Composer: Anna Clyne, Edward Elgar
Performer: Marin Alsop
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Inbal Segev
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avie
Size: 1.01 GB
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Anna Clyne
Dance
01. I. when you’re broken up
02. II. if you’ve torn the bandage off
03. III. in the middle of the fighting
04. IV. in your blood
05. V. when you’re perfectly free
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
06. I. Adagio – Moderato
07. II. Lento – Allegro molto
08. III. Adagio
09. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Inbal Segev, together with Marin Alsop and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performs Edward Elgars Cello Concerto alongside the world-premiere recording of DANCE by English composer Anna Clyne, a work commissioned by Inbal.
This formidable release features Inbal Segev performing Elgars emotive Cello Concerto coupled with DANCE, an inspiring new work by Grammy-nominated English composer Anna Clyne that was commissioned by Inbal. On this powerful recording, Marin Alsop conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Marin introduced Inbal to Anna, sparking a special synergy between the three women. While Anna was composing DANCE, a five-movement concerto inspired by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, further connections ensued. Annas soulful and vibrant music combines cultures that include her Irish-English family, Polish-Jewish ancestry and Inbals Israeli-American heritage. Inbal expounds, Annas music has an old-soul sensibility but is fresh and modern at the same time. This juxtaposition of old and new has always appealed to me; it suits my playing, as well as the tone of my 1673 Ruggieri cello. Inbals idea to record Anna Clynes DANCE alongside Elgars Cello Concerto is timely: the two works were composed exactly 100 years apart.
Inbal enthuses, It is so rewarding to record and perform the work of a contemporary female composer whose music withstands comparison with Elgars. The two pieces share a certain sensibility a romanticism, warmth and humanity that transcends any stylistic differences. Elgars Cello Concerto, written in the wake of World War I, is deeply reflective. Anna Clynes DANCE is optimistic and forward-looking. Inbals recording of these two cello concertos is timeless.