Gabriel Schwabe, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Ward - Elgar & Bridge: Cello Concertos (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
02. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto
03. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
04. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo
05. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Poco lento
06. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro - Allargando - Meno energico - Poco largamente
07. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Ben moderato
08. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro giusto
09. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Cadenza
10. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro - Meno energico - A tempo, energico - Allargando poco animato
11. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Lento
12. Oration, H. 180 (Concerto elegiaco): Epilogue. Andante tranquillo



These two masterpieces are shadowed by the events of the First World War. Elgar’s Cello Concerto, an intensely poignant, reflective and individual musical statement, has enjoyed unflagging popularity among musicians and listeners for over 100 years. By contrast, Frank Bridge’s Oration (Concerto elegiaco) remained unperformed for decades after its early hearings. Yet it shares spiritual affinities with Elgar’s work and serves as a funeral address of huge solemnity and narrative power in its outcry against the futility of war.

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