Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita & Hindemith Variations

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Anthony Marwood’s un-flashy individualism seems to be operating at an opposite pole to the Heifetz way, and generates memorable results of its own. While Marwood has all the virtuosity that the... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Jun 2017
Catalogue No: CDA67986
Label: Hyperion
Length: 81 minutes

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Walton: Violin Concerto

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Anthony Marwood (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

I. Andante tranquillo

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II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana – Trio: Canzonetta – Tempo I

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III. Vivace

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Walton: Partita for Orchestra

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

I. Toccata: Brioso

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II. Pastorale siciliana: Andante comodo

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III. Giga burlesca: Allegro giovale

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Walton: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

I. Tema: Andante con moto

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II. Variation I: Vivace

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III. Variation II: Allegramente

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IV. Variation III: Larghetto

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V. Variation IV: Moto perpetuo (Con slancio)

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VI. Variation V: Andante con moto

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VII. Variation VI: Scherzando

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VIII. Variation VII: Lento molto

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IX. Variation VIII: Vivacissimo

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X. Variation IX: Maestoso

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XI. Finale: Allegro molto –

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XII. Coda: A tempo primo, ma meno mosso

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Walton: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

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Recording of the Week, Anthony Marwood performs Walton's Violin Concerto

7th July 2017

James enjoys a new recording of William Walton's Violin Concerto, alongside some of the composer's lesser-known works.

Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra follow up their definitive account of the symphonies (on CDA67794) with another outstanding album of Walton. From the sunlit Mediterranean lyricism of the Violin Concerto to the rousing Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, this is the composer at the height of his power.

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July 2017

Anthony Marwood’s un-flashy individualism seems to be operating at an opposite pole to the Heifetz way, and generates memorable results of its own. While Marwood has all the virtuosity that the music demands, nothing is rushed…[and] the design here hangs together quite naturally. He searches out remarkable colours, too…alert accompanying by the orchestra sets a benchmark for the musical riches that follow

July 2017

Proceedings are launched in fine style with a supremely affectionate and agreeably lithe account of the immensely personable concerto that Walton conceived for the great Jascha Heifetz. Anthony Marwood proves an enviably secure and articulate soloist...their consistently absorbing performance will unquestionably give lasting pleasure.

July 2017

Hyperion becomes not only my overall choice for the coupling but a very strong contender in all the individual works.

7th July 2017

Marwood gently entwines himself with the orchestral texture. He's never flashy for its own sake, and yet his virtuosity and absolute command come across at every moment. Both he and the orchestra respond wonderfully to the concerto's changing moods...A fascinating disc that's well worth investigating, especially if you're tempted to explore some of Walton's lesser-known works.

2nd July 2017

an engrossing sequence. Marwood is a thrilling, virtuosic soloist in the ever-seductive concerto, and the orchestra matches his power.

9th July 2017

Marwood is the incisive, poetic soloist in Walton’s Violin Concerto...Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra relish the showpiece Partita.

July 2017

Anthony Marwood has the technique to encompass the dazzling finger work designed with Heifetz in mind. An unqualified success.

classicalsource.com July 2017

Walton’s musical and scoring virtuosity is to the fore in this wide-ranging and substantial piece that is done handsome service to by the BBCSSO and Brabbins, whether intimately expressive, fleet and spectral (Walton often with a twinkle in the eye), or grandiose.

29th July 2017

[a highlight is] Anthony Marwood’s intelligent reading of the sultry Violin Concerto. The work usually leaves me cold, but this taut performance is a keeper, especially in the long closing movement where the reprise of music from the concerto's opening is devastatingly effective. The coda’s fireworks are sensational.

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