The version of Vaughan Williams's Tuba Concerto on this album is transposed up a fourth for euphonium, making the soloist more prominent within a lighter orchestral sound.
Composition History
Ralph Vaughan Williams's Concerto for Bass Tuba was composed as a contribution to the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the London Symphony Orchestra in 1954.
Performer Biography
David Childs, the euphonium soloist on this album, is regarded as one of the finest brass musicians of his generation and has premiered fifteen concertos for the instrument.
Composer Biography
Edward Gregson, composer of the Euphonium Concerto, played the euphonium himself as a young man, giving him an "insider" understanding of the instrument.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Paul Mealor's Euphonium Concerto follows a "darkness to light" progression, similar to his elegiac choral setting of the Stabat Mater.
Compositional Technique
Edward Gregson's Euphonium Concerto uses a five-note cell, B-A-C-H (B flat, A, C, B natural) followed by an F, as its starting point, deploying it with disguise and sleight of hand.
Cultural Impact
Paul Mealor, composer of the Euphonium Concerto, gained worldwide attention when his motet Ubi caritas was sung at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011.
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