Brian / New Russia State Symphony Orchestra / Walk- Symphonies Nos. 6 & 28 & 29 & 31 (CD)
Havergal Brian's Extraordinary Late Creativity Is Almost Unparalleled in Musical History. Between the Completion of His Sixth Symphony in 1948 and the End of His Compositional Life Two Decades Later He Wrote a Further Twenty-Six Symphonies. No. 6 Marks a Crucial Point in His Adoption of More Concise Forms and Economy of Expression in It's Single-Movement Span, a Process Taken Even Further in the Brief But Free Polyphonic Fantasia of No. 31. In Symphonies Nos. 28 and 29 Brian Turned to the Classical Four-Movement Model, If Wholly and Idiosyncratically Re-Imagined. The Intensity and Even Savagery of No. 28 Is Balanced By No. 29, Brian's Most Lyrical Late Work.
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia Tragica"
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: I. Moderato -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: II. Grazioso E Leggiero -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: III. Andante Espressivo -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: IV. Allegro Con Brio
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: I. Adagio - Allegro -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: II. Lento Cantabile Sempre -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: III. Allegretto Grazioso -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: IV. Adagio - Allegro Molto - Adagio
- Symphony No. 31
Havergal Brian's Extraordinary Late Creativity Is Almost Unparalleled in Musical History. Between the Completion of His Sixth Symphony in 1948 and the End of His Compositional Life Two Decades Later He Wrote a Further Twenty-Six Symphonies. No. 6 Marks a Crucial Point in His Adoption of More Concise Forms and Economy of Expression in It's Single-Movement Span, a Process Taken Even Further in the Brief But Free Polyphonic Fantasia of No. 31. In Symphonies Nos. 28 and 29 Brian Turned to the Classical Four-Movement Model, If Wholly and Idiosyncratically Re-Imagined. The Intensity and Even Savagery of No. 28 Is Balanced By No. 29, Brian's Most Lyrical Late Work.
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia Tragica"
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: I. Moderato -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: II. Grazioso E Leggiero -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: III. Andante Espressivo -
- Symphony No. 28 In C Minor: IV. Allegro Con Brio
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: I. Adagio - Allegro -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: II. Lento Cantabile Sempre -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: III. Allegretto Grazioso -
- Symphony No. 29 In E-Flat Major: IV. Adagio - Allegro Molto - Adagio
- Symphony No. 31