Robin Stevens: Orchestral Music, Volume Two
The compositional career of Robin Stevens, Welsh-born (in 1958) and Manchester-based, is divided into two periods, separated by a period of illness. The first produced mainly chamber music and works for the church that employed him; restored to health, he found an appetite for larger forms, writing three substantial concertos and a number of other orchestral works. Stevens’ big-boned, four-movement Cello Concerto is something of a younger cousin of Britten’s Cello Symphony, casting the orchestra in kaleidoscopic discussion with the soloist, in moods that range from the humorous to the heroic. Here it sits between a charming orchestral miniature and a searching symphonic poem. In all three works Stevens’ mastery of orchestral colour allows the musical discourse to unfold almost as wordless drama.
Alice Neary, cello
Stéphanie Rancourt, oboe
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
Listen To This Recording:
Oceanic Lullaby for solo oboe and small orchestra (1999, orch. 2009) (2:26)
- Poco adagio (swelling like the sea)
Cello Concerto (2018-20) (36:23)
- I. Andante maestoso – Moderato (11:04)
- II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo (2:41)
- III. Adagio (11:13)
- IV. Finale. Allegro molto moderato (11:25)
Into the Deep (2025) (18:57)
- Poco andante (with tension and suspense)
First Recordings
Recorded in the Presence of the Composer
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