David Childs, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Bramwell Tovey - The Symphonic Euphonium (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Euphonium Concerto: I. Moderato
02. Euphonium Concerto: II. Lento
03. Euphonium Concerto: III. Con moto
04. Euphonium Concerto, Pt. I: I. Non troppo allegro
05. Euphonium Concerto, Pt. I: II. Dance. Zeibékikos. Tempo di allegro barbaro
06. Euphonium Concerto, Pt. II: III. Andante
07. Euphonium Concerto, Pt. II: IV. Allegro vivace
08. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: I. Andante
09. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: II. Presto
10. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: III. Andante
11. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: IV. Allegretto
12. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: V. Andante-Cadenza
13. Euphonium Concerto, Op. 182 The Sunne Rising, The King Will Ride: VI. Vivo
14. Euphonium Concerto: I. The Juggler (With a Sense of Fun)
15. Euphonium Concerto: II. Romanza (Romantically)
16. Euphonium Concerto: III. It Takes Two... (Seductively)
17. Euphonium Concerto: IV. A Troika? (Tidy. With Energy)

For many years since its invention in 1843, the euphonium was only to be heard in ensembles, but recent decades have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of the euphonium as a solo instrument. Today, David Childs leads the way as the world’s foremost euphonium soloist, making the case for this once neglected instrument to growing audiences worldwide with his stunning virtuosity and extrovert musicality.

Here he performs four important concertos by British composers with Bramwell Tovey and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Joseph Horovitz’s Concerto for Euphonium, commissioned by the National Brass Band Festival in 1972, was among the first euphonium concertos ever written and set the benchmark for future generations of soloists and composers.

Philip Wilby’s Concerto was composed in 1995 and has remained immensely popular ever since, especially for its fast and furious second movement, entitled ‘Zeibekiko’ after the plate-smashing Greek dance.

The other two works on the disc were commissioned by David Childs and represent a small part of his enormous contribution to the euphonium repertoire. Alun Hoddinott’s The Sunne Rising – The King Will Rise is full of the Welsh composer’s characteristic orchestral colour, while the solo part is dazzling in its virtuosity.

Perhaps the most popular of Childs’ commissions has been Karl Jenkins’s Euphonium Concerto from 2009. It encapsulates the essence of the euphonium in its four character movements.

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