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Prologue: early years (1905-1925) -- Apprenticeship (1925-35) -- Making a career (1935-8) -- International recognition (1937-9) -- The war years (1939-45) -- Broadening the canvas (1945-50) -- The 1950s (1951-8) -- Renewal (1958-63) -- Personal statements (1963-6) -- The last years (1967-71). |
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Accompanying CD contents: Concertante pastorale: opening section (2:56) -- Theme and variations for two violins: Theme and variations I-III (4:36) -- Piano concerto no. 1: 2nd movement, Chaconne (5:40) -- Overture, Street corner (5:28) -- Fantasy overture, Cortèges: closing section (3:36) -- Clarinet quartet: finale (6:13) -- Carol (3:15) -- Symphony no. 1: 1st movement (6:49) -- String quartet no. 2: finale (5:41) -- The cruel sea: Prelude and Nocturne (5:34) -- A rose for Lidice (5:04) -- Violin concerto no. 2: 1st movement (8:50) -- Violina sonata (1958): 3rd movement (3:33) -- Symphony no. 2, Pastoral: finale (5:13). |
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Accompanying CD contents: Concertante pastorale : opening section (Northern Chamber Orchestra ; David Lloyd Jones, conductor) -- Theme and variations for two violins : I-III (Nicholas Ward, Pauline Lowbury) -- Piano concerto no. 1 : 2nd movement (Moura Lympany ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Herbert Menges, conductor) -- Overture Street Corner (Pro Arte Orchestra ; Alan Rawsthorne, conductor) -- Fantasy overture Cortèges : closing section (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ; Lionel Friend, conductor) -- Clarinet quartet : finale (Nicholas Cox ; Redcliffe Ensemble) -- Carol (Martin Hindmarsh ; Alan Cuckston) -- Symphony no. 1 : 1st movement (London Philharmonic Orchestra ; John Pritchard, conductos) -- String quartet no. 2 : finale (Flesch Quartet) -- The cruel sea : Prelude and nocturne (Royal Ballet Sinfonia ; Kenneth Alwyn, conductor) -- A rose for Lidice (National Youth Chamber Choir ; Michael Brewer, conductor) -- Violin concerto no. 2 : 1st movement (Rebecca Hirsch ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ; Lionel Friend, conductor) -- Violin sonata : 3rd movement (Suzanne Stanzeleit ; Julian Jacobson) -- Symphony no. 2 : finale (Tracey Chadwell ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor). |
| Abstract |
This is the first comprehensive study of the life and music of Alan Rawsthorne (1905-71), one of the leading British composers of the twentieth century. Almost every one of his works is discussed, many of them in detail, demonstrating the versatility and range of Rawsthorne's vision, from popular works, such as Street Corner and the piano concertos, to the remarkable power of his lesser-known later works. In particular the author draws attention to the astonishing renewal of Rawsthorne's creative energy during his later period, and the immense broadening of his emotional and technical horizons leading to such masterpieces as the Third Symphony and Carmen Vitale. He makes a powerful case for a thorough reassessment of Rawsthorne's oeuvre. |
| Local note | Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-4516. |
| Local note | Joyner-SOUND RECORDING ACCOMPANIES MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK Alan Rawsthorne : portrait of a composer / John McCabe SEARCH BY AUTHOR, TITLE, OR CALL NUMBER MusicLib ML410.R233 M33 1999. |
| General note | Accompanying CD includes selections from vocal and instrumental works. |
| General note | Accompaning CD originally released, as analog or compact discs, on various labels. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98024508 |
| ISBN | 0198166931 (hb) |
| Publisher number | KA98075 K & A Productions |
