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Various Artists - Crosse: On the Shoreline (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 258 MB | Tracks: 14 | 78:27 min
Genre: Classical | Label: ASC Records

Gordon Crosse is a composer of long-standing repute. Over the course of his career he has been commissioned to write works by festivals and orchestras including: BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Cheltenham Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival, the Edinburgh Festival and the BBC Proms.

This disc features works written (or extensively revised) within the last six years, the most substantial of which is the Trio no.1 for Violin, Cello and Piano, originally written in 1985/6 for the Hartley Trio but substantially revised in 2012 for the Lawson Trio's Park Lane Group concert at the Southbank Centre.
Other works on the disc include the Piano Sonata no.1 (2013/4), a work by turns robustly statuesque and ethereal and the witty miniatures Ron's Toyes (2014) for solo piano, inspired by the intricate wooden toys of toymaker and artist, Ron Fuller. On the Shoreline (2016) for seven solo strings and sopranino recorder, is inspired by the landscape of Orkney and the movements of the sea birds over the course of a day, from dawn to dusk. Papay Sonata (2016), for clarinet and piano, was similarly inspired by the every-changing colours and weather of Papa Westray and, in the composer's own words "above all, a joyful serenity from being nearly off the map". The disc is performed by the Lawson Trio, joined by guest violinist Fenella Humphreys (the Trio's debut disc with Prima Facie Records received a 5* review in BBC Music Magazine), pianist Annabelle Lawson, the Manchester Sinfonia (conducted by Richard Howarth) and clarinet and piano duo Matthew Scott and Christine Zerafa.
01. On the Shoreline
02. Piano Trio: I. Lento
03. Piano Trio: II. Presto
04. Piano Sonata: I. Vivace con fuoco
05. Piano Sonata: II. Lento molto, calmo assai
06. Piano Sonata: III. Presto scorrevole e sotto voce
07. Ron's Toyes: I. Puffin Windmill
08. Ron's Toyes: II. Battleship and Submarine
09. Ron's Toyes: III. Classic Hen
10. Ron's Toyes: IV. Sheep and Shears-Man
11. Ron's Toyes: V. Two WW1 Biplanes
12. Papay Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Andante sotto voce
13. Papay Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Lento
14. Papay Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: III. Allegro