Composer(s): Stevens, Robin
Conductor(s): Mann, Paul
Label: Toccata Classics
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Catalogue No: TOCC0764
Barcode: 5060113447647
Release Date: 03/2026

STEVENS, R.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (Neary, Rancourt, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, P. Mann)

The compositional career of Robin Stevens, Welsh-born (in 1958) and Manchester-based, is divided into two periods, separated by a period of illness. The first mainly produced chamber music and works for the church that employed him; restored to health, he found an appetite for larger forms, writing three substantial concertos and a number of other orchestral works. Stevens’ substantial, fourmovement Cello Concerto is something of a symphonywithcello, casting the orchestra in kaleidoscopic discussion with the soloist. Here the Concerto sits between a charming orchestral miniature and a searching symphonic poem.

Tracklist

Stevens, Robin
Rancourt, Stéphane (oboe)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
1 Oceanic Lullaby 02:34
Rancourt, Stéphane (oboe)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
Neary, Alice (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
2 I. Andante maestoso - Moderato 11:03
Neary, Alice (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
3 II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo 02:41
Neary, Alice (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
4 III. Adagio 11:12
Neary, Alice (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
5 IV. Finale: Allegro molto moderato 11:32
Neary, Alice (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)
6 Into the Deep 18:52
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mann, Paul (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 57:54