Post by jandl100 on Apr 1, 2022 14:24:57 GMT
Christopher Ball.
I'd never heard of the guy. I just came across this piece while plunging down a Spotify rabbit hole, as one does.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ball
Born 1936 in Leeds. Conductor, clarinettist, composer.
Seems very well embedded in the British classical music establishment.
He wrote this work for one of the 2Cellos guys, Stjepan Hauser, who is the soloist here, so MikeMusic might be interested as well as the usual suspects here.
Nothing ground breaking or likely to displace RVW or Elgar from their eminence. Just melodic, nicely orchestrated, accessible.
I enjoyed it, you might, too.
The smaller companion pieces on the album are nice, as well.
Listen to the release Christopher Ball: Music for Cello by Stjepan Hauser & Christopher Ball on Qobuz open.qobuz.com/album/0851950001421
I'd never heard of the guy. I just came across this piece while plunging down a Spotify rabbit hole, as one does.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ball
Born 1936 in Leeds. Conductor, clarinettist, composer.
Seems very well embedded in the British classical music establishment.
He wrote this work for one of the 2Cellos guys, Stjepan Hauser, who is the soloist here, so MikeMusic might be interested as well as the usual suspects here.
Nothing ground breaking or likely to displace RVW or Elgar from their eminence. Just melodic, nicely orchestrated, accessible.
I enjoyed it, you might, too.
The smaller companion pieces on the album are nice, as well.
Listen to the release Christopher Ball: Music for Cello by Stjepan Hauser & Christopher Ball on Qobuz open.qobuz.com/album/0851950001421
but Christopher Ball is entirely new to me ...
