Rose / Skaerved / Royal Ballet Sinfonia- Orchestral Music (CD)
The English composer and conductor Gregory Rose (b. 1948) here presents a programme of some of his recent orchestral compositions, prefaced by a 90th-birthday tribute to Aaron Copland. Many of these pieces show the influence of Stravinsky in their angular melodies, brittle harmony, hieratic gestures and fondness for dance. Rose's Violin Concerto, a single span of nine interlocking episodes, has a similar sense of implicit drama: it casts the soloist as the central character whom the instruments of the orchestra engage in dialogue as the work progresses.
Tracklist:
- Birthday Ode For Aaron Copland
- Red Planet: I. Valles Marineris
- Red Planet: II. Syrtis Major
- Red Planet: III. Olympus Mons
- Red Planet: IV. Sirenum Fossae
- Red Planet: V. Ascraeus Mons
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Introduction
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 1, Calm
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 2, Fast
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 3, Fragile
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 4, Aggressive
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 5, Meditative
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 6, Agitated
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 7, Fast And Restless
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 8, Pensive
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 9, Fast And Restless
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Cadenza & Coda
- Suite Pour Cordes: I. Prélude
- Suite Pour Cordes: II. Vite
- Suite Pour Cordes: III. Chant
- Suite Pour Cordes: IV. Très Fort
- Suite Pour Cordes: V. Finale
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 1, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 2, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 3, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 4, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 5, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 6, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 7, -
The English composer and conductor Gregory Rose (b. 1948) here presents a programme of some of his recent orchestral compositions, prefaced by a 90th-birthday tribute to Aaron Copland. Many of these pieces show the influence of Stravinsky in their angular melodies, brittle harmony, hieratic gestures and fondness for dance. Rose's Violin Concerto, a single span of nine interlocking episodes, has a similar sense of implicit drama: it casts the soloist as the central character whom the instruments of the orchestra engage in dialogue as the work progresses.
Tracklist:
- Birthday Ode For Aaron Copland
- Red Planet: I. Valles Marineris
- Red Planet: II. Syrtis Major
- Red Planet: III. Olympus Mons
- Red Planet: IV. Sirenum Fossae
- Red Planet: V. Ascraeus Mons
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Introduction
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 1, Calm
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 2, Fast
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 3, Fragile
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 4, Aggressive
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 5, Meditative
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 6, Agitated
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 7, Fast And Restless
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 8, Pensive
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Episode No. 9, Fast And Restless
- Violin Concerto No. 1: Cadenza & Coda
- Suite Pour Cordes: I. Prélude
- Suite Pour Cordes: II. Vite
- Suite Pour Cordes: III. Chant
- Suite Pour Cordes: IV. Très Fort
- Suite Pour Cordes: V. Finale
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 1, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 2, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 3, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 4, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 5, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 6, -
- 7 Dances From "Danse Macabre": No. 7, -