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Donald Tovey (1875-1940) is mostly known as a musicologist (he published advisable editions of The Art of the Fugue and Preludes and Fugues, among others), an essayist (he has authored numerous musical articles in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica), a pianist (he performed many concerts with Joseph Joachim, Hans Richter, Henry Wood, Pablo Casals…), and a conductor (he founded a great orchestra in Edinburgh). And yet, he also composed numerous works that, while staying away from the surrounding modernism and pursuing post-romantic language, possess an extremely rich and original contrapuntal style of writing. Thus his 1911 Variations on a theme by Gluck for flute and string quartet, created by famous Louis Fleury – for whom Debussy wrote Syrinx –, start effortlessly, in simple fashion, and grow into a striking array of thematic and harmonic ideas. You’ll also enjoy the 1900 Piano Quintet, which of course owes a lot to Brahms, but is filled with solemnity, and gives English music its true flavour. No doubt, Tovey truly is a composer worth rediscovering! © SM/Qobuz
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Variations on a Theme by Gluck, Op. 28 (Donald Francis Tovey)
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Piano Quintet in C Major, Op. 6 (Donald Francis Tovey)
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
Donald Francis Tovey, Composer - Ormesby Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
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Donald Tovey (1875-1940) is mostly known as a musicologist (he published advisable editions of The Art of the Fugue and Preludes and Fugues, among others), an essayist (he has authored numerous musical articles in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica), a pianist (he performed many concerts with Joseph Joachim, Hans Richter, Henry Wood, Pablo Casals…), and a conductor (he founded a great orchestra in Edinburgh). And yet, he also composed numerous works that, while staying away from the surrounding modernism and pursuing post-romantic language, possess an extremely rich and original contrapuntal style of writing. Thus his 1911 Variations on a theme by Gluck for flute and string quartet, created by famous Louis Fleury – for whom Debussy wrote Syrinx –, start effortlessly, in simple fashion, and grow into a striking array of thematic and harmonic ideas. You’ll also enjoy the 1900 Piano Quintet, which of course owes a lot to Brahms, but is filled with solemnity, and gives English music its true flavour. No doubt, Tovey truly is a composer worth rediscovering! © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ormesby Ensemble
- Composer: Donald Francis Tovey
- Label: Toccata Classics
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2017 Toccata Classics (P) 2017 Toccata Classics
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