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Arnold: Symphonies Nos. 7-9; Oboe Concerto

~ Malcolm Arnold (Composer), Rumon Gamba (Conductor), Jennifer Galloway (Oboe), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
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  • Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Rumon Gamba
  • Composer: Malcolm Arnold
  • Audio CD (13 Aug 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B00005O56W
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 146,554 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No. 7, Op. 113: I. Allegro energico13:19Album Only
Listen  2. Symphony No. 7, Op. 113: II. Andante con moto - Molto vivace - Lento12:07Album Only
Listen  3. Symphony No. 7, Op. 113: III. Allegro - Allegretto - Allegro - Allegretto - Allegro 6:31£0.59
Listen  4. Symphony No. 8, Op. 124: I. Allegro10:18Album Only
Listen  5. Symphony No. 8, Op. 124: II. Andantino 8:35Album Only
Listen  6. Symphony No. 8, Op. 124: III. Vivace 5:42£0.59


Disc 2:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Oboe Concerto, Op. 39: I. Cantabile 4:40£0.59
Listen  2. Oboe Concerto, Op. 39: II. Vivace 3:01£0.59
Listen  3. Oboe Concerto, Op. 39: III. Quasi allegretto - Lento - Vivace 4:46£0.59
Listen  4. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: I. Vivace - Allargando 8:49Album Only
Listen  5. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: II. Allegretto 8:04Album Only
Listen  6. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: III. Giubiloso 6:00£0.59
Listen  7. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: IV. Lento24:14Album Only

On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 7
    Composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold
    Conducted by Rumon Gamba

  2. Symphony No. 8
    Composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold
    Conducted by Rumon Gamba

  3. Symphony No. 9
    Composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold
    Conducted by Rumon Gamba

  4. Concerto for Oboe and Strings
    Composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold
    with Jennifer Galloway
    Conducted by Rumon Gamba

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5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Music And Performances, 17 Mar 2004
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The legacy of Malcolm Arnold has changed quite a bit over the last decade. At the begining of that time one would be lucky to find 3 or 4 of his symphonies available. Since then not only have there been 3 complete recorded cycles of all the works but 4 of the 1986 (premiered 1992) 9th Symphony. I can think of few major symphonic works since 1970 that have recieved 4 let alone even one recording.
Arnold is a symphonist in the vein of Mahler and Shostakovich. Like the works of those two his works can range from drama that is stark , dark and often unsettling while alternating with a whimsical and times childlike atmosphere. What may at times appear frivolous or simple can turn into something shockingly different.
That is more evident in his last 3 symphonies. They are the result of a period of poor health ,both mental and physical, that the composer went through and are fringed with an air of bitterness.The first movement of the 7th is relentless in its dark power that barely lets up with the most simple phrases turned into something quite sinister. The 3rd movement comes across as an eerie nocturne that does not soothe but makes one uneasy. The last movement attempts to bring a ray of light in with a lilting dance in the style of an Irish folk dance but that hope is eventually dashed. Sort of like Alice going blithely into the Looking Glass only to find out she is not getting out. The 8th is in a similar mood and together with the 7th they are the toughest and most uncompromising of Arnold's symphonies.
The 9th came after some 6 years of no composing and flowed out of the composer in 3 weeks. Compared to nos. 7 and 8 the scoring is more economical and the music less relentless. Even though the score calls for full orchestra the sparseness of the scoring (similar to what Mahler did in later works) had some orchestras rejecting the work at first. But the sparseness revealed a richness of ideas that while presented in a more subtle manner had the stamp of Arnold's musical language. The third movement brings forth a touch of the exuberant bombast of earlier symphonies but the fourth and longest movement is marked by silences and a slow disintegration of the work. Its meaning will probably differ from listener to listener but one feels witness to an unknown tragedy.
The Oboe Concerto is an earlier work that has the more impish and whimsical side of Arnold. The performances here are quite simply superb. Conductor Ramon Gamba has been recording the film score of British classical composers for Chandos (I highly recommend his recording of Bliss' THINGS TO COME) that have been quite fine but here he surpasses himself, He never shys away or holds back from some very emotionally tough music. As ever Chandos' recorded sound is excellent.
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