Gordon Jacob: Complete Music for Viola and Orchestra: World premiere recordings

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in Helen Callus we have an outstanding player who is clearly dedicated to these works. In turn, she is quite superbly partnered by the BBC Concert Orchestra, whose fine playing here is surely... — International Record Review, July/August 2011 More…

Release Date: 14th Mar 2011
Catalogue No: CDLX7258
Label: Dutton
Series: Epoch
Length: 73 minutes

Jacob, G: Viola Concerto No.1 in C Minor: Allegro moderato - Cadenza ad lib - Allegretto scherzando

Work length19:43

Album only

BBC Concert Orchestra

Jacob, G: Concert Piece for Viola and Orchestra

Work length19:58

$8.00

$11.20

BBC Concert Orchestra

I. Larghetto - Andante

Track length3:48

$1.00

$1.40

II. Alla marcia, pesante - Andante

Track length1:42

$1.00

$1.40

III. Allegro vivace, animato - Lento

Track length1:44

$1.00

$1.40

IV. Valse lente - Allegro vivo - Valse lente

Track length2:00

$1.00

$1.40

V. Largo

Track length1:26

$1.00

$1.40

VI. Allegro moderato - Quasi cadenza - Molto lento

Track length3:19

$1.00

$1.40

VII. Maestoso - Allegro alla giga - Poco meno mosso (andante) - Adagio - Allegro

Track length4:25

$1.00

$1.40

VIII. Larghetto - Allegro

Track length1:34

$1.00

$1.40

Jacob, G: Three Pieces for Viola and Orchestra

Work length12:02

$3.00

$4.20

BBC Concert Orchestra

I. Elegy - Adagio ma non troppo

Track length4:38

$1.00

$1.40

II. Ostinato Andante con moto

Track length3:39

$1.00

$1.40

III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace

Track length3:45

$1.00

$1.40

Jacob, G: Viola Concerto No.2 (with String Orchestra)

Work length18:37

$4.50

$6.30

BBC Concert Orchestra

I. Lento

Track length4:08

$1.00

$1.40

II. Allegro molto

Track length3:20

$1.00

$1.40

III. Adagio

Track length3:36

$1.00

$1.40

IV. Allegro - Quasi cadenza

Track length7:33

$1.50

$2.10

Jacob, G: Passacaglia Stereophonica: Allegro moderato

Work length3:05

$1.00

$1.40

BBC Concert Orchestra

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Recorded: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, 13-15 July 2010

Dutton Epoch is delighted to present this ear-opening, pioneering traversal of Gordon Jacob’s complete music for viola and orchestra – all world premiere recordings – that covers over fifty years of the composer’s life. Here we have the two numbered concertos and the tuneful Concert Piece (essentially a third concerto) with Graham Parlett’s orchestration of the Three Pieces from 1930. All are played with fine style and characteristic tone by viola soloist Helen Callus accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell. At the RCM Jacob was a composition pupil of both Stanford and Vaughan Williams, and the glorious First Concerto of 1925 was inspired by the playing of Lionel Tertis. Jacob explores the dual nature of the viola, alternating between music headed ‘rugged and virile’ and a plangent ‘gentle and singing’ style particularly appropriate to the viola. All lovers of British orchestral music of this period will surely take the First Concerto to their hearts; the modal slow section theme is fully worthy of his teacher Vaughan Williams in its wide-spanning lyricism and atmospheric orchestration. This is a remarkable work of its time; at the recording sessions, no one could understand why it is not regularly heard.

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July/August 2011

in Helen Callus we have an outstanding player who is clearly dedicated to these works. In turn, she is quite superbly partnered by the BBC Concert Orchestra, whose fine playing here is surely due to Stephen Bell's conducting.

Gordon Jacob: Complete Music for Viola and Orchestra

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