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ID: MSV28520 (EAN: 809730852022) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2011
- LABEL:
- METIER
- Collection:
- Chamber Music
- Subcollection:
- Clarinet
- Composers:
- CRAWFORD, Robert | VEALE, John
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Interprets:
- MERRICK, Linda (clarinet) | TURNER, John (recorder)
- Ensembles:
- The Adderbury Ensemble
- Other info:
Among the so-varied styles of music being written and constructed today, there remains a vibrant and strong lyrical tradition, focussed on the English school. Proving that such work is still fresh and relevant, here are exquisite pieces for clarinet, recorder and string quartet by Robert Crawford and the late John Veale. Modern idioms which also incorporate classical and Romantic traditions.
See also the second disc in this series (msv28522)
This disc includes chamber music by two composers, roughly contemporaries, both of whose compositional careers are marked by a substantial silence in middle age, but for very different reasons. In the case of John Veale (1922-2006), it was because he felt that the musical climate had become inimical to his style (Howard Ferguson and John Jeffreys were two other distinguished composers who gave up composing for similar reasons), whereas in the case of Robert Crawford (b1925) it was because the demands of his career as a busy BBC music producer in Glasgow took up all his time and energy.
All six works are completely accessible - and in fact are a delight. As far as can be checked, there are no other recordings of any of the works available at this time.
| VEALE, John (1922-2006) | | | String Quartet | | | 1. | Allegro molto moderato | 8:29 | | | 2. | Lento | 9:05 | | | 3. | Allegro molto | 7:49 | | | CRAWFORD, Robert (b.1925) | | | Elegiac Quintet for Recorder and String Quartet | | | 4. | Moderato | 3:51 | | | 5. | Elegy (Lento) | 4:07 | | | 6. | Scherzando e ritmico | 3:31 | | | VEALE, John (1922-2006) | | | 7. | Impromptu for solo recorder | 3:29 | | | CRAWFORD, Robert (b.1925) | | | Three two-part Inventions for Recorder and Clarinet | | | 8. | Comodo | 2:01 | | | 9. | Andante | 2:21 | | | 10. | Vivace | 1:50 | | | VEALE, John (1922-2006) | | | 11. | Tripyych for Recorder and String Quartet | 5:55 | | | CRAWFORD, Robert (b.1925) | | | Qunitet for Clarinet adn String Quartet | | | 12. | Allegro moderato | 10:16 | | | 13. | Lento e semplice - quasi allegro - tempo primo - quasi allegro | 12:06 | | John Turner is more than aided by the Adderbury Ensemble… graced by the lyrical and silky tone of Linda Merrick. Superb and understanding performance … fascinating and enterprising disc.” - Gary Higginson (MusicWeb)
“At last... John Veale's String Quartet is available… [a] gem. [The Impromptu] is magical. Crawford has comparatively few works to his name but is rightly admired… he is a craftsman of the highest order. Splendid music. John Turner is known as the UK”s finest recorder player and his performances are excellent and reliable. [ Linda Merrick's] sound and intonation is first class. The Adderbury Ensemble are also very good as is the sound. An important CD.” - Linda Karen Dowson (Wrightmusic.net)
“The main attraction… is the admirable String Quartet by John Veale. The music of Robert Crawford… is a bit more angular and forward looking in its layout which serves as a good foil to Veale's more traditional views. The three works on the CD well exploit the chamber music idiom. The Adderbury Ensemble, John Turner and Linda Merrick all come across with conviction… their emotional perceptions serve the music very well. Metier… has done us a fine service.” - Jean-Yves Duperron (Classical Music Sentinel)
“Likeable harmonic language… a pleasing modern mix of tonality and atonality. The playing of John Turner and Linda Merrick is admirable, but the beautifully prepared performances from the Adderbury Ensemble are most impressive.” - David Denton (The Strad)
“[this] new CD of three of [Veale's] chamber works is most welcome. Impromptu for solo recorder , with its impression of a skylark singing at full throttle, is an amazing demonstration of the recorder's versatility. Expertly recorded, the Adderbury Ensemble plays with great commitment throughout.” - Giles Woodforde (Oxford Times)
“The music encompasses various moods and much if the invention is both fresh and strikingly original. Veale knows how to write a melody and to present it cogently. [Crawford's] Clarinet Quintet is a fantastically imaginative piece and is surely one of Crawford's masterpieces. This is a generously timed disc and the enterprise… is to be valued.” - Rob Barnett (MusicWeb)
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