Release Date: 02 June 2017
Label: Edition Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001530616
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Live in Riga - Beethoven
Description
‘Live in Riga’ is the major new album from the celebrated 31 year old British violinist Thomas Gould. . Recorded live in concert with Sinfonietta Riga on April 11th 2014 at the Great Guild Hall in Riga, Latvia, it confirms Gould’s enormous potential as one of the most inventive and colourful instrumentalists of his generation. Gould is no ordinary classical musician but one of a new generation who refuse to be defined by a single genre. He has developed impressive jazz credentials, but it is in this environment as soloist/director of classical repertoire where he really excels. The Times recently described Gould as “intent on becoming the Nigel Kennedy of his generation”. Gould, however, is incomparably his own musician. Bold and courageous enough to forge his own path and follow his singular vision, he steps outside the footsteps of the greats.
‘Live in Riga’ is a defining album for Gould, his first disc of a three-album deal with forward-thinking British jazz and classical record label Edition Classics. Over the last decade he has been in demand as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra and LA Phil New Music Group. He is also much in demand as a leader/director, working with Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO2, but it’s when he brings these disciplines together that the magic happens. As Gould explains, “It means that everyone plays in a more engaged way. There is a group commitment to making it work, so the process is much more collaborative than when working with conductor.”
Tracklisting
Polar Bear
Polar Bear
Joe Webb
Donny McCaslin
Olga Amelchenko
Snowpoet
Daniel Herskedal
Miho Hazama
Timothy West, Samuel West, Mary Bevan, Sophie Bevan, Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge, Britten Sin
Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence, Roderick Williams, William Vann, Thomas Gould
Johannes Berauer
Mary Bevan, Jennifer Johnston, Nicky Spence, Johnny Herford, Thomas Gould, William Vann
