McEwen: "Solway" Symphony; Hills o' Heather; Where the Wild Thyme Blows
Editorial Reviews
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McEwen (1868-48) was a contemporary of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Perry, and Stanford, yet his music was overshadowed by them throughout McEwen's long life and he has long languished in obscurity--for no good reason. This is an excellent gathering of McEwen's music, particularly the Solway Symphony (1909). Romantic in its ideas, its structure is more Modern, its arches more complex. Hills o' Heather (1918) is for cello and orchestra and takes in various Celtic and Scottish motifs. During McEwen's retirement, when he was living in France, he wrote Where the Wild Thyme Blows, his last orchestral work. Another Chandos resurrected gem. --Paul Cook
McEwen: "Solway" Symphony; Hills o' Heather; Where the Wild Thyme Blows, Music, Moray Welsh, Sir John Blackwood McEwen, Alasdair Mitchell, Alastair Mitchell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cello Concerto, Classical, Classical Composers, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic
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- Scottish fantasies at their best
- really, really good
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Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra with Rachel Pine (2 CDs)
Max Bruch , Sir Alexander Mackenzie , and Sir John Blackwood McEwen
Manufacturer: Cedille
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0009VI5GG
Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Tracks:
- Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
- Pablo de Sarasate: Airs ecossais, Op. 34
Tracks:
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie: Pibroch Suite, Op. 42
- Sir John Blackwood McEwen: Scottish Rhapsody ("Prince Charlie")
- Rachel Barton Pine.Alasdair Fraser: Medley of Scots Tunes
- Video Documentary: "The Making of Scottish Fantasies"
Album Description
Rachel Barton Pine's brand new disc of Celtic flavored works is the first to present Bruch's beloved Scottish Fantasy in an insightful and virtuosic interpretation that highlights its Scottish roots. The album also features Sarasate's Airs Ecossais* and two pieces by Scottish composers: Mackenzie's Pibroch Suite and McEwen's Scottish Rhapsody "Prince Charlie."* Ms. Pine's own Medley of Scots Tunes,* arranged and performed with famed Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser is also included.
As a bonus, the package includes a video documentary on the making of Scottish Fantasies.
Customer Reviews:
Scottish fantasies at their best .......2006-11-15
This double CD is a real treasure, and a showcase of both the musicianship and scholarship. Rachel Barton Pine has researched both the composers and the history of the performances of the works she has recorded. She has produced the most attractive booklet which goes with the CDs, in which she teaches the subject in an effective, friendly and captivating way. Particularly interesting is her documentation of Sarasate's familiarity with Scottish fiddling. Rachel Barton Pine has also a very attractive and informative web site on which one can find information about this project. Just "Google" her and her site comes right up. I think that her web site is great. One can find the schedule of her concerts and all sorts of interesting educational things. I only wish that all great performers would do the same.
Rachel Barton Pine is a virtuoso, but her musicianship shines and it makes her virtuosity just a tool. She is so much more than the flying fingers. In a winning combination with Maestro Alexander Platt, an immensely talented conductor, they have produced a classic which will be listened to for years to come. There may never be a comparable Scottish Fantasy and Pibroch Suite performance. Mr. Platt leaves no note unexpressed. As opposed to the lesser conductors, who sometimes overpower the soloist, or who seek their own limelight at the expense of the soloist, Mr. Platt achieves a perfect union of the soloist and the orchestra, just as it should be. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is also at its best.
These records' main value is in the interpretation, which is insightful and elegant. There are no over-interpretations, however, in which the soloist or orchestra would push their own detailed view of this music. Instead, certain dreaminess is allowed, and the listeners can build their own Scottish Fantasies and become active participants in this music.
Sarasate's Airs écossaise is a totally charming piece. The Medley of Scots Tunes, by Rachel Barton Pine and Alasdair Fraser, a master Scottish fiddler, is an event. I admit to listening to it consecutively eight times, and would have listened to it more times, but was afraid of a total addiction.
The great art of fiddling, the artists' dreams about their countries of origin, pictures of beautiful Scotland, and the musical finesse and musicianship are all the impressions you will come out with after listening to these great recordings.
This review is dedicated to Dr. Andrew B. Dempster for his birthday. Andrew has shown me his native country, Scotland, and guided me through its history. I came back with wonderful memories, and a book of music sheets on Scottish fiddling, my most precious music sheets ever.
really, really good.......2005-06-30
A very pleasant, often lively, evocative and enjoyable set of CDs. The video documentary included in the second CD tells about how Barton Pine studied Celtic/Scottish music before making her recording, and the extra work shows in her ability to render the Bruch as a far lovelier recording than any other violinst has. She finds the tensions, the delicacies and the warmth of this piece. Add to that, the Sarasate is also beautifully done -- sorry it was so short a piece. On the second CD, the Mackenzie and the McEwen, not heard that often, are also really well done. This isn't fiddling -- you get true classical versions of the folk tunes hidden in these selections. Because of that, Barton Pine brings out nuances that were never before explored, and she does it by showing you just how good, how rich, this music can be. The final piece, Barton Pine's arrangement of scottish tunes, is also enjoyable --a fun way to end an album that is both relaxing and delightful. Highly recommended.
