Peter Cigleris, Veles Ensemble – Steve Elcock: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:33 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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The English composer Steve Elcock (b. 1957) spent years writing music without ever expecting it to be heard: based in rural France, he worked as a translator, composing ‘for the drawer’. A recent Toccata Classics recording of his Third Symphony and other orchestral pieces revealed him to be a major symphonic voice. The works on this first album of his chamber music show the same long-term control of harmonic tension, occasionally leavened by a mischievous sense of humour.
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Veles Ensemble – Egon Wellesz: Chamber Music (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:14:10 minutes | 2,34 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Veles Ensemble is a classical string trio based in London, UK, exploring rarely heard masterpieces as well as bringing the classics to life and onto the concert stage. The ensemble is also committed to promoting new compositions and contemporary music: the Veles Ensemble released their debut CD for Toccata Classics with chamber music by composer Steve Elcock in 2018. Their newest CD, released in February 2023, is a recording of chamber music by Austrian/British composer and musicologist Egon Wellesz. Individually, Evva and Hartmut have been featured on a NAXOS CD with works by late Stephen Dodgson.
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