760623189468

Gerald Finzi: Diabelleries; Five Bagatelles Etc

Cologne Chamber Soloists Dir. Tom Owen

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Format: SACD

Cat No: MDG9031894

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Release Date:  01 June 2015

Label:  MDG

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  760623189468

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING of 'Diabelleries: Variations on a theme 'Oh! where's my lovely basket gone'

    The Cologne Chamber Soloists, a cosmopolitan group of young musicians who have quickly become one of the leading ensembles in Germany, present a unique album dedicated to the instrumental Chamber Music of Gerald Finzi.

    The album also includes the world premiere recording of Diabelleries, a stunning mid-twentieth century composite initiated by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a lost work which the group rediscovered with the support of the Finzi Trust. Diabelleries features original works by eight different British composers, including Lutyens, Maconchy, Bush, Rawsthorne, Williams, Ferguson, Jacob and Finzi. For the first time in 70 years, listeners can also enjoy variations on "Oh!, where's my little basket gone?", the theme attributed to Alfred Scott-Gatty.

    From the early Introit to the Diabelleries, which Finzi composed at the end of his life, this portrait by the Cologne Chamber Soloists ranges over the composer's entire life.

    The result is a fascinating overview of British music during the first half of the twentieth century.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Five Bagatelles For Clarinet & String Quartet (arr. Ch. Alexander) - Prelude
      • 2. Romance
      • 3. Carol
      • 4. Forlana
      • 5. Fughetta
      • 6. Elegy For Violin And Piano
      • 7. Romance For String Quartet (arr. Ch. Alexander)
      • 8. Diabelleries 14‘05 Variations By Various Composers On A Theme „Oh! Where’s My Little Basket Gone?“ Theme: (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
      • 9. Var. 1: Waltz (Howard Ferguson)
      • 10. Var. 2: (Alan Bush)
      • 11. Var. 3: (Alan Rawsthorne)
      • 12. Var. 4: Canonic Interlude (Elisabeth Lutyens)
      • 13. Var. 5: Con Passione (Elizabeth Maconchy)
      • 14. Var. 6: Forlana (Gerald Finzi)
      • 15. Var. 7: (Grace Williams)
      • 16. Finale: (Gordon Jacob)
      • 17. Introit For Violin And Piano (arr. Howard Ferguson)
      • 18. Interlude For Oboe And String Quartet
      • 19. Prelude And Fugue For String Trio