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ID: NMCD086 (EAN: 5023363008624) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2004
- LABEL:
- NMC
- Collection:
- Cello Collection
- Subcollection:
- Cello and Symphony Orchestra
- Composers:
- CASKEN, John
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Interprets:
- SCHIFF, Heinrich (cello)
- Ensembles:
- Northern Sinfonia
- Conductors:
- CASKEN, John
- Other info:
Casken's lyrical Cello Concerto is coupled with Maharal Dreaming, a vivid orchestral fantasy derived from his opera Golem; the glittering showpiece for strings, Darting the Skiff; and the theatrical and exuberant Vaganza, with its echoes of Petrushka.
These recordings were originally released on Collins Classics.
Reissued with funding from Arts Council England.
Casken's acerbic musical architecture is ideal for this ensemble; an ensemble whose smoothness of sound in the Mahlerian figures of Darting the Skiff is balanced by their precise articulation of Vaganza and subdued sonority in Maharal Dreaming. With Schiff's cool, mellifluous account of the Cello Concerto at its centre, this Casken retrospective is a must for any new music devotee.The Independent on Sunday
Disc 1
1 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Darting the Skiff 18'19
2 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Maharal Dreaming 12'33
3 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, I: Introduction 1'00
4 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, I: Leaves of farewell 1'30
5 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, I: Fell wrapped in song 5'45
6 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, I: From winter's tree 3'34
7 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, II: On folds of stone 3'51
8 Heinrich Schiff, cello/ Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Cello Concerto, II: Through silvern air 4'33
9 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: I - Display 3'41
10 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: II - Archaic Dance 4'10
11 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: Interlude - Puppets I 0'55
12 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: III - Eructavit in Vaganza 3'52
13 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: IV - Puppets II - Melting Mood Blues 5'08
14 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: V - Parade 4'34
15 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: Interlude - Puppets III 1'20
16 Northern Sinfonia/ John Casken, conductor Vaganza: VI - Display 3'26
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