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SOLACE
OLIVER DAVIS
1.
Clarity
3:19
for solo violins and strings
Kerenza Peacock and Jonathan Hill solo violins
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illéyi Conductor
2.
Solace
4:25
for solo violin and strings
Jonathan Hill solo violin
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
3.
This Mortal Man
3:22
for soprano, harp and strings
Grace Davidson soprano • Oliver Wass harp
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
Text by John Delaney
4.
Narcisuss and Echo
3:12
Grace Davidson soprano
Benedict Moriaty and Sam Brophy trebles
Oliver Davis keyboards
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
Text by Simon Littlefield
Equinox
for violin and strings
5.
I
3:12
6.
II
2:54
Kerenza Peacock violin
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
Guitar Concerto
7.
I
3:13
8.
II
2:25
9.
III
2:56
Sergio Puccini guitar
Oliver Wass harp
Oliver Davis piano in II & III
Henry Hanssen trombone in III
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
Kaleidoscope
piano duet
10.
I
3:06
11.
II
2:28
12.
III
2:19
Beth & Flo (Elsbet Remijn and Claudette Verhulst) piano
13.
Sun Stands Still
2:17
for treble and piano
Benedict Moriarty treble
Oliver Davis piano
Text by Simon Littlefield
Bute Cello Duets
14.
I
1:26
15.
II
1:08
16.
III
1:26
Katherine Jenkinson and Nicholas Holland cellos
Eros and Psyche
for soprano and orchestra
17.
I
1:58
18.
II
3:33
19.
III
3:10
20.
IV
3:44
Grace Davidson soprano
Huw Watkins piano
Oliver Wass harp
Benedict Moriarty & Sam Brophy trebles in IV
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Péter Illényi Conductor
Text by Simon Littlefield
21.
Save Me
3:14
Oliver Davis vocal and piano
Grace Davidson backing vocals
Budapest Scoring Orchestra and the Peacock Ensemble
Peter Illényi Conductor
Text by Chistina Alexopoulou
Total time: 58:47
Budapest Scoring Orchestra recorded at:
Solo guitar on tracks 7-9 recorded at:
Kaleidoscope piano duet recorded at:
Notes
Recorded at the height of the international Covid lockdown, Oliver Davis’s sixth album for Signum is a feat of both technological as well as artistic achievement. Following from draws together artists from across the globe for a selection of moving works for a variety of forces – recording a violinist in Los Angeles, a piano duo in The Netherlands, a guitarist in Argentina and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra conducted by Péter Illényi in Budapest. Davis’s previous albums with Signum have reached the top 10 on both iTunes Classical and UK Specialist Classical Charts multiple times, receiving numerous five-star reviews and well over a million streams on Apple Music.
British composer Oliver Davis has parlayed a long record as a composer of film and television scores into a successful career as a composer of orchestral music that in performance have attracted top-notch London orchestras and soloists. He has also been active as a composer of ballet – most recently premiering Lineage with choreographer Edwaard Liang at New York City Ballet’s prestigious Fall Fashion Gala.
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Reviews
“… There’s a buoyancy to much of his [Davis] music, and Solace takes this a step further, wrapping the listener in the warm embrace of soothing string resonances. Guitar Concerto begins with a mind-bending timbral tongue-twister: the solo guitar and the harp both play lines mde of tumbling, cascading notes, the two instruments winding their way around each other in a stunning duet. Eros and Psyche is hands-down angelic; Grace Davidson’s soprano gives me goosebumps, and Huw Watkins elegantly pulls shimmering filigree from the piano …”
Stephanie Boyd – American Record Guide – September/October 2021
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