London Mozart Players, Melvyn Tan & Nicky Spence - Jonathan Dove: For an Unknown Soldier (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. An Airmail Letter from Mozart: Theme-Var. I
02. An Airmail Letter from Mozart: Var. II & Var. III
03. An Airmail Letter from Mozart: Var. IV
04. An Airmail Letter From Mozart: Vars. V-VIII
05. For An Unknown Soldier: I. 1914
06. For An Unknown Soldier: II. The Poets are Waiting
07. For An Unknown Soldier: III. The Call
08. For An Unknown Soldier: IV. Women at Munition Making
09. For An Unknown Soldier: V. Before Action
10. For An Unknown Soldier: VI. Dead Man's Dump
11. For An Unknown Soldier: VII. To His Love
12. For An Unknown Soldier: VIII. The Wind On The Downs
13. For An Unknown Soldier: IX. An Imperial Elegy


'For An Unknown Soldier' is a cantata of remembrance to mark the centenary of the First World War. Commissioned by the London Mozart Players and Portsmouth Grammar School, Jonathan Dove’s poignant work combines the words of war poets such as Wilfred Owen, William Noel Hodgson & Isaac Rosenberg. It lay at the centre of a multi-faceted project that encompassed primary and secondary schools, nursing homes and the local communities of Portsmouth and Croydon. The world premiere of the work took place in November 2014 and there are plans to tour the project in 2018.

It is paired with the ensemble’s performance of Dove’s 'An Airmail Letter from Mozart', for 2 horns, string quartet and piano, directed by Melvyn Tan. Dove uses the 'Theme and Variations', and one or two other ideas, from Mozart’s Divertimento K287 to write an imaginary letter to his wife Constanze.

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