Foures - Celebration - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2020... Sitting at home with no performances ahead brought Linus Roth back to his notebooks, in which he had been jotting down random musical ideas over the course of many years. One of them that suddenly struck him, was an idea for a recording program made up of some of his most beloved pieces for violin and piano, all of which had in common both a virtuoso character and that they were all dances. What better way to lift the spirits than with dance music? Linus called his long term musical partner, pianist José Gallardo and five weeks later, they had the remarkable opportunity to record the album in the visually stunning and acoustically unique Library of the former monastery in Ochsenhausen, Germany, home of the Music Academy of Baden-Württemberg. Album Tracks 1. Romanian Folk Dances-Jocul BÂTA 2. Romanian Folk Dances-Brâul 3. Romanian Folk Dances-Topogó / Pe Loc 4. Romanian Folk Dances-Bucsumí TÁNC / Buciumeana 5. Romanian Folk Dances-Román Polka / Poarga Româneasca 6. Romanian Folk Dances-Aprózó / Maruntel 7. Divertimento-Sinfonia 8. Divertimento-Danse Suisse 9. Divertimento-Scherzo 10. Divertimento-Pas de Deux - Adagio 11. Divertimento-Variation 12. Divertimento-Coda 13. Grand Tango 14. Hungarian Dance NR. 17 15. Hungarian Dance NR. 2 16. Hungarian Dance NR. 4 17. Hungarian Dance NR. 5 18. Polonaise de Concert Op. 4 19. Ronde Des Lutins Op. 25 20. Notturno Et Tarantella Op. 28

Album Tracks 1. Ciega, Sordomuda 2. Si Te Vas 3. Moscas en la Casa 4. No Creo 5. Inevitable 6. Octavo D 7. Que Vuelvas 8. T 9. D Estlos Ladrones 10. Sombra de Ti 11. Ojos As

As William Boughton celebrates his 70th birthday, we have put together this selection from his recordings for Nimbus and Lyrita. 'Every recording contains a story but, sadly, there is not the space to tell them all here so I've selected certain memorable, hopefully correct(!), experiences. Revisiting my early recordings reminded me of the joys and struggles that we encountered whilst developing the English String Orchestra (ESO), the development of our sound, our thinking and musicianship. Every recording is testament to a moment in time, to our responses and emotions during it's preparation and in the brief moment when the performance is created. Having been given this opportunity for a celebratory box-set I hope to avoid being too self conscious and remain objective in my comments and in the music I have chosen.' [William Boughton]