John Wilson / Sinfonia Of London -Music for Strings -Chandos SACD+CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. HOWELLS: CONCERTO FOR STRING ORCHESTRA
2. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: FANTASIA ON A THEME BY THOMAS TALLIS
3. ELGAR: INTRODUCTION AND ALLEGRO
4. DELIUS: LATE SWALLOWS (ARR. FENBY)

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Extra-Infos:

.. Williams/ Howells/ Delius/ Elgar

Description:

This keenly anticipated album from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson features two of the greatest British works for string orchestra: Ralph Vaughan Williamsâ??s Fantasia on a Theme byThomas Tallis, and Sir Edward Elgarâ??s Introduction and Allegro. Elgarâ??s groundbreaking work, commissioned for the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra and premiÃ¨red in 1905, is inspired by the baroque concerto grosso, and features a solo string quartet contrasted with the full symphonic string section. These orchestral forces were also adopted by Herbert Howells in his Concerto for String Orchestra, from 1938. Deliusâ??s Late Swallows is the only piece not originally composed for string orchestra; it was arranged (from the slow movement of Deliusâ??s String Quartet) by his amanuensis, Eric Fenby. Recorded in Surround Sound and available as a Hybrid SACD, and digitally in Spatial Audio. - .. WILLIAMS/HOWELLS/DELIUS/ELGAR

This keenly anticipated album from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson features two of the greatest British works for string orchestra: Ralph Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro. Elgar's ground-breaking work, commissioned for the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra and premièred in 1905, is inspired by the baroque concerto grosso, and features a solo string quartet contrasted with the full symphonic string section. These orchestral forces were also adopted by Herbert Howells in his Concerto for String Orchestra, from 1938. Delius's Late Swallows is the only piece not originally composed for string orchestra; it was arranged (from the slow movement of Delius's String Quartet) by his amanuensis, Eric Fenby. Recorded in Surround Sound and available as a Hybrid SACD, and digitally in Spatial Audio.

Recorded 5 January 2022 (Late Swallows) & 23 and 24 August 2021 (other works) Front cover: ?Gloucester Cathedral? by Brian Cook Batsford (1910? 1991), in Harry Batsford and Charles Fry, The Cathedrals of England (Batsford Books, 1934) © Brian Cook Batsford Estate www.briancookbatsford.com Back cover: Photograph of John Wilson by Sim Canetty-Clarke Publishers: Faber Music Ltd, London (Vaughan Williams), Novello & Co. Ltd, London (Howells, Elgar), Galliard Ltd, London/Stainer & Bell Ltd, London (Delius / Fenby)

Manufacturer No.:

CHSA5291

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