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McEwen: String Quartets, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
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Chilingirian String Quartet
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General
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- Sir John Blackwood McEwen: String Quartets, Vol. 2
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- McEwen: "Solway" Symphony; Hills o' Heather; Where the Wild Thyme Blows
- Schoeck: Complete String Quartets
- Ireland: String Quartets; The Holy Boy
ASIN: B0000669KU
Release Date: 2002-06-25 |
Tracks:
- Quartet No. 16 "Quartette provencale": Summer Morning. La place du Bon Roi. Moderato capriccioso
- Quartet No. 16 "Quartette provencale": Summer Evening. Le Col de 'Ange. Adagio
- Quartet No. 16 "Quartette provencale": Le Mistral. Molto vivace, marcato-Tranquillo-Tempo-Meno mosso
- Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Threnody": Lento
- Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Threnody": Allegro molto
- Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Threnody": Poco meno mosso
- Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Threnody": Lento
- Quartet No. 4: Allegro ma non troppo-Piu lento
- Quartet No. 4: Vivace
- Quartet No. 4: Andante espressivo
- Quartet No. 4: Larghetto-Vivace-A tempo-Larghetto-Vivace-Presto
- Fantasia for String Quartet, No. 17
Customer Reviews:
dark chocolate.......2002-10-17
Really really nice cd - beautiful, cloudy day music, dark but not too dissonant. Scottish folk melodies blended in. Reminds me of dark chocolate.
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McEwen: "Solway" Symphony; Hills o' Heather; Where the Wild Thyme Blows
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
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| Classical
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- Mackenzie: Violin Concerto / Pibroch Suite
ASIN: B000000AW9
Release Date: 1995-03-21 |
Tracks:
- A Solway Symphony: I Spring Tide. Allegro moderato
- A Solway Symphony: II Moonlight. Molto tranquillo
- A Solway Symphony: III The Sou'west Wind. Vivace
- Hills o'Heather for Cello and Orchestra: Allegretto grazioso
- Where the Wild Thyme Blows: Lento
Amazon.com
McEwen (1868-48) was a contemporary of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Perry, and Stanford, yet his music was overshadowed by them throughout McEwen's long life and he has long languished in obscurity--for no good reason. This is an excellent gathering of McEwen's music, particularly the Solway Symphony (1909). Romantic in its ideas, its structure is more Modern, its arches more complex. Hills o' Heather (1918) is for cello and orchestra and takes in various Celtic and Scottish motifs. During McEwen's retirement, when he was living in France, he wrote Where the Wild Thyme Blows, his last orchestral work. Another Chandos resurrected gem. --Paul Cook
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McEwen:Three Border Ballads
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
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- McEwen: "Solway" Symphony; Hills o' Heather; Where the Wild Thyme Blows
ASIN: B000000ATT
Release Date: 1994-01-04 |
Tracks:
- Three Border Ballads: Grey Galloway: Allegro molto marcato-Molto tranquillo-Molto vivace...
- Three Border Ballads: The Demon Lover: Andante misterioso-Poco adagio-Allegro molto
- Three Border Ballads: Coronach: Adagio mesto-poco piu mosso-Animato-Tempo 1-Maestoso molto
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This is the first release on Chandos of the beautiful and engaging music of Sir John Blackwood McEwen (1868-1948). These are his three border ballads: Grey Galloway (1908), The Demon Lover (1906/7) and Coronach (1906). The order here is the composer's. They are extended tone poems based loosely on various English, Scottish, and Celtic ballads. What McEwen has done is to frame them in a broader tone-poem setting, enhance them with more orchestral color, and finally making them more dramatic. They have similarities to the tone poems of Arnold Bax, especially Coronach (or perhaps it's the other way around). This is beautiful--and original--music, anyway. --Paul Cook
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McEwen: String Quartets, Vol. 3
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
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Chilingirian String Quartet
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- McEwen: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2, 5 & 6 / Prince Charlie
ASIN: B0001IXRSS
Release Date: 2004-04-27 |
Tracks:
- I Allegro Piacevole
- II. Larghetto
- III Allegretto
- I Allegro Marcato - Presto - Tempo I
- II Andante Quasi Adagio - Poco Piu Mosso - Tempo I - Piu Mosso - Tempo I
- III Vivace - Molto Meno Mosso - Vivace
- IV Finale. Allegro Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I - Presto
- I Allegro Giocoso - Molto Tranquillo E Legato - A Tempo - Meno Mosso
- II Adagio Piacevole Molto Tranquillo - Poco Piu Mosso - A Tempo
- III Vivace. Reel Time - Lento - Vivace - Andante - Tempo I
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful quartets.......2004-10-21
In the course of my explorations of neglected repertoire I am always amazed at the endless amount of gems I seem to find. McEwen's quartets are the latest. A Scottish composer writing in the late Romantic vein, McEwen has a knack for melody and harmonic color. Particularly beautiful is the second movement of the second quartet with its haunting, folk-songish tune and its pastel-like colors. One senses echoes of Debussy and Vaughan Williams, especially in the form of the pastoral tendencies of the latter. This is very rich, yet very pleasant music and well worth a try.
