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Heinrich Sutermeister: Orchestral Works, Volume One
Heinrich Sutermeister (1910–95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. His operatic version of Romeo and Juliet soon spread his reputation far afield, and conductors as prominent as Böhm, Karajan and Sawallisch championed his works. Although his star has waned in the quarter-century since his death, the four orchestral works recorded here – ranging from the dramatic essay he drew from that first Shakespearean operatic success, via the easy-going charm of two lighter suites, to his deeply felt response to the Swiss landscape – bring a salutary reminder of why his music appeals so directly to its audiences.
Mit Deutschem Kommentar
Bruno Cathomas, speaker (8–13)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Duncan Riddell, leader
Rainer Held, conductor
Richard Moriarty: Missa Adsum! Celebrating Women; We That Wait
The American composer Richard Moriarty (born in Boston in 1946) spent his professional life as a pathologist, taking up composition upon his retirement, as a student of Adolphus Hailstork and Richard Danielpour. His deeply felt orchestral song-cycle We That Wait, using poems from the American Civil War written by women, and the expansive, exuberant Missa Adsum! Celebrating Women are both grand statements in a proud American tradition of Neo-Romanticism – accessible, direct and sincere.
Sofia Soloviy, soprano (Tracks 1–7)
Antonina Lisohorska, soprano (Tracks 8–16)
Vladislav Tlushch, baritone (Tracks 9–11, 14–16)
Ukrainian Festival Chorus (Tracks 8–16)
(Iryna Kyselchuk, director)
Ukrainian Festival Orchestra
(Marko Komonko, leader)
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume Three: Music for Oboe
This third album in the Toccata Classics survey of the chamber music of London-born Stephen Dodgson (1924–2013) focuses on his works for oboe. It shows a master- craftsman at work: Dodgson fuses a Baroque sense of clarity, a modern English elegance that has echoes of Britten and Tippett and a hint of eastern European mystery. His writing for oboe has a strong sense of narrative, touching a range of moods, from deep emotion to tongue-in-cheek fun.
James Turnbull, oboe
Libby Burgess, piano (Tracks 1-6, 11-22)
EleanorTurner,harp (Tracks 7-10)
Robyn Allegra Parton, soprano (Tracks 15-17)
Arnold Griller: Orchestral Music, Volume One
The composer Arnold Griller (b. 1937), son of the violinist Sidney Griller, grew up in London, surrounded by some of the world’s best-known musicians. In spite of this propitious beginning to his career, his considerable output remains largely unknown. This first volume of orchestral pieces presents three of his major works – music that turns out to be highly individual, often moving unexpectedly between moods of excitement and drive, wry humour and deep emotion. His influences and interests range widely, from Domenico Scarlatti to such twentieth-century masters as Milhaud (his main teacher) and Stravinsky, and on to composers of today. Melodic lyricism, rhythmic intensity, textural clarity and contrapuntal complexity combine with a generosity of musical ideas to produce a unique style and voice.
Denis Myasnikov, clarinet (Tracks 2 – 4)
Musica Viva
Alexander Walker, conductor
Remembering Robin Stevens
The news of the death of the composer Robin Stevens earlier this week (on 16 February) did not come as a surprise: Robin had been…
Noah Max in Conversation with Martin Anderson
In March 2022 Toccata Classics released an album of music by Noah Max (b. 1998) – painter, poet and conductor as well as composer. Since…
Too Many Symphonies? — Part two: Fridrich Bruk
Having traversed the symphonies of Robert Keeley in Part One of this brief survey (Too Many Symphonies – Part One – posted on 9 March…
Gary Brain Remembered
It has not been a good week. On Friday Yodit, my beloved fiancée, partner of the past seven years and mother of our five-year-old Alex,…
An Infinity of Traces: Influence Without Anxiety
I often play a kind of party game with friends: each participant will offer a recording of a piece of music by a less-well-known composer,…
Khodorkovsky’s Coat-tails…
Two days before Christmas I heard an interview with the recently released Mikhail Khodorkovsky where he was asked if he had missed going to the…
Leif Solberg Dies at 101
The death of the Norwegian composer, organist and choirmaster Leif Solberg – in Lillehammer, during the evening of 25 January – has just been announced.…
Ronald Stevenson: all-too-brief encounters, and an astounding legacy.
I met Ronald only once. I simply came to his music too late in his life — which came to a peaceful end on 28…
A Spotlight on Christopher Guild for Adult Pianists
The following excerpts come from a wonderful highlight from a group built to encourage Adult Piano Beginners designed and created by Marcel Zidani: An Inside…
Irmela Roelcke on Cloches et Carillons
My concert and recording project, Cloches et Carillons, impressed on me how much basic acoustic characteristics have influenced my most recent artistic interests and inclinations.…
Teenage Truths
Professional involvement in an activity has its dangers: you can become so pre-occupied with the detail of the building you’re examining that you fail to…
Stefan Koch: Why Richard Stöhr Has Nearly Taken Over My Musical Life
Greetings to fans of Toccata Classics. If you are reading this blog posting, hopefully you are either listening to my new recording of Richard Stöhr’s…