Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Ward – Elgar & Bridge: Cello Concertos (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:09 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
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These two masterpieces are shadowed by the events of the First World War. Elgar’s Cello Concerto, an intensely poignant, reflective and individual musical statement, has enjoyed unflagging popularity among musicians and listeners for over 100 years. By contrast, Frank Bridge’s Oration (Concerto elegiaco) remained unperformed for decades after its early hearings. Yet it shares spiritual affinities with Elgar’s work and serves as a funeral address of huge solemnity and narrative power in its outcry against the futility of war.
Tracklist:
01. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato (07:12)
02. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto (04:25)
03. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio (04:12)
04. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo (10:33)
05. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Poco lento (05:25)
06. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro – Allargando – Meno energico – Poco largamente (04:02)
07. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Ben moderato (04:01)
08. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro giusto (04:08)
09. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Cadenza (01:53)
10. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro – Meno energico – A tempo, energico – Allargando poco animato (02:40)
11. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Lento (05:06)
12. Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward – Bridge: Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Epilogue. Andante tranquillo (02:27)
