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John Wilson, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael McHale - Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (2020) [24/96]

Posted By: El Misha
Date: 29 Apr 2020 06:47:09
John Wilson, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael McHale - Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (2020) [24/96]

John Wilson, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael McHale - Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 01:05:43 | 1.06 GB
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In this fourth volume in their Richard Rodney Bennett series, John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra turn to his Piano Concerto, commissioned by the John Feeney Trust for the CBSO and written in 1968. A chance meeting with Stephen Kovacevich provided Bennett with a willing soloist, and the work was premiered in Birmingham in September that year. The fellow composer Anthony Payne’s judgement was unequivocal: ‘It’s a bloody good work.’ The soloist here, Michael McHale, gives a virtuosic performance which certainly lives up to that judgement.
Commissioned in 1982 for the sixtieth anniversary of the BBC, Anniversaries is the other major work on this recording. A brilliantly virtuosic concerto for orchestra, the eleven-section work loosely follows the form of a theme and variations, although it also shows glimpses of a symphonic structure. Dedicated to his close friend Irwin Bazelon who was also sixty that year, the score is a playful and joyous celebration, as well as an orchestral tour de force.
In the 1990s, his decision to quit smoking led Bennett to experience a serious creative block. He found a route out of this by immersing himself in English baroque and mediaeval music. The Country Dances (Book 1) are based on folk dances from John Playford’s anthology The English Dancing Master. Troubadour Music was written for John Mauceri’s final season at the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and is based on the thirteenth-century minstrel song ‘Volez Vous Que Je Vous Chant’. © Chandos

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Tracklist:

01. Troubadour Music 4:29

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 24:22
02. I. Moderato 8:42
03. II. Presto 4:24
04. III. Lento 6:36
05. IV. Vivo 4:40

06. Aubade for Orchestra 9:06

Country Dances Book 1 10:50
07. No. 1, Buskin 1:46
08. No. 2, A New Dance 3:08
09. No. 3, Enfield Common 0:52
10. No. 4, Chelsea Reach 3:10
11. No. 5, Nobody's Jig 1:54

Anniversaries 16:56
12. I. Vivo e dellamato 1:21
13. II. Episode I 3:07
14. III. Episode II 3:26
15. IV. Episode III 3:26
16. V. Episode IV 2:58
17. VI. Episode V 1:33
18. VII. Finale. Vivo e declamato 1:05

Michael McHale (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson

foobar2000 1.5.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-04-28 10:51:22

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Analyzed: Michael McHale, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson / Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.00 dB -23.61 dB 4:30 01-Troubadour Music
DR17 -3.76 dB -28.03 dB 8:43 02-Piano Concerto: I. Moderato
DR15 -0.50 dB -23.08 dB 4:25 03-Piano Concerto: II. Presto
DR14 -8.59 dB -28.47 dB 6:37 04-Piano Concerto: III. Lento
DR16 -0.68 dB -25.00 dB 4:41 05-Piano Concerto: IV. Vivo
DR15 -0.61 dB -27.18 dB 9:07 06-Aubade
DR14 -3.69 dB -24.94 dB 1:47 07-Country Dances, Book 1: No. 1, Buskin
DR13 -12.43 dB -33.29 dB 3:08 08-Country Dances, Book 1: No. 2, A New Dance
DR13 -21.18 dB -37.79 dB 0:53 09-Country Dances, Book 1: No. 3, Enfield Common
DR12 -12.09 dB -31.14 dB 3:10 10-Country Dances, Book 1: No. 4, Chelsea Reach
DR13 -2.11 dB -24.54 dB 1:54 11-Country Dances, Book 1: No. 5, Nobody's Jig
DR14 -4.27 dB -25.67 dB 1:21 12-Anniversaries: I. Vivo e dellamato
DR16 -2.44 dB -25.50 dB 3:07 13-Anniversaries: II. Episode I
DR16 -3.02 dB -28.87 dB 3:26 14-Anniversaries: III. Episode II
DR15 -3.78 dB -32.05 dB 3:27 15-Anniversaries: IV. Episode III
DR17 -0.50 dB -26.20 dB 2:59 16-Anniversaries: V. Episode IV
DR14 -3.13 dB -25.30 dB 1:34 17-Anniversaries: VI. Episode V
DR14 -3.37 dB -22.03 dB 1:05 18-Anniversaries: VII. Finale. Vivo e declamato
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2427 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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