Translate
Composer(s): Alwyn, William
Ensemble(s): Bridge String Quartet
Artist(s): Ball, Andrew; Burnside, Iain; Chase, Roger; Mitchell, Madeleine; Turner, John; Wilding, Lucy; Williams, Jeremy Huw
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental; Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.570340
Barcode: 0747313034079
Release Date: 07/2007
ALWYN, W.: Chamber Music and Songs - Sonata impromptu / Sonatina / Ballade / Rhapsody (Mitchell, R. Chase, A. Ball, J.H. Williams, Burnside)
William Alwyn composed prolifically in virtually all genres, orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental. Like his contemporary Samuel Barber, Alwyn was an unashamed Romantic who preferred his music to appeal to the heart rather than to the head. The works presented here, five of which are recorded for the first time, cover a period of fifty years from the Two Songs for Voice, Violin and Piano of 1931 to the Chaconne For Tom for recorder and piano dating from 1982. In each of these pieces Alwyn’s compositional gift and technical mastery of his chosen medium are immediately apparent.
Tracklist
Alwyn, William
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Wilding, Lucy (cello)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Wilding, Lucy (cello)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Chase, Roger (viola)
|  | 1 | Rhapsody | 09:20 |
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Wilding, Lucy (cello)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Wilding, Lucy (cello)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Chase, Roger (viola)
| | 2 | I. Prelude | 02:45 |
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Chase, Roger (viola)
| | 3 | II. Theme and Variations | 08:57 |
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Chase, Roger (viola)
| | 4 | III. Finale alla capriccio | 05:01 |
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Chase, Roger (viola)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
| | 5 | Ballade | 10:01 |
Chase, Roger (viola)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
| | 6 | Wood Magic | 03:24 |
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
| | 7 | Lament of the Tall Tree | 01:13 |
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
| | 8 | No. 1. Nocturne | 02:59 |
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
| | 9 | No. 2. Illumination | 01:36 |
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
| | 10 | No. 3. Harvest | 02:05 |
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
| | 11 | I. Allegro e grazioso | 03:53 |
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
| | 12 | II. Adagio | 03:25 |
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
| | 13 | III. Vivace | 03:12 |
Ball, Andrew (piano)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Mitchell, Madeleine (violin)
Bridge String Quartet (Ensemble)
| | 14 | No. 1. Winter Landscape | 02:50 |
Bridge String Quartet (Ensemble)
| | 15 | No. 2. Elegy, "Frozen Waters" | 03:41 |
Bridge String Quartet (Ensemble)
| | 16 | No. 3. Serenade, "Snow Shower" | 02:29 |
Bridge String Quartet (Ensemble)
Turner, John (recorder)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
| | 17 | Chaconne for Tom | 03:24 |
Turner, John (recorder)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Burnside, Iain (piano)
Total Playing Time: 01:10:15