David Gompper: Double Concerto 'Dialogue', Clarinet Concerto, Sunburst
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Siffert
Gompper’s vivid colour sense and willingness to blend atonal habits with reminders of the Romantic past make for relatively easy listening, while soloists and the RPO play with rigour and flair....
David Gompper: Double Concerto 'Dialogue', Clarinet Concerto, Sunburst
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Siffert
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Gompper’s vivid colour sense and willingness to blend atonal habits with reminders of the Romantic past make for relatively easy listening, while soloists and the RPO play with rigour and flair....
About
These world premiere recordings of works by award-winning composer David Gompper reflect his recent interest in the concerto, as well as his evolution of approach through increasing complexity in time and space, textural landscape and narrative detail. The Double Concerto ‘Dialogue’ covers moods from lyrical to argumentative and inconsequential chatter to deeper reflection, while the Clarinet Concerto relates to the energy and skill of the Parkour runner. The explosive colors of Sunburst are associated with the starshaped proportions of the Farey numeric series. Gompper’s exquisite Violin Concerto can be heard on Naxos 8559637.
Contents and tracklist
- Wolfgang David (violin), Timothy Gill (cello)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Emmanuel Siffert
- Recorded: 16-17 January 2017
- Recording Venue: Cadogan Hall, London, UK
- Michael Norsworthy (clarinet)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Emmanuel Siffert
- Recorded: 16-17 January 2017
- Recording Venue: Cadogan Hall, London, UK
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Emmanuel Siffert
Awards and reviews
April 2019
Gompper’s vivid colour sense and willingness to blend atonal habits with reminders of the Romantic past make for relatively easy listening, while soloists and the RPO play with rigour and flair. Is there much to this music, though, beyond the busy surface parade, enough to reward repeated hearings? There I have doubts.
