Powerful and compelling, this coupling of the two best British viola concertos -- William Walton's from 1929 and Edmund Rubbra's from 1952 -- should be heard by anyone who loves English orchestral music of the middle years of the twentieth century. For one thing, it contains the first modern recording of the original version of Walton's work, and while it differs from the later version only in the size of its wind and brass sections, fans of the work will relish the small but telling differences. For another thing, it ...
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Powerful and compelling, this coupling of the two best British viola concertos -- William Walton's from 1929 and Edmund Rubbra's from 1952 -- should be heard by anyone who loves English orchestral music of the middle years of the twentieth century. For one thing, it contains the first modern recording of the original version of Walton's work, and while it differs from the later version only in the size of its wind and brass sections, fans of the work will relish the small but telling differences. For another thing, it contains one of only two recordings made of Rubbra's work in the digital era, and while both performances are fine -- the other is by Rivka Golani and is available on Conifer while that label lasted -- this performance is finer. For a third thing, it contains the only available recording of Rubbra's Meditation on a Byzantine Hymn for solo viola, a severe but soulfully spiritual work. But most importantly, this disc features performances by the young English violist Lawrence Power, a...
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