Our Gilded Veins
Katherine Bryan (flute), Henry Clay (cor anglais)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rory MacDonald
Suckling’s quiet close featuring (pre-recorded) bells is undeniably affecting. If it and Clyne’s elegy are the expressive focal points of the album, then Rosemary Furniss’s arrangement for strings...
Our Gilded Veins
Katherine Bryan (flute), Henry Clay (cor anglais)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rory MacDonald
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Suckling’s quiet close featuring (pre-recorded) bells is undeniably affecting. If it and Clyne’s elegy are the expressive focal points of the album, then Rosemary Furniss’s arrangement for strings...
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has long been known for championing British contemporary music and, following two albums entirely dedicated to Thomas Wilson, the orchestra now turns to other leading composers of the contemporary scene. Devised by conductor Rory Macdonald, the programme includes works that share the themes of loss, love and life: Jay Capperauld'sOur Gilded Veinstakes centre-stage, alongsideWithin Her Arms, Anna Clyne's 'fragile elegy' (The New Yorker), James MacMillan's legend-basedThe Death of Oscarand the commemorativeFor Zoe, Martin Suckling'sMeditation (after Donne)- which features church bells from across Scotland - and Peter Maxwell Davies'sFarewell to Stromness(in an arrangement for strings by Rosemary Furniss), which arguably features the composer's most recognisable tune.
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Rory Macdonald on Our Gilded Veins
1st Jul 2024
The conductor discusses his new album of contemporary orchestral works with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, released last month on Linn and featuring music by Anna Clyne, Sir James MacMillan, Martin Suckling & Jay Capperauld.
Awards and reviews
September 2024
Suckling’s quiet close featuring (pre-recorded) bells is undeniably affecting. If it and Clyne’s elegy are the expressive focal points of the album, then Rosemary Furniss’s arrangement for strings of Maxwell Davies’s Farewell to Stromness concludes proceedings in rather more sentimental vein.
