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Grace Williams, Charles Groves, David Atherton
Grace Williams: Sea Sketches; Fantasia; Carillons; Penillion
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
2. Carillons for oboe & orchestra: I. Moderato con moto
3. Carillons for oboe & orchestra: II. Allegretto alla pavana
4. Carillons for oboe & orchestra: III. Lento rapsodico
5. Carillons for oboe & orchestra: IV. Allegro scherzando
6. Penillion: I. Moderato cantando
7. Penillion: II. Allegro con fuoco
8. Penillion: III. Andante con tristezza
9. Penillion: IV. Allegro agitato
10. Concerto for trumpet & orchestra: I. Andante con moto
11. Concerto for trumpet & orchestra: II. Poco lento
12. Concerto for trumpet & orchestra: III. Allegro con brio
13. Sea Sketches for string orchestra: I. High Wind (Allegro energico)
14. Sea Sketches for string orchestra: II. Sailing Song (Allegretto)
15. Sea Sketches for string orchestra: III. Channel Sirens (Lento misterioso)
16. Sea Sketches for string orchestra: IV. Breakers (Presto)
17. Sea Sketches for string orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer (Andante tranquillo)

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CD Details

All Artists: Grace Williams, Charles Groves, David Atherton, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra
Title: Grace Williams: Sea Sketches; Fantasia; Carillons; Penillion
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Lyrita
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 1/9/2007
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Brass, Reeds & Winds, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5020926032324

Synopsis

Album Description

"In the sphere of instrumental music Williams never surpassed the polished yet strongly felt Sea Sketches in which ... one hears echoes of her friend Benjamin Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge." - GRAMOPHONE Grace Williams (1906-1977) may be considered one of the finest women composers of the twentieth century, but her work has been cruelly neglected. A pupil of Egon Wellesz and Ralph Vaughan Williams, she wrote passionate music influenced by both Mahler and Shostakovich. Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes is her most famous work.

CD Reviews

Bellisimo! Bellisimo!

Macro Bansud | Buenos Aires ,Argentina | 10/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Los que opinan que las mujeres estan vedadas para la creación tienen aquí a la destrucción de su postura. Bellisima música, atractiva, muy bien orquestada y que se disfruta desde el principio al fin y llama a escuchar mas de lo mismo."