Composer: Matthew Taylor
Performer: James Turnbull, Poppy Beddoe, Mira Marton
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Matthew Taylor
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata Classics
Catalogue: TOCC0708
Release: 2024
Size: 660 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 6, Op. 62
01. I. Adagio largamente – Allegro leggiero – L’istesso Tempo – Allegro leggiero –
02. II. Andante tranquillo –
03. III. Finale. Vivo – L’istesso Tempo. Alla Valse
Oboe Concerto, Op. 60
04. I. Largamente – Andante tranquillo – Poco Allegretto –
05. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
06. III. Adagio tranquillo
Clarinet Concertino, Op. 63
07. I. Andante sereno –
08. II. Largamente – Vivace agitato – Largamente –
09. III. Allegretto semplice
Violin Concertino, Op. 52
10. I. Hornpipe. Deliberato –
11. II. Andante con moto –
12. III. Vivace
The music of the English composer Matthew Taylor (b. 1964) manages both to honour tradition and pull out some surprises. Clearly in the tradition that leads from Carl Nielsen through Robert Simpson, the works here observe Nielsen’s fondness for dignity of expression, the occasional hint of power tempered by an almost Mendelssohnian lightness of touch – and, here and there, a note of levity: the Sixth Symphony, after all, is dedicated to the memory of Sir Malcolm Arnold. The three concertante works are performed here by musicians whose playing Taylor particularly admires.