Arnold - Cello Concerto, Symphony for Strings, etc | Naxos 8572640

Arnold - Cello Concerto, Symphony for Strings, etc

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8572640

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 30th August 2011

Contents

Artists

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Northern Chamber Orchestra
John Turner (recorder)
Manchester Sinfonia

Conductors

Nicholas Ward
Richard Howarth

Works

Arnold, Malcolm

Cello Concerto, op.136
Concertino for flute and strings, op.19a (arr. from Flute Sonatina)
Fantasy for recorder and string quartet, op.140
Saxophone Concerto (arr. D Ellis from Piano Sonata)
Symphony for Strings, op.13

Artists

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Northern Chamber Orchestra
John Turner (recorder)
Manchester Sinfonia

Conductors

Nicholas Ward
Richard Howarth

About

Sir Malcolm Arnold’s preference for classical forms is fully explored in this representative but uniquely distinctive programme.

Orchestrations of earlier works form the lyrical Concertino for Flute and Strings and a Saxophone Concerto whose bold statements foreshadow the gritty and powerful Symphony for Strings.

Arnold’s virtuoso Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet is a late work, and the Cello Concerto was the composer’s last in this form - a piece which speaks directly from the soul, appearing here in its première recording.

Raphael Wallfisch has already worked with the Northern Chamber Orchestra in an acclaimed release of Boccherini’s Cello Concertos Nos 9-12 (8557589). With a unique programme and a world-class collection of soloists accompanied by the vibrant young Manchester Sinfonia, this is not a CD to be missed.

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