艾德里安.薩頓:小提琴協奏曲暨其他作品集
菲內菈.韓福瑞 小提琴
麥可.希爾 指揮
BBC愛樂管弦樂團
Following a devastating cancer diagnosis in September 2022, Adrian Sutton, composer of the music for War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and other National Theatre productions, made a conscious decision to change his focus, committing himself to working solely on music for the concert hall. This has led to a series of major new works, including his Violin Concerto which received its world premiere at the Southbank Centre in June 2023, played by Fenella Humphreys and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Adrian commented: 'We all have limited time – and resources. How to make best use of them? In my situation, theres only one answer: avoid egregious waste of both time and energy ruminating on things I cant change. Instead, I can choose how I react to the facts – and Im choosing not to be a victim. This new album of world-premiere recordings reflects the composers new focus. Of the album, Adrian Sutton says: 'Here's the real musical me. My core musical DNA. The Violin Concerto in particular (being a violinist myself) is for me the main course on this disc, but the other works are a showcase for what Ive always been about... ranging from the bracing and instrumentally challenging A Fist Full of Fives through to orchestral suites derived from my theatre works. Im very proud of them all, and pleased to have had the opportunity to share them.
ADRIAN SUTTON
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra *25:15
1. I Thermals. Dream-like, oceanic - Poco meno mosso - Grazioso - 11:03
2. 2 Far Cliffs. Quiet, contemplative - 7:16
3. 3 Life Force. Vivace - Dream-like, oceanic - 6:56
4. Short Story 8:11
5. A Fist Full of Fives 10:22
6. 1 Devon at Peace. Tentative - Slightly slower - 4:10
7. 2 First Gallop. Agitato - 1:38
8. 3 Crossing the Channel. Adagio - 2:16
9. 4 Emilie''s Theme. Graceful, delicate - 2:53
10. 5 The Charge. Urgent, incisive - 1:29
11. 6 Joey and Albert Reunited. Lento - Andante 2:16
Five Theatre Miniatures 15:32
12. I The Departure (from ''Murder on the Orient Express'') (2023) 3:33
13. II Intermezzo (from ''Husbands and Sons'') (2023). Adagio 3:07
14. III Gigue (from ''Coram Boy'') (2005). Allegro 1:33
15. IV Polperro Beach (from ''The Curious Incident of the God in the 4:32
16. V Contagion (from ''Dr Semmelweis'') (2023). Tormented 2:39
Total time: 73:54
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic
Yuri Tochinsky leader
Conductor: Michael Seal