Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita & Hindemith Variations
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita & Hindemith Variations
Anthony Marwood (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 7 July 2017
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Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra follow up their definitive account of the symphonies (on CDA67794) with another outstanding album of Walton. From the sunlit Mediterranean lyricism of the Violin Concerto to the rousing Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, this is the composer at the height of his power.
"Anthony Marwood's un-flashy individualism seems to be operating at an opposite pole to the Heifetz way, and generates memorable results of its own. While Marwood has all the virtuosity that the music demands, nothing is rushed…[and] the design here hangs together quite naturally. He searches out remarkable colours, too…alert accompanying by the orchestra sets a benchmark for the musical riches that follow" BBC Music
"Proceedings are launched in fine style with a supremely affectionate and agreeably lithe account of the immensely personable concerto that Walton conceived for the great Jascha Heifetz. Anthony Marwood proves an enviably secure and articulate soloist...their consistently absorbing performance will unquestionably give lasting pleasure" Gramophone
"Hyperion becomes not only my overall choice for the coupling but a very strong contender in all the individual works." MusicWeb
Tracks:
Violin Concerto in B minor [31'29]
1 Andante tranquillo [11'25]
2 Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio: Canzonetta - Tempo I [6'44]
3 Vivace [13'20]
Partita for orchestra [17'46]
4 Toccata: Brioso [5'06]
5 Pastorale siciliana: Andante comodo [7'14]
6 Giga burlesca: Allegro giovale [5'26]
Variations on a theme by Hindemith [24'44]
7 Tema: Andante con moto [2'00]
8 Variation I: Vivace [1'53]
9 Variation II: Allegramente [1'51]
10 Variation III: Larghetto [2'26]
11 Variation IV: Moto perpetuo (Con slancio) [0'53]
12 Variation V: Andante con moto [2'50]
13 Variation VI: Scherzando [1'25]
14 Variation VII: Lento molto [3'51]
15 Variation VIII: Vivacissimo [0'46]
16 Variation IX: Maestoso [0'46]
17 Finale: Allegro molto [3'02]
18 Coda: A tempo primo, ma meno mosso [3'01]
19 Spitfire Prelude and Fugue [7'27]
