Harriet Mackenzie, Richard Harwood, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christopher Gunning – Christopher Gunning: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, Birdflight (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:53 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records
Christopher Gunning returns with recordings of his Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto and Birdflight.
Not composed until 2011, Gunning’s Violin Concerto was composed after inspiration whilst the composer was out hiking in Wales. The violin is supposed to represent ducking and weaving, rather like the insects and animals found in the Welsh hills and valleys. However, despite this positive venture for the composer, the emotions of sadness and melancholy are never far from this music – feelings which never seem far from Gunning’s music.
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Peter Gregson, Richard Harwood, Warren Zielinski, Ben Hancox, James Boyd – Quartets Three & Four (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:55 minutes | 786 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
All good things come in fours, could be the motto of the latest recording by the renowned cellist and composer Peter Gregson. Thus, under the title “Quartets: Three and Four”, a digital album will be released by Deutsche Grammophon on 11 November that testifies to the exclusive artist of the yellow label’s intensive engagement with the quartet form.
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Peter Gregson, Richard Harwood, Warren Zielinski – Quartets: One – Four (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:23:11 minutes | 865 MB | Genre: Classical, Modern Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Peter Gregson presents his sixth studio album, Quartets: Three & Four, an exploration of the string quartet that highlights the potential of what he calls a “deliciously expressive medium”. The new album follows on from his 2016/2017 EPs Quartets: One and Quartets: Two, completing the challenge Gregson set himself of creating a “quartet of quartets”. Released alongside the album of Quartets: Three & Four is a deluxe edition presenting the full cycle of works, Quartets: One-Four, available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Essential listening for anyone passionate about strings.
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