BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – British Tone Poems, Vol. 1 (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – British Tone Poems, Vol. 1 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:41 minutes | 1,20 GB | Genre: Classical
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Alongside their British Isles Overtures series, the BBC NOW and the conductor Rumon Gamba launch a project to bring often neglected symphonic poems by British composers to wider attention and fame. This first volume presents some of the most individual, yet rarely heard, British tone poems written in the early twentieth century, by composers ranging from the long-established Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Alwyn to Balfour Gardiner and Granville Bantock, giants in their time. Works include Bantock’s atmospheric The Witch of Atlas, based on a poem by Shelley, Frederic Austin’s symphonic rhapsody Spring, Gardiner’s evocation of summer A Berkshire Idyll, recorded here for the first time, and Gurney’s mysterious A Gloucestershire Rhapsody, never performed before 2010.

Tracklist:

1. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Spring (1902-07): I. Moderate movement, easily swinging – Slightly more sustained – Tempo I – Again more sustained – Poco più animato – (03:03)
2. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Spring (1902-07): II. Poco meno mosso – (02:36)
3. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Spring (1902-07): III. Slightly broader than Tempo I (easily swinging) – Più animato – Più animato – (01:35)
4. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Spring (1902-07): IV. Andante moderato – (03:06)
5. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Spring (1902-07): V. Più animato quasi ad libitum – Tempo I (easily swinging) – Poco più allegro (04:01)
6. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – Blackdown (1926): Allegretto – [ ] – Tempo I (05:24)
7. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): A. Lento molto e tranquillo – (02:04)
8. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): B. Lento misterioso – (02:15)
9. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): C. L’istesso tempo – Molto cantabile e sostenuto – (02:25)
10. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): D. Allegretto molto leggiero – Molto sostenuto – (01:21)
11. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): E. Andante con molta tenerezza – (00:59)
12. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): F. Accelerando – Poco più moto – (00:29)
13. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): G. Marziale con anima – Harp Cadenza – (01:49)
14. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Witch of Atlas (1902): H. Più tranquillamente – Tempo I – Molto lento (02:50)
15. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919-21): I. [Maestoso e con ampio trascinare] – [Più mosso] – [Un poco più mosso] – (03:58)
16. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919-21): II. [L’istesso tempo] – (01:57)
17. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919-21): III. [Poco più mosso] – (03:05)
18. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919-21): IV. [A tempo] – [Poco più mosso] – (03:11)
19. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919-21): V. [Alla marcia] (05:50)
20. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Berkshire Idyll (1913): I. Adagio – Poco più mosso. Andante non troppo – (02:57)
21. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Berkshire Idyll (1913): II. L’istesso tempo – Poco tranquillo – Molto più tranquillo – Vivo – Largamente – Tranquillo – Lento – (03:58)
22. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Berkshire Idyll (1913): III. Tempo I. Andante non troppo – (01:36)
23. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – A Berkshire Idyll (1913): IV. Adagio, quasi andante – Lento – A tempo tranquillo (03:21)
24. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba – The Solent (1902-03): Adagio molto – Poco più mosso – Tempo I – Poco più mosso, tempo rubato – Tempo I – Poco più mosso – Tempo I, solenne (12:42)

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