Con Str Orch/Ste Strs/Ele

~ Herbert Howells (Composer), Richard Hickox (Conductor), London Sinfonia (Orchestra), Edward Roberts (Performer), Stephen Tees (Performer), et al.

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Performer: Edward Roberts, Stephen Tees, Andrew Watkinson, Shuna Wilson, Matthew Souter, et al.
Orchestra: London Sinfonia
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Composer: Herbert Howells
Audio CD (Feb 9 2005)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Chandos
Run Time: 67 minutes
ASIN: B000000ARP
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1. Concerto For String Orchestra: I. Allegro, assai vivace

2. Concerto For String Orchestra: II. Quasi lento: teneramente

3. Concerto For String Orchestra: III. Allegro vivo: ritmico e giocoso

4. Elegy For Solo Viola, String Quartet And String Orchestra: Quasi Lento, teneramente

5. Suite For String Orchestra: I. Allegro deciso

6. Suite For String Orchestra: 2. Siciliano Elegiaco - Con moto - ma tenerezza

7. Suite For String Orchestra: 3. Alla Menuetto - Allegro moderato

8. Suite For String Orchestra: 4. Rondo - Allegro assai - brioso

9. Serenade For Strings: Allegretto scherzando

On this CD:

Concerto for string orchestra
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by London Sinfonia
with Edward Roberts, Stephen Tees, Andrew Watkinson, Shuna Wilson
Conducted by Richard Hickox
Elegy, for viola, string quartet & string orchestra
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by London Sinfonia
with Edward Roberts, Matthew Souter, Andrew Watkinson, Shuna Wilson
Conducted by Richard Hickox
Suite for String orchestra
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by London Sinfonia
with Alison Kelly, Edward Roberts, Stephen Tees, Shuna Wilson
Conducted by Richard Hickox
Serenade for strings
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by London Sinfonia
with Alison Kelly, Erika Klemperer, Edward Roberts
Conducted by Richard Hickox

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Herbert Howells (1892-1985) was a British composer who took after many of his contemporaries--Walton, Bax, Arnold and a bit of recidivist Vaughan Williams. The Concerto for String Orchestra (1938) is a lucid, if willowy showcase for strings. Howells's "Elegy for Solo Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra" (1917) has many tonal parallels to the music of Vaughan Williams of the same period. You can almost hear the same folk sources for some of the melodies, though Howells, to his credit, has a more even temperament and is much less melancholy. The Suite for String Orchestra (1938) is probably Howells's clear masterpiece. --Paul Cook