Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Paul Mann - Robin Stevens: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Dona nobis pacem: A Prayer for Peace (2024 Revised Version)
02. Disrupted Chorale
03. Bassoon Concerto: I. Moderato con moto
04. Bassoon Concerto: II. Lament. Adagio non troppo
05. Bassoon Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro amicabile
06. Suite écossaise: I. Mouvemente à la mode. Moderato, ben marcato
07. Suite écossaise: II. Berceuse. Adagio con moto
08. Suite écossaise: III. Gigue. Allegro vivo, alla danza



The compositional career of Robin Stevens, Welsh-born (in 1958) and Manchester-based, is divided into two periods, separated by a period of illness. The first mainly produced chamber music and works for the church that employed him; restored to health, he found an appetite for larger forms, writing three substantial concertos and a number of other orchestral works – all now recorded for Toccata Classics. This first album sets his expansive Bassoon Concerto amid three shorter works, each of them revealing how his command of orchestral colour and melodic line can suggest landscapes and narratives. In the slow movement of the Concerto in particular, there are passages of deep feeling and intensity, but Stevens also has a healthy sense of fun, which often emerges unexpectedly to energise his music.

Adam Mackenzie, bassoon
Christopher Gough & Martin Murphy, horns
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor

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