Composer: Kenneth Leighton
Performer: Raphael Wallfisch, Raphael Terroni
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8571358
Release: 2015
Size: 237 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Partita for Cello & Piano, Op. 35
01. I. Elegy
02. II. Scherzo
03. IIIa. Theme & Variations. Theme –
04. IIIb. Theme & Variations. Var. 1, Allegro inquieto –
05. IIIc. Theme & Variations. Var. 2, Ostinato –
06. IIId. Theme & Variations. Var. 3, March –
07. IIIe. Theme & Variations. Var. 4, Appassionato –
08. IIIf. Theme & Variations. Var. 5, Waltz –
09. IIIg. Theme & Variations. Var. 6, Chorale
10. Elegy for Cello & Piano, Op. 5
Cello Sonata, Op. 52
11. I. Lament & Pizzicato
12. II. Toccata & Cradle Song
13. III. Flourish, Chaconne & Coda
14. Alleluia pascha nostrum, Op. 85
Kenneth Leighton’s distinctive gifts as a composer were apparent as early as the première of his Cello Concerto, when he was barely 26. It was an instrument for which he wrote with particular subtlety and often from an inner compulsion. The Elegy, Op. 5 is full of brilliance, lyricism and mystery whilst by the time he wrote the rhapsodic and expressive Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 52, his position as one of Britain’s leading composers had long been cemented. The beautiful Alleluia Pascha Nostrum, Op. 85 was first performed by the soloist on this disc, Raphael Wallfisch.