Blake, H.: Violin Sonata / Piano Quartet / Penillion / Jazz Dances
5/18/2009, 24 Tracks, 1:13:59
Featuring
Madeleine Mitchell
Howard Blake
Jack Rothstein
Kenneth Essex
Peter Willison
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Composition History
Howard Blake dedicated the Violin Sonata and Piano Quartet to the memory of Miles Baster, a violinist with whom Blake formed a duo as a student.
Recording & Production
This album features world première recordings of four significant works by Howard Blake: the Violin Sonata, Penillion, Piano Quartet, and Jazz Dances.
Composer Biography
Howard Blake has composed music in virtually every genre, including a Piano Concerto for Diana, Princess of Wales, and a Violin Concerto for the City of Leeds.
Performer Biography
Madeleine Mitchell, the violinist on this recording, is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and a Professor at the Royal College of Music, where she won the Tagore Gold Medal.
Performer Biography
Peter Willison, the cellist, became principal cello of the London Symphony Orchestra and later directed and managed the Sinfonia of London, a cherished brand-name orchestra.
Cultural Impact
Howard Blake's success with children's music, particularly the animated film The Snowman, has been so significant that it has overshadowed some of his other prolific output.
Composer Biography
Howard Blake, the composer, is noted in Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians for his fame as a pianist, conductor, and composer.
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