Composer: William Wordsworth
Performer: Arta Arnicāne, Kamila Bydlowska
Orchestra: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: John Gibbons
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Release: 2019
Size: 1.35 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 28
01. Poco adagio
02. Allegro feroce (I)
03. Adagio cantabile
04. Allegro feroce (II)
05. Coda
Pastoral Sketches (3), Op. 10
06. No. 1, Sundown
07. No. 2, The Lonely Tarn
08. No. 3, Seascape
Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 60
09. I. Moderato e sostenuto
10. II. Adagio cantabile
11. III. Allegretto – Allegro spiritoso
The music of William Wordsworth (1908-88) a great-great-grandson of the poets brother Christopher lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworths music unfolds spontaneously, as a natural process. This second volume brings two concertos, both major works though long forgotten and strongly contrasted in their approach: the gritty and muscular Piano Concerto is cast in a single, tightly argued span, whereas the lyrical Violin Concerto is expansive and unhurried and deeply touching. They are complemented by the Three Pastoral Sketches, which grow gently from understated autumnal hues to a dignified and moving climax. All three scores show an extraordinary command of orchestral colour.