Mackenzie - Violin Concerto & Pibroch Suite - Helios: CDH55343 - CD

As lovely and satisfying a concerto as I’ve been introduced to in a long while — American Record Guide More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2009
Catalogue No: CDH55343
Label: Helios
Length: 55 minutes

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Mackenzie: Violin Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 32

Work length31:32

Malcolm Stewart (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Vernon Handley

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length13:18

II. Largo

Track length9:26

III. Finale: Allegro vivace

Track length8:48

Mackenzie: Pibroch Suite for violin and orchestra, Op. 42

Work length23:55

Malcolm Stewart (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
David Davies

I. Rhapsody: Lento

Track length7:44

II. Caprice. Theme: Allegretto – Variations I–IX – Coda

Track length10:54

III. Dance: Allegro vivace – Lento – Presto

Track length5:17

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The music of Scottish late-Romantic Sir Alexander Mackenzie is now becoming much better known thanks to the earlier Hyperion recording of his orchestral music, the reception of which had the critics scratching their heads wondering why such attractive music remained neglected for so long. 'Another hugely enjoyable Hyperion rescue act' was how Gramophone received this record, issued a year ago.

This new CD presents first recordings of two of Mackenzie's concerted works for violin, the suite Pibroch also being scored for violin and orchestra. The word 'pibroch' is taken from bagpipe music where it denotes a classical style (usually in variation form) rather than the more usual 'strathspey and reel' type of dance music associated with the instrument. The Concerto, written for Sarasate and much played by him, dates from 1885; Pibroch from four years later.

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As lovely and satisfying a concerto as I’ve been introduced to in a long while

Stewart is the real red-blooded article, with a big sound and a bow that travels across the strings so fast that it must look like a blur in the concert hall. But not a single note is blurred or slighted here

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