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The essence of this recording can be understood through two of the featured titles: Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt and Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands), and the fact that one of the selections concludes with a rambunctious, tambourine-fueled rumba. Featuring the two above-named works plus Malcolm Arnold's Fantasy on a Theme of John Field and Concerto for piano duet and strings, this program shows the English modernist composer at his high-spirited best. Though none of these works is formally, harmonically, or emotionally challenging, with their kaleidoscopic colors, kinetic rhythms, infectious melodies, and broad humor, they are all thoroughly entertaining and often incredibly funny. Pianists Phillip Dyson and Kevin Sargent are more than capable of handling whatever Arnold throws at them, and while the Irish Ulster Orchestra does sometimes slip in the hurley-burley, Finnish conductor Esa Heikkilä holds it together no matter what. Produced by Simon Taylor and engineered by Davy Neill in Belfast's Ulster Hall in 2007, the recorded sound here is bright, colorful, and vivid.
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Beckus the Dandipratt, Op. 5 (Sir Malcolm Arnold)
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Esa Heikkila, Conductor
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Fantasy on a Theme of John Field, Op. 116 (Sir Malcolm Arnold)
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Concerto for 2 Pianos 3 Hands, Op. 104 (Sir Malcolm Arnold)
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Concerto for Piano Duet, Op. 32 (Sir Malcolm Arnold)
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Malcolm Arnold, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra - Esa Heikkila, Conductor - Phillip Dyson, Artist, MainArtist - Kevin Sargent, Artist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Album review
The essence of this recording can be understood through two of the featured titles: Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt and Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands), and the fact that one of the selections concludes with a rambunctious, tambourine-fueled rumba. Featuring the two above-named works plus Malcolm Arnold's Fantasy on a Theme of John Field and Concerto for piano duet and strings, this program shows the English modernist composer at his high-spirited best. Though none of these works is formally, harmonically, or emotionally challenging, with their kaleidoscopic colors, kinetic rhythms, infectious melodies, and broad humor, they are all thoroughly entertaining and often incredibly funny. Pianists Phillip Dyson and Kevin Sargent are more than capable of handling whatever Arnold throws at them, and while the Irish Ulster Orchestra does sometimes slip in the hurley-burley, Finnish conductor Esa Heikkilä holds it together no matter what. Produced by Simon Taylor and engineered by Davy Neill in Belfast's Ulster Hall in 2007, the recorded sound here is bright, colorful, and vivid.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : 66:36 - DDD - Enregistré par Radio BBC les 18 janvier & 15 mars 2007 au Ulster Hall de Belfast en Irlande - Notes en anglais & allemand
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ulster Orchestra Phillip Dyson Esa Heikkila Kevin Sargent
- Composer: Sir Malcolm Arnold
- Label: Naxos
- Area: Angleterre
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Modern Style
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
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