Steve Elcock's first professional hearing was in March 2009, when James MacMillan conducted the premiere of his work Hammering with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Steve Elcock's Fourth Symphony, titled 'A golden rose fallen from the flat sea of time', has an intentionally ambiguous meaning, with the composer stating, 'you must make of it what you can'.
Performer Biography
Kenneth Woods, the conductor, is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra and has been hailed by Gramophone as 'a symphonic conductor of stature'.
Composer Biography
Steve Elcock, born in Chesterfield, England in 1957, has lived in central France since 1981.
Performer Biography
Paul Silverthorne, the viola soloist on this album, was the principal violist for the London Symphony Orchestra for 25 years and has been with the London Sinfonietta since 1988.
Compositional Technique
Hammering, a work by Steve Elcock, gradually builds from the note E alone, with more notes becoming available until all twelve notes are in play.
Recording & Production
The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the leading and oldest symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic, was founded on May 26, 1945, after World War II.
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