Cooke: Concerto for String Orchestra in D Major - Symphony No. 1 - Jabez and the Devil Suite
3/1/2007, 15 Tracks, 1:10:47
Featuring
Nicholas Braithwaite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Arnold Cooke
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Composition History
Arnold Cooke waited almost as long as Brahms to present his First Symphony, which was written in 1947 and premiered two years later in a BBC broadcast conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cooke's music, while influenced by Hindemith's technique, is characterized by a specifically English lyricism and lucidity, rooted in European Baroque traditions and a timeless view of music.
Composition History
The First Symphony and Concerto in D for String Orchestra were composed when Arnold Cooke was in his early forties, marking his emergence as a major talent for orchestral music in the post-war era.
Composition History
The ballet Jabez and the Devil, from which a suite is performed on this album, was commissioned by the Royal Ballet and premiered at Covent Garden in September 1961.
Compositional Technique
Cooke's First Symphony uses a standard orchestra and features an overall tonality that brightens from B flat minor in the first movement to major in the finale.
Composer Biography
Arnold Cooke, a Yorkshireman born in 1906, studied in Berlin with Paul Hindemith, becoming his only prominent English pupil.
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