This keenly anticipated album from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson features two of the greatest British works for string orchestra: Ralph Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro. Elgar's ground-breaking work, commissioned for the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra and premiÃ¨red in 1905, is inspired by the baroque concerto grosso, and features a solo string quartet contrasted with the full symphonic string section. These orchestral forces were also adopted by Herbert Howells in his Concerto for String Orchestra, from 1938. Delius's Late Swallows is the only piece not originally composed for string orchestra; it was arranged (from the slow movement of Delius's String Quartet) by his amanuensis, Eric Fenby. Recorded in Surround Sound and available as a Hybrid SACD, and digitally in Spatial Audio.

Tracklist:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for Double String Orchestra
Concerto for String Orchestra~I. Allegro, assai vivace - Un pochissimo meno mosso - Vivo - Lento, doloroso - Assai piÃ¹ mosso -
Concerto for String Orchestra~II. In Memoriam: E.E. (1934) and M.K.H. (1935). Quasi lento: teneramente - Lento assai: appassiona
Concerto for String Orchestra~III. Allegro vivo: ritmico e giocoso - Vivo - Come prima - Poco meno movimento - Ancora poco meno
Late Swallows
Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for Strings (Quartet and Orchestra)~[Introduction.] Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato - Allegret
Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for Strings (Quartet and Orchestra)~Allegro - Nobilmente -
Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for Strings (Quartet and Orchestra)~Allegro (Tempo I) - PiÃ¹ animato - Come prima - Nobilmente

UPC: 095115529126
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 2.3.23
Format: CD

Delius / Elgar / Sinfonia Of London - Music For Strings (CD)