British Music for Strings IV

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Label
CPO
Release Date
August 15, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Alan Bush, Thomas Dunhill, Armstrong Gibbs, Imogen Holst, Gordon Jacob, Thomas Pitfield
    • PERFORMER
      Sudwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 15, 2025
    • UPC
      761203545223
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555452-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Praeludium

      Composer: Gordon Jacob

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    2. II. Pavane

      Composer: Gordon Jacob

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    3. III. Gavotte

      Composer: Gordon Jacob

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    4. IV. Jig

      Composer: Gordon Jacob

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    5. I. March

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    6. II. Boree

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    7. III. Slow Minuet

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    8. IV. Mayday Dance

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    9. V. Thanksgiving

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    10. I. Prelude

      Composer: Imogen Holst

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    11. II. Fugue

      Composer: Imogen Holst

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    12. III. Intermezzo

      Composer: Imogen Holst

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    13. IV. Jig

      Composer: Imogen Holst

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    14. Homage to William Sterndale Bennett, Op. 27

      Composer: Alan Bush

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    15. Theme

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    16. Variation 1: Minuet and Trio

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    17. Variation 2: Air and Canon

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    18. Variation 3: Mazurka

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    19. Variation 4: Hymn

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    20. Variation 5: Finale

      Composer: Thomas Pitfield

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    21. I. Prelude

      Composer: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    22. II. Cradle Song

      Composer: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    23. III. Intermezzo

      Composer: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock

    24. IV. Humoresque

      Composer: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

      Ensemble: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

      Conductor: Douglas Bostock


The fourth volume of this diverse and instructive series presents itself as a "group portrait with a lady". In this installment, Douglas Bostock and the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim continue their exploration of British string music history. Representing the "fairer sex" among her colleagues is Imogen Holst, daughter of the renowned composer of The Planets. Of all the composers featured, she employs the most advanced musical language. Nevertheless, they are all united by a shared artistic ethos: they creatively follow in the footsteps of the old masters, devising various ways to bridge the spirit of past centuries with their own time. This may take shape as variations or as a musical monument, but more often than not, it unfolds "en suite" - with refined taste and that distinctly British sense of conservatism.