for Rolf Schulte) 05:15

08 Holiday Overture [1944, rev. 1961] 09:17
Odense Symphony Orchestra directed by Donald Palma

Bridge BCD 9177 (2005)