Philip Spratley: Music for String Orchestra

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Philip Spratley: Music for String Orchestra

Catalogue Number: TOCC0088
EAN: 5060113440884
Release Date: 6 July 2009
Duration: 72:10

Sinfonietta, Op. 6
Clarinet Concertino, Byard’s Leap, Op. 27
Recorder Concertino, A Gallery of Cats, Op. 26
Suite, In Outlaw Country, Op 12b

Philip Spratley, conductor
Linda Merrick, clarinet
John Turner, recorder
Tracey Redfern, trumpet
Eira Lynn Jones, harp
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Manchester Sinfonia, orchestra

This CD reveals a fresh, original and immediately attractive voice in British music. Philip Spratley, born in Nottinghamshire in 1942, has his roots in English folksong and his compositions are strongly evocative of the countryside – though animated by a rhythmic vivacity and drive that recalls Shostakovich, Britten and Tippett. Spratley’s music also abounds in memorable melodies, and his ability to write tunes with the ring of folksong about them reveals him as a true heir of Holst and Vaughan Williams.

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Track No.	Track Title / Details	Duration

	DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM	72:10

1-4	Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani, Op. 6 (1964, rev. 1988) Philip Spratley, composer Royal Ballet Sinfonia, orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor	26:41
1	I. Pezzo poco serioso	8:29
2	II. Arioso	6:39
3	III. Scherzo	5:52
4	IV. Pezzo meno serioso	5:41

5-7	Clarinet Concertino, Byard’s Leap, Op. 27 (1983, rev. 2006) Linda Merrick, clarinet Manchester Sinfonia, orchestra Philip Spratley, composer, conductor	16:23
5	I. Cadenza - Andante pastorale	7:57
6	II. Larghetto et desolato	4:22
7	III. Allegro non troppo	4:04

8-14	Recorder Concertino, A Gallery of Cats, Op. 26 (1982-83) Philip Spratley, composer, conductor John Turner, recorder Manchester Sinfonia, orchestra	13:10
8	I. Alla Giga	1:37
9	II. Alla Pavan	1:30
10	III. Corante	1:36
11	IV. Lamentoso	2:12
12	V. Ostinato	1:33
13	VI. Alla Valsa	1:23
14	VII: Rigadoon	3:19

15-19	Suite, In Outlaw Country, Op 12b (1970, rev. 1994, 2007) Tracey Redfern, trumpet Eira Lynn Jones, harp Manchester Sinfonia, orchestra Philip Spratley, composer, conductor	15:56
15	I. Preludio	2:24
16	II. Notturno	3:30
17	III. Scherzo	3:25
18	IV. Lullaby	2:49
19	V. Finale	3:48