New Music Albums: SCHURMANN - PIANO CONCERTO; GAUDIANA; MAN IN THE SKY; ROMANCING THE STRINGS (Xiayin Wang, Ben Gernon, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)

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Artist:
Xiayin Wang
Ben Gernon
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
64:50

Record Label:
Chandos

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
September 6, 2024




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Product Description: The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the pentatonic scales and intricate rhythms of this traditional Indonesian music made a lasting impression on the young Gerard. During the 1950s and 1960s, Schurmann was best known for his film scores, particularly The Long Arm (1956; CHAN 10979) and Horrors of the Black Museum (1959; CHAN 10979). Man in the Sky is a Concert Overture derived from Schurmann's score for the eponymous film. The Piano Concerto was written for the great British pianist John Ogdon, who gave the premiere in November 1973. The work is laid out in two movements, the first rapid and virtuosic, the second broader and more contemplative. Romancing the Strings is a set of six short variations on an original theme which Schurmann wrote originally for a Disney feature that was eventually broadcast as Dr Syn - Alias the Scarecrow (CHAN 10979). The programme concludes with Gaudiana, a set of Symphonic Studies for orchestra inspired by the work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, which was first performed by the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya under Rumon Gamba in December 2005.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Man in the Sky BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (03:36)

2 . Piano Concerto: I. Cadenza. Lento sostenuto (12:57)

3 . Piano Concerto: II. Molto adagio (14:01)

4 . Romancing the Strings: Theme. Andante BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (01:33)

5 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 1, L'istesso tempo BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (01:06)

6 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 2, Adagio BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (01:05)

7 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 3, Vivace BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (00:58)

8 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 4, Commodo BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (01:35)

9 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 5, Allegro deciso - Doppio meno BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (01:08)

10 . Romancing the Strings: Var. 6, Adagio BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (03:38)

11 . Gaudiana: I. Corale. Pietà BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (05:21)

12 . Gaudiana: II. Andante BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (04:00)

13 . Gaudiana: III. Adagio molto tranquillo BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (04:17)

14 . Gaudiana: IV. Allegro brillante BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (02:02)

15 . Gaudiana: V. Lento BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (03:44)

16 .Gaudiana: VI. Allegro vivace BBC Philharmonic & Ben Gernon (03:58)

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