Philip Spratley: Music for String Orchestra
This CD reveals a fresh, original and immediately attractive voice in British music. Philip Spratley, born in Nottinghamshire in 1942, has his roots in English folksong and his compositions are strongly evocative of the countryside — though animated by a rhythmic vivacity and drive that recalls Shostakovich, Britten and Tippett. Spratley's music also abounds in memorable melodies, and his ability to write tunes with the ring of folksong about them reveals him as a true heir of Holst and Vaughan Williams.
Philip Spratley, conductor
Linda Merrick, clarinet
John Turner, recorder
Tracey Redfern, trumpet
Eira Lynn Jones, harp
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Manchester Sinfonia, orchestra
Listen To This Recording:
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Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani, Op. 6 (1964, rev. 1988)
- I. Pezzo poco serioso
- II. Arioso
- III. Scherzo
- IV. Pezzo meno serioso
- I. Cadenza – Andante pastorale
- II. Larghetto et desolato
- III. Allegro non troppo
- I. Alla Giga
- II. Alla Pavan
- III. Corante
- IV. Lamentoso
- V. Ostinato
- VI. Alla Valsa
- VII: Rigadoon
- I. Preludio
- II. Notturno
- III. Scherzo
- IV. Lullaby
- V. Finale
Clarinet Concertino, Byard’s Leap, Op. 27 (1983, rev. 2006)
Recorder Concertino, A Gallery of Cats, Op. 26 (1982t83)
Suite, In Outlaw Country, Op 12b (1970, rev. 1994, 2007)
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