Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3

"the music is just a delight to listen to: not just as a pleasurable background noise, but for the way it entertains while elegantly dodging the predictable at every turn...The performances are lovely, with David Lloyd-Jones approaching each score...on its own terms."
(BBC Music)

"Lloyd-Jones, as you would expect of a past master in this repertoire, leads his polished Liverpool players in atmospheric performances of tender affection."
(Classic FM)

"The serious stuff lies mainly in the tonal but astringent Concerti Grossi Nos 2 and 3. But Alwyn's cinematic directness is also displayed in The Moor of Venice, orchestrated by Philip Lane from Alwyn's brass-band original. His music doesn't convey depths of emotion, but it is superbly crafted and often gorgeously lyrical."
(The Times)

The final volume of Alwyn's orchestral music in this landmark Naxos series.

William Alwyn's prolific output included descriptive scores, and The Moor of Venice Dramatic Overture examines the turbulent central character in Shakespeare's Othello. The Serenade and the orchestral version of Seven Irish Tunes receive première recordings here, both covering a wide range of moods.

Following the previous recording of Concerto Grosso No. 1, this collection includes Concerto Grosso No. 2, scored for strings only and Concerto Grosso No. 3, a tribute to Sir Henry Wood.