Harris & Adams: Violin Concertos Tamsin Waley-Cohen, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

• Roy Harris (1898-1979): Violin Concerto:
• 1 I. Section One 08:42
• 2 II. Section Two 09:44
• 3 III. Section Three 05:10
• 4 IV. Section Four 03:24
• John Adams (1735-1826): Violin Concerto:
• 5 I. quarter note - 78 14:55
• 6 II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows 11:40
• 7 III. Toccare 07:32
• Total Runtime 01:01:07

Info for Harris & Adams: Violin Concertos

Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen continues her series of concerto recordings on Signum with two contrasting works by American composers.

Already considered by many to be a modern classic, John Adams 1993 Violin Concerto was described by the composer as having a ‘hypermelody’, in which the soloist plays longs phrases without stop for the duration of the 35 minute piece.

Although composed in 1949, the first performance of Roy Harris’ Violin Concerto didn’t occur until 1984. Since then it has been championed for its “luminous orchestration and exalted tone" and has been rarely recorded.

For this recording Tamsin Waley-Cohen is joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under American conductor Andrew Litton.

„Again, Tamsin Waley-Cohen provides a superb account of the violin solo, encompassing both the lyrical meditation and the high energy hi-jinks. In both, the concertos she is well supported by Andrew Litton and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The album gives a fascinating insight into a very particular view of the violin concerto.“ (Planethugill)

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

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