William Boughton - William Boughton: A Celebration on Record (2019)

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Title: William Boughton: A Celebration on Record
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Nimbus Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 250:55
Total Size: 973 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Mazurkas, Op. 6: I. F Sharp Minor
02. Mazurkas, Op. 6: II. C Sharp Minor
03. Mazurkas, Op. 6: III. Vivace - E Major
04. Mazurkas, Op. 6: IV. Presto ma non troppo - E Flat Minor
05. Mazurkas, Op. 7: I. Vivace - B Flat Major
06. Mazurkas, Op. 7: II. Vivo ma non troppo - A Minor
07. Mazurkas, Op. 7: III. Mazurka - F Minor
08. Mazurkas, Op. 7: IV. Presto ma non troppo - A Flat Major
09. Mazurkas, Op. 7: V. Vivo - C Major
10. Mazuraks, Op. 17: I. Vivo e risoluto - B Flat Major
11. Mazuraks, Op. 17: II. Lento ma non troppo - E Minor
12. Mazuraks, Op. 17: III. Legato assai - A Flat Major
13. Mazuraks, Op. 17: IV. Lento ma non troppo - A Minor
14. Mazurkas, Op. 24: I. Lento - G Minor
15. Mazurkas, Op. 24: II. Allegro non troppo - C Major
16. Mazurkas, Op. 24: III. Moderato - A Flat Major
17. Mazurkas, Op. 24: IV. Moderato - B Flat Minor
18. Mazurkas, Op. 30: I. Allegretto non tanto - C Minor
19. Mazurkas, Op. 30: II. Vivace - B Minor
20. Mazurkas, Op. 30: III. Allegro non troppo - D Flat Major
21. Mazurkas, Op. 30: IV. Allegretto - C Sharp Minor
22. Mazurkas, Op. 33: I. Mesto - G Sharp Minor
23. Mazurkas, Op. 33: II. Semplice - C Major
24. Mazurkas, Op. 33: III. Vivace - D Major
25. Mazurkas, Op. 33: IV. Mesto - B Minor
26. Mazurkas, Op. 41: I. Maestoso - C Sharp Minor
27. Mazurkas, Op. 41: II. Andantino - E Minor
28. Mazurkas, Op. 41: III. Animato - B Major
29. Mazurkas, Op. 41: IV. Allegretto - A Flat Major
30. Mazurkas, Op. 50: I. Vivace - G Major
31. Mazurkas, Op. 50: II. Allegretto - A Flat Major
32. Mazurkas, Op. 50: III. Moderato - C Sharp Minor
33. Mazurkas, Op. 56: I. Allegro non tanto - B Major
34. Mazurkas, Op. 56: II. Vivace - C Major
35. Mazurkas, Op. 56: III. Moderato - C Minor
36. Mazurkas, Op. 59: I. Moderato - A Minor
37. Mazurkas, Op. 59: II. Allegretto - A Flat Major
38. Mazurkas, Op. 59: III. Vivace - F Sharp Minor
39. Mazurkas, Op. 63: I. Vivace - B Major
40. Mazurkas, Op. 63: II. Lento - F Minor
41. Mazurkas, Op. 63: III. Allegretto - C Sharp Minor
42. Mazurka 'Emile Gaillard': A Minor KKIIb, No. 5
43. Mazurka 'Notre Temps': A Minor KKIIb, No. 4
44. Mazurkas, Op. 67: I. Vivace - G Major
45. Mazurkas, Op. 67: II. Cantabile - G Minor
46. Mazurkas, Op. 67: III. Allegretto - C Major
47. Mazurkas, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto - A Minor
48. Mazurkas, Op. 68: I. Vivace - C Major
49. Mazurkas, Op. 68: II. Lento - A Minor
50. Mazurkas, Op. 68: III. Allegro ma non troppo - F Major
51. Mazurkas, Op. 68: IV. Andantino - F Minor

As William Boughton celebrates his 70th birthday, we have put together this selection from his recordings for Nimbus and Lyrita. Every recording contains a story but, sadly, there is not the space to tell them all here so I ve selected certain memorable, hopefully correct(!), experiences. Revisiting my early recordings reminded me of the joys and struggles that we encountered whilst developing the English String Orchestra (ESO), the development of our sound, our thinking and musicianship. Every recording is testament to a moment in time, to our responses and emotions during its preparation and in the brief moment when the performance is created. Having been given this opportunity for a celebratory box-set I hope to avoid being too self conscious and remain objective in my comments and in the music I have chosen. [William Boughton]