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Sir John Blackwood McEwen: String Quartets, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
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Chilingirian String Quartet
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- Melartin: The Six SYMPHONIES
ASIN: B00009V905
Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
Tracks:
- I. Moderato
- II. Allegro Vivace-Scherzando-Poco Lento
- III. Andante Con Moto
- IV. Finale. Vivace-Tranquillo-Piu Lento-Tempo I-Piu Lento
- I. adagio-Allegro-A Tempo-Allegro-A Tempo
- II. Allegretto, Poco Vivace-Poco Meno Mosso-Meno Mosso
- III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Marcato-Presto
- I. Le Phare. Allegro Maestoso-Tranquillo-Tempo I
- II. Les Dunes. Andante Mesto
- III. La Racleuse. Vivace-Allegretto Leggiero
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McEwen: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2, 5 & 6 / Prince Charlie
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Romantic
| Symphonies
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| Classical
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Chamber Music
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| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
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ASIN: B000056KNG
Release Date: 2001-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Son No.2: Allegretto Sostenuto - Tranquillo
- Son No.2: Come Una Improvisazione - Poco Adagio
- Son No.2: Poco Allegro - Allegro Molto - Tranquillo
- Son-Fant (No.5): I. Maestoso Sostenuto - Doppio Movt. Animato - Meno Mosso. Tranquillo - ...
- Son-Fant (No.5): II. Vivace - Meno Mosso - Vivace
- Son No.6: I. Allegro Limpido-Semplice - Tranquillo
- Son No.6: II. Andante Mesto - Piu Mosso - Tempo Primo
- Son No.6: III. Vivace Ma Non Troppo
- Prince Charlie: Maestoso - Allegro Moderato - Tempo I - Andante Espressivo - Vivace - Tempo I
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Fain Would I Change That Note, Choral Music of Ralph Vauhan Williams
Manufacturer: Veritas Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Vocal & Song
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
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| Cantatas
| Romances
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
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ASIN: B000Q1FDVY |
Product Description
Choral Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams; Veritas Chorale, Douglas R. McEwen, Director, Janet Sessions, piano. 15 tracks.
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McEwen: Sonata in E minor and Other Piano Works
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
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| Music
ASIN: B00005M0F4
Release Date: 2001-07-24 |
Tracks:
- Son in e: I. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Marcato - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I - Meno Mosso
- Son in e: II. Adagio - Grave
- Son in e: III. Vivace - Meno Mosso - Tempo I
- Son in e: IV. Largo - Allegro Con Fuoco - Meno Mosso - Tempo I - Meno Mosso - Presto
- Vignettes from La Cote D'Argent: I. Little Darling: Poco Adagio
- Vignettes from La Cote D'Argent: II. The Swallows: Allegro Grazioso
- Vignettes from La Cote D'Argent: III. Red Trousers: Allegro Alla Marcia
- Vignettes from La Cote D'Argent: IV. Mystical Twilight: Lento
- Vignettes from La Cote D'Argent: V. The Motorboat: Presto
- Four Sketches: 1. Prld: Adagio
- Four Sketches: 2. Quasi Minuetto
- Four Sketches: 3. Elegy: Molto Adagio
- Four Sketches: 4. Humoreske: Vivace
- Sonatina in g: I. Allegro Con Moto
- Sonatina in g: II. Andante Semplice
- Sonatina in g: III. Scherzo-Finale: Molto Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo Primo
- Three Prlds: I. 'A White Naiad In A Rippling Stream': Andante Con Moto
- Three Prlds: II.' A Rapt Seraph In A Moonlight Beam': Adagio Sostenuto
- Three Prlds: III. 'The Dew By Fairy Feet Swept From The Green': Presto
- On Southern Hills: I. White Oxen: Andante Pigramente
- On Southern Hills: II. Drifting Clouds: Molto Tranquillo
- On Southern Hills: III. The Improvisatore: Allegro Moderato - Poco Adagio - Tempo I - Poco Adagio...
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Hot Gossip [Import]
Piano Quartet / Piano Quintet
Let Love Have Its Way
Ethnic Stew and Brew
The Magic of Lennon and McCartney
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Nina at the Village Gate [Live]
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Large [Explicit Lyrics]
Cinema Beer Nuts
Swing! Swing! Swing!
