Ross Harris: Symphony No. 5 & Violin Concerto

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The rhapsodic solo line (performed with grace and fire by Ilya Gringolts) sings almost constantly, twisting and diving across the work’s five movements…the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra wind... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Jul 2016
Catalogue No: 8573532
Label: Naxos
Length: 65 minutes

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Harris, Ross: Violin Concerto No. 1

Work length22:45

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Ilya Gringolts
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Garry Walker

Pt. 1, —

Track length5:09

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Pt. 2, —

Track length5:27

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Pt. 3, —

Track length4:47

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Pt. 4, —

Track length4:38

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Pt. 5, —

Track length2:44

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Harris, Ross: Symphony No. 5

Work length42:28

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Sally-Anne Russell
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Eckehard Stier

I. Adagio I

Track length10:45

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II. The Line-Up

Track length2:21

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III. Scherzo I

Track length6:09

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IV. Candlelight

Track length4:45

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V. Scherzo II

Track length5:34

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VI. Lessons Learned from My Father

Track length3:27

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VII. Adagio II

Track length9:27

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Ross Harris’s Fifth Symphony was inspired by the poems of Panni Palasti, many of which reflect her experiences during the siege of Budapest in World War II. Forming the emotional core of the work and set to gentle melodies against hushed, sophisticated orchestration, the three songs form a stark contrast with the violent and disturbing imagery of the two Scherzos and the austere beauty of the opening and closing Adagios. The beautifully textured Violin Concerto hovers tantalisingly between tonality and atonality, with the soloist rarely out of the limelight, decorating and rhapsodising on the material.

Ross Harris was born in Amberley, New Zealand. He studied in Christchurch and Wellington and taught at the Victoria University of Wellington Music Department for over thirty years. In 1985 he was awarded a QSM for his opera Waituhi (with libretto by Witi Ihimaera) and in 1990 he received the CANZ citation for services to New Zealand music. In 2004 he took early retirement from teaching and began working as a freelance composer. His residency with the Auckland Philharmonia (2005–2006) led to the composition of three symphonies. He has been awarded the SOUNZ Contemporary Award four times and been a finalist eight times in the thirteen-year history of the award.

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January 2017

The rhapsodic solo line (performed with grace and fire by Ilya Gringolts) sings almost constantly, twisting and diving across the work’s five movements…the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra wind section gives an immaculate performance of Harris’s delicate, quasi-extemporised chamber textures

July 2016

The refreshingly clean-voiced mezzo, Sally-Anne Russell sang in the [Fifth Symphony's] premiere. Her touchingly moving role can be heard in her unaffected super-sharp enunciation. This is not mere declamation and so often comes across as if Russell is whispering confidences…orchestral tone and clarity is smooth and clean

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