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Performer: Clare Howick, John Paul Ekins
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Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2017
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
01. I. Allegro. Risoluto
02. II. Romance. Andante
03. III. Allegro non troppo
04. Bridge: Romanze for Violin & Piano, H. 45
05. Bridge: Serenade for Violin & Piano, H. 23
06. Delius: 5 Pieces for Piano, RT IX / 7
07. Scott, C: Vesperale, Op. 40, No. 2 (arr. R. Lange for violin and piano)
08. Bridge: 3 Dances, H. 4
09. Bridge: Gondoliera
Scott, C: 2 Sonnets
10. No. 1, Allegretto molto moderato
11. No. 2,
12. Scott, C: Bumblebees
13. Bridge: 4 Short Pieces
14. Delius: Hassan, RT I / 9
15. Bridge: Con moto, H. 22
16. Delius: Romance for violin and piano
17. Ireland: Bagatelle for Violin & Piano
18. Bridge: Romance: Une lamentation d’amour
19. Ireland: Cavatina
20. Bridge: 4 Short Pieces – No. 1, Meditation
21. Scott, C: The Gentle Maiden (version for violin and piano)
22. Elgar: Three Characteristic Pieces – No. 1, Mazurka (Version for Violin & Piano)
Framed by Edward Elgar’s deeply personal Violin Sonata and the bravura fireworks of his Mazurka, this programme is a fascinating look at British music for violin and piano at the turn of the last century. Popular pieces such as Delius’s haunting Serenade can be found alongside premiere recordings such as that of Frank Bridge’s attractive Con moto or Cyril Scott’s contemplative Vesperale. Clare Howick’s recital of British Women Composers can be heard on Naxos 8572291, ‘in very fine performances that evince total commitment’