Alwyn: Violin Concerto Lorraine McAslan

• William Alwyn (1905-1985): Violin Concerto
• 1I. Allegro ma non troppo18:27
• 2II. Allegretto e molto semplice09:30
• 3III. Allegro moderato alla marcia - Coda: Allegro e pesante09:00
• Miss Julie Suite (arranged by Philip Lane)
• 4I. Allegro - Valse tempo - Moderato (Tempo di polka)03:48
• 5II. Andante sostenuto (poco adagio) - Piu mosso (poco allegretto) - Moderato - Tempo di valse - Andante sostenuto05:46
• 6III. Lento - Allegro non troppo - Andante largamente - Lento, ma non troppo - Poco allegro - Andante sostenuto07:55
• Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion
• 7Moderato – Più mosso (ma non troppo) – Moderato (alla marcia)03:54
• Total Runtime58:20

Info for Alwyn: Violin Concerto

Naxos’s many highly-praised recordings of William Alwyn’s music have done much to revive excitement among today’s listeners for this British composer who is best known for his 200 or so film scores.

Alwyn’s bravura Violin Concerto, the second and most substantial of his six concertos, is romantic and rhapsodic in nature. The Miss Julie Suite takes episodes from his last completed opera based on Strindberg’s tragic play, while the Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion pays tribute to the late percussionist James Blades.

Juilliard School-trained violinist Lorraine McAslan has been praised by The Strad as “one of the most distinguished British violinists of her generation”.

“Lloyd-Jones and McAslan give admirable shape to the long, rhapsodic first movement...[the] technically demanding finale is performed with agile warmth by McAslan whose attractive tone and expressive style seem entirely in tune with this distinctive musical language. It is good to hear the suite of pieces from Alwyn's last completed opera, Miss Julie...A recording that fuels one's desire to hear the entire opera properly and professionally staged.” (Gramophone Magazine)

“McAslan plays [the Concerto] with such heart-rending sincerity, technical poise and beguiling tonal purity. The RLPO under David Lloyd-Jones's inspired direction, support her to the hilt and then come into their own with a thrilling traversal of the Miss Julie Suite that captures its coruscating changes of mood with tactile precision.” (Classic FM)

“Lorraince McAslan makes a convincing case for the work: fearsome weight of tone is not her style, but she has bravura and accuracy to spare, and her musicianship's brand of thoughtful loveliness suits the slow movement beautifully.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Lorraine McAslan, violin
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

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