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Lionel Sainsbury - Violin Concerto / Haydn Wood - Violin Concerto [CD]

Barry Wordsworth , Gavin Sutherland , BBC Concert Orchestra , Lorraine McAslan Audio CD
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  • Performer: Lorraine McAslan
  • Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Conductor: Barry Wordsworth, Gavin Sutherland
  • Audio CD (15 Mar 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Dutton Epoch
  • ASIN: B003ARC3G4
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 189,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Violinist Lorraine McAslan discovers gorgeous violin concertos by Haydn Wood and Lionel Sainsbury on this, her latest Dutton Epoch programme. Reviewing Dutton Epoch's earlier recording of York Bowen's Violin Concerto, a critic wrote, "Lorraine McAslan's warm patrician tone (which brings to mind that of Heifetz) and caressing manner is all one could ask," an assessment that we echo in this tuneful and involving coupling, rewarding discoveries both! McAslan also spins her magic in the quiet reverie of the surviving slow movement from a much earlier lost concerto by Haydn Wood, making this an indispensable programme for all lovers of romantic violin concertos. Track listing: LIONEL SAINSBURY Violin Concerto, Op.14 (1989) i. Allegro ii. Andante mesto iii. Allegro molto HAYDN WOOD Violin Concerto in A minor (1928) i. Allegro moderato ii. Andante sostenuto iii. Allegro giocoso Adagio from Violin Concerto in B minor (1905)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Two contrasting 20th century concertos 7 April 2010
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I bought this disc for the Haydn Wood violin concerto written in 1928. Having waited so long to hear the work I was disappointed. Yes it is very lyrical, pretty, diverting music but ultimately insubstantial, no more than "light music" (for which Wood became famous) albeit of a superior quality. I had never heard of Lionel Sainsbury before but his violin concerto is a revelation. Written in 1989 it is a marvellous addition to the 20th century violin concerto repertoire. It is everything that the Wood is not: an ambitious, solidly constructed major work with colourful orchestration and a heroic role for the soloist. It is passionate and romantic with a rhapsodic slow movement and a glorious finale,the longest movement of the three. Yet for all that it manages to be very much contemporary. Lorraine McAslan, who premiered the concerto, gives a wonderful performance. If this concerto does not enter the regular repertoire there is no justice. If you too are unfamiliar with Lionel Sainsbury but are a lover of beautiful music and superb violin playing don't hesitate to buy this disc.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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If since the death of George Lloyd, you've longed for some real Romantic music to be written by a living composer, this should be just what you're looking for.
The Sainsbury concerto is the full neo-Romantic deal, unashamedly influenced by Barber and Walton, and with even a very discreet nod towards Sibelius at one point for a bar or so. The passages that interest me most have a feeling of a free, almost improvisatory, Delius-like quality. It's not 'new' but it's beautifully done - both work and performance - by turns stirring and lyrical. If you have a Romantic soul that is.
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