Malcolm Arnold: Orchestral Music
These two works present two sharply contrasting sides of Malcolm Arnold: his limitless resources of knockabout fun, and a sense of existential tragedy. But each score presents its own surprises: the jocularity of the Grand Concerto Gastronomique – written for a Hoffnung concert – conceals some seriously good (though not seriously serious) music; and the delicately scored Ninth Symphony, written after five years when its composer had, in his own words, ‘been through hell’, irradiates its emotional restraint and elegiac tone with moments of light and warmth.
Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, soprano (Track 5)
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
John Gibbons, conductor
Listen To This Recording:
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Grand Concerto Gastronomique for Eater, Waiter, Food and Large Orchestra, Op. 76 (1961)*
- I Prologue
- II Soup (Brown Windsor)
- III Roast Beef
- IV Cheese
- V Peach Melba
- VI Coffee, Brandy. Epilogue
- I Vivace
- II Allegretto
- III Giubiloso
- IV Lento
Symphony No. 9 in D major, Op. 128 (1986)
* FIRST RECORDINGS
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‘Overall, this is a typically excellent disc from Toccata; first rate music receiving effective performances presented in an informative and valuable package.’
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