ELLIS Concert Music. September Threnody. Vale Royal Suite
View record and artist detailsRecord and Artist Details
Composer or Director: David Ellis
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Divine Art
Magazine Review Date: 01/2015
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 69
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: DDA25119
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Vale Royal Suite |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Manchester Sinfonia Richard Howarth, Conductor |
Diversions |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Nicholas Ward, Conductor Northern Chamber Orchestra |
Concert Music |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Manchester Sinfonia Richard Howarth, Conductor |
Celebration |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Edward Downes, Conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia |
September Threnody |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Nicholas Ward, Conductor Northern Chamber Orchestra |
Solus |
David Ellis, Composer
David Ellis, Composer Frank Cliff, Conductor Manchester Camerata |
Author: Andrew Achenbach
The works on this valuable compilation span some 52 years, from the agreeably rugged and rigorous Concert Music for strings from 1959 (premiered by Bryden Thomson and the BBC Welsh Orchestra 13 years later) to the powerfully affecting September Threnody (completed in 2011 and written in memory of his wife). Both Solus (1973) and Diversions (1974) were first given by the Manchester Camerata under Frank Cliff and are cast as sets of compact and inventive variations – the latter comprises an especially nourishing and witty specimen – while the exuberant and impeccably crafted Celebration was a 1980s commission from Sir John Manduell for the RNCM’s newly founded postgraduate orchestra. That just leaves the winsome, five-movement Vale Royal Suite, fashioned for a Cheshire-based amateur string group under its then chief, Richard Howarth. Suffice it to say, performances are uniformly excellent and recordings of varying vintage have all come up freshly. Do investigate this very likeable collection.
Discover the world's largest classical music catalogue with Presto Music.
Gramophone Digital Club
- Digital Edition
- Digital Archive
- Reviews Database
- Full website access
From £8.75 / month
SubscribeGramophone Full Club
- Print Edition
- Digital Edition
- Digital Archive
- Reviews Database
- Full website access
From £11.00 / month
Subscribe
If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information.