Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones - Bliss - Meditations on a Theme by John Blow (2010) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow, F. 118: Introduction. The Lord Is my Shepherd-I will fear no evil
02. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow, F. 118: Meditation I: He leadeth me beside the still waters
03. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow, F. 118: Meditation II: Thy rod and staff they comfort me
04. Meditation III: Lambs
05. Meditation IV: He restoreth my soul
06. Meditation V: In green pastures
07. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow, F. 118: Interlude. Through the valley of the shadow of death
08. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow, F. 118: Finale. In the house of the Lord
09. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 1: Elements
10. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 2: Ballet
11. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 3: Assertion
12. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 4: Speculation
13. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 5: Interjections
14. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 6: Scherzo I
15. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 7: Contemplation
16. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 8: Polonaise
17. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 9: Funeral Processions
18. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 10: Cool Interlude
19. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 11: Scherzo II
20. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 12: Duet
21. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 13: Dedicated to G.D. And a.D.
22. Metamorphic Variations, F. 122: Variation 14: Affirmation

Scored for a large orchestra, including an extensive percussion section, Sir Arthur Bliss’s Metamorphic Variations dates from the end of his creative life.

Inspired by the triptych Tantris painted by Bliss’s long-time friend, the late George Dannatt, it is a work of extremes, of enormous power, passion and violence balanced by gentleness, whimsy and delicacy.

Meditations on a Theme by John Blow is one of Bliss’s most eloquent and personal scores, a private tribute to a generation cut down in its youth, including his own brother, during World War I.

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