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Earth, Sea, Air - British Music for Cello & Orchestra

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Composer
Frank Bridge, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, William Walton
Artist
Laura Van Der Heijden
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jun 07, 2024
Catalog #
CHSA 5346
UPC
095115534625

About

Laura van der Heijden joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for this album of British cello concertos. Frank Bridge's Oration, composed in 1929 - 30 was intended as an outcry against the inhumanity of warfare, and a tribute to the victims of the First World War. It's arch form single continuous movement exhibits the intense chromaticism typical of Bridge's output from this era. Commissioned by the Ukrainian-born cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Walton's Cello Concerto suffered a number of difficulties with regard to first performances (Piatigorsky suffered a mental breakdown; Walton missed the UK premiere because of a nasty road accident) but it has nevertheless become a staple of the repertoire. It was with this concerto that Laura van der Heijden won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, in 2012. The young British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and then the University of Cambridge and King's College London, and rapidly established herself as one of the most talented and prolific composers of her generation. Earth, Sea, Air was written for van der Heijden, who gave the work's premiere in Glasgow in 2023, a week before making this recording with the same forces.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Poco lento - Lento e ritmico - 05:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Poco lento - Lento e ritmico -
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  2. 2 Allegro - 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Allegro -
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  3. 3 Ben moderato (poco lento) - Poco lento - 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ben moderato (poco lento) - Poco lento -
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  4. 4 Allegro giusto - Tranquillo 03:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro giusto - Tranquillo
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  5. 5 Ben moderato, mesto e tranquillo - Cadenza - 03:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ben moderato, mesto e tranquillo - Cadenza -
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  6. 6 Allegro - 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Allegro -
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  7. 7 Lento - 05:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lento -
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  8. 8 Epilogue: Andante tranquillo 02:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Epilogue: Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  9. 9 I. Earth 08:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Earth
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Cheryl Frances-Hoad
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  10. 10 II. Sea 07:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Sea
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Cheryl Frances-Hoad
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  11. 11 III. Air 04:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Air
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Cheryl Frances-Hoad
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  12. 12 I. Moderato 08:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  13. 13 II. Allegro appassionato 06:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth
  14. 14 III. Tema ed improvvisazioni 14:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Tema ed improvvisazioni
    Duration
    14:28
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Laura van der Heijden
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Wigglesworth