5060263500551

Radiant With Celestial Fire - Solo-violin Works By Graham Whettam

Rupert Marshall-Luck

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: EMRCD058-59

Release Date:  29 November 2019

Label:  Em Records

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060263500551

Genres:  Classical  Twentieth Century  

  • Description

    Violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck performs work by the little known composer, Graham Whettam.

    Graham Whettam (1927–2007) was a largely self-taught composer who occupies a place in the English symphonic tradition. His works include five symphonies – among them the 'Sinfonia Contra Timore' and the 'Promethean Symphony' – and a wealth of chamber works, including four string quartets, various trios and a series of works for solo instruments.

    Spanning a period of over 40 years, Whettam's works for solo violin are informed and directed by compositional rigour, technical assurance and an analytical musical grammar, but, at the same time, are full of vivid colour, dramatic inventiveness and, above all, a sense of deep humanity. Featuring the internationally-acclaimed violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck, whose solo performances have been frequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3, ABC Classic FM (Australia), RTÉ (Ireland), SABC (South Africa), Radio Suisse Romande (Switzerland), and in Canada, France, New Zealand and the USA, this new recording promises vital, committed and imaginative readings of these powerful and moving compositions.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Whettam: Sonata No.1 For Solo Violin - Andante
      • 2. Whettam: Sonata No.1 For Solo Violin - SCHERZO. Molto Vivace – Moderato – Molto Vivace Come Prima
      • 3. Whettam: Sonata No.1 For Solo Violin - ELEGY. Molto Moderato
      • 4. Whettam: Sonata No.2 For Solo Violin - Adagio Appassionato – Deciso – Adagio Molto
      • 5. Whettam: Sonata No.2 For Solo Violin - SCHERZO. Presto - Allegretto Con Rubato - Presto Come Prima
      • 6. Whettam: Sonata No.2 For Solo Violin - Lento Molto - Con Moto - Lento Molto - Poco Più Mosso
      • 7. Whettam: Sonata No.2 For Solo Violin - FUGA. Con Moto

      Disc 2

      • 1. Whettam: Romanza No.1 - Andante Cantabile – Allegro Ma Non Troppo – Andante Cantabile Come Prima
      • 2. Whettam: Romanza No.2 - Andante Cantabile – Leggiero Con Moto – Andante Come Prima – Esuberante
      • 3. Whettam: Sonata No.3 For Solo Violin - Allegro Assai
      • 4. Whettam: Sonata No.3 For Solo Violin - Largo – Poco Più Mosso – Largo Come Prima
      • 5. Whettam: Sonata No.3 For Solo Violin - SCHERZO SVELTO. Presto – Andante Con Moto – Ancora Presto
      • 6. Whettam: Sonata No.3 For Solo Violin - FINALE. In Modo Di Ciaccona – A Tempo Ma Con Molto Rubato – Poco Più Animato – Con Energico - Fuocoso – Poco Lento Tranquillo – Molto Animato E Marcato – Lento Cantabile – Animato Assai – Lento Molto – A Tempo