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The Symphonic Euphonium II
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
premiere recording in this version
Concerto for Tenor Tuba and Orchestra (1954)
12:35
in B flat minor • in b-Moll • en si bémol mineur
Adapted c.2018 from Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
in F minor • in f-Moll • en fa mineur
by David Childs and Rodney Newton
1.
I
Prelude. Allegro moderato - Cadenza - Largamente
4:26
2.
II
Romanza. Andante sostenuto
5:08
3.
III
Finale. Rondo alla Tedesca. Allegro - Poco animato -
2:52
Tempo I - Poco animato - Tempo I - Poco animato - Cadenza - A tempo
EDWARD GREGSON
premiere recording
Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra (2018)
22:43
For David Childs
4.
I
Dialogues. Allegro agitato (Tempo 1) - Senza tempo -
8:19
A tempo - Senza tempo - Tempo giusto (Tempo 2) -
5.
II
Song without Words. Not too slowly - Tempo 2 - Gentley flowing -
9:35
Tempo 3. Calm and serene - Tempo 2 ma poco agitato -
6.
III
A Celtic Bacchanal. Fast, with energy -
4:48
Poco più mosso, ma espressivo -
PAUL MEALOR
premier recording
Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra (2017)
15:56
For David Childs
'I am all too sad and tearful, like a white swan that has been torn,
sounding her call on a small grassy loch, forsaken' Fear a'Bháta
7.
Adagio espressivo - Adagissimo, espressivo - Molto adagissimo -
4:43
8.
Allegro con brio - Presto - Tranquillo - Presto -
3:22
9.
Adagissimo, espressivo - Lento, molto espressivo - Adagissimo, espressivo -
3:41
10.
Cadenza - Allegro con spirito -
1:41
11.
Allegro vivace - Presto
2:27
MICHAEL BALL
premiere recording
Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra (2002)
18:25
Recast 2004 by the composer from an original version with brass band
For David Childs
12.
I
Crotchet = c.52 - crotchet = c.138 - Meno mosso - Reawakening - Tempo I -
7:00
13.
II
Crotchet = c.54, but very flexible -
7:20
Expansive but moving on a little more - Meno mosso - Come prima, flezzibile - Cadenza -
14.
Dotted crotchet = c.96
4:03
Total time: 70:06
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Torchinsky leader
Conductor:Ben Gernon
Notes
Unlocking the full potential of the euphonium as a concerto instrument with symphony orchestra has been an ambition for David Childs since he premiered the orchestral version of Philip Wilby’s Euphonium Concerto in the BBC Young Musician of the Year final in 2000. The four compositions on this album are all results of that ambition, in different ways.
Written for the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the London Symphony Orchestra, Vaughan Williams’s Tuba Concerto was premiered, at the anniversary concert in 1954, by the orchestra’s principal tubist, Philip Catelinet. After the premiere the possibility of creating a version for tenor tuba (euphonium) was initiated by Catelinet, Vaughan Williams approved, but its commercial viability was questioned. Over six decades later, with the approval of OUP and the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, an edition for tenor tuba and orchestra has been realised for this recording by David Childs and the orchestrator Rodney Newton.
The other three concertos on this disc were all commissioned by David Childs.
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Reviews
“… David Childs’s contribution throughout strikes me as a marvel of technical security, nimble poise and rewarding musicality. What’s more, he enjoys simply superb support from the BBC Philharmonic under Ben Gernon, and everything has been captured with demonstration-worthy realism by the experienced team of producer Brian Pidgeon and balance engineer Stephen Rinker. A classy issue and unexpected treat: do investigate!”
Andrew Achenbach - Gramophone magazine - February 2020
Performance **** Recording ***
“… Childs plays with richly expressive tone (using the customary brass band vibrato) and is fully on top of all the works’ technical demands. He is responsively supported by the orchestra …”
Anthony Burton – BBC Music magazine – January 2020
“…All the concertos are heard in premiere recordings including Michael Ball’s 2002 work, originally composed for euphonium and brass band. Recast in 2004 to a Childs commission with orchestral support it, too, is full of interest, segueing from lyricism to urgency, admitting some possible VW-like harmonies, as well as some lovely thematic writing. Ball’s recasting ensures some warming work for the orchestral strings and allows Childs a cadenza that tests his virtuosity to the utmost. The perky finale with a quotient of folksy frolicsome bonhomie makes a fitting end for the concerto and indeed for the disc… There is so much here that is so approachable and finely done …”
Jonathan Woolf – MusicWeb-International.com – 2 December 2019
“… It’s [Euphonium Concerto] a work of dazzling invention and creative brilliance, which brilliantly exploits the soloist’s musicianship within a framework of the highest creative credentials. David Childs is nothing short of breathtaking in his performance. The sublte touches of colour and shade; the instinctive responses to the music, and the remarkable levels of clarity he brings to every note make for an utterly compelling listening experience of a work that absorbs… The musical empathy and enjoyment of the BBC philharmonic is aided throughout by conductor Ben Gernon … David Childs remains an ambassador for the euphonium without equal. A musician with a powerful combination of charismatic stage presence, unerring musical instincts, and a sound and completeness of technique that places him in a league of his own amongst his fellow practitioners of the instrument…”
Christopher Thomas – Brass Band World – November 2019
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