Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia - William Alwyn: Oboe Concerto & Three Concerti Grossi (1992)
Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia - William Alwyn: Oboe Concerto & Three Concerti Grossi (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 245 Mb | Total time: 60:40 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN8866 | Recorded: 1990
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 245 Mb | Total time: 60:40 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN8866 | Recorded: 1990
William Alwyn was a prolific composer with over sixty film scores, five symphonies, a couple of piano concertos, a variety of chamber music and a large number of miscellaneous pieces to his credit. At the heart of his music is an atmospheric pleasantness that is indentifiably British, but not necessarily in the same vein as Holst or Vaughan Williams, who adapted folk material into their music. While Alwyn didn't epitomize the English "pastoral" school, some critics did accuse him of being the "master of the art of nostalgia" - an unbalanced viewpoint in my opinion. Certainly strains of folk material are heard here and there in Alwyn, but his approach is more forward looking, modern if you will.
The Oboe Concerto, which opens this Alwyn collection, is not quite at the same level as Vaughan Williams' concerto for oboe, but is still a very fine work. Like a lot of Alwyn's music, it has an elegiac quality to it, so much so that sometimes it meanders a bit. Though Alwyn may stretch things to the edge in this regard, he knows what he's doing and just when you think things may have gone too far he pulls you right back. The three Concerti Grossi that make up the remainder of this disc bear the distinctive atmospheric imprint of Alwyn and make good companion pieces for the Oboe Concerto, which is the star of this excellent compilation.
Performer:
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Rachel Masters, harp
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
Tracklist:
William Alwyn (1905-85)
Concerto for Oboe, String Orchestra and Harp
01. I. Andante e rubato attaca
02. II. Vivace
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major
03. I. Moderato molto e ritmico
04. II. Adagio con moto
05. III. Vivace
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in G Major
06. I. Allegro moderato e vigoroso
07. II. Adagio ed espressivo
08. III. Vivace
Concerto Grosso No. 3 for Woodwind, Brass & Strings
09. I. Maestoso - Moderato e ritmico
10. II. Andante - Vivace
11. III. Andante
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Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia - William Alwyn: Oboe Concerto & Three Concerti Grossi (1992)
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