Ridout - Concert Recordings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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The centenary of Godfrey Ridout's birth in 1918 provided renewed interest in the Canadian composer. Centrediscs is pleased to a collection of original concert recordings by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of previously unrecorded works. Godfrey Ridout is remembered as one of the most important Canadian composers to have ever lived. In addition to his composing career, he was also on the faculty at Toronto University, and contributed articles to numerous Canadian music publications. Over the course of his career, Ridout was fortunate to have many premiers and other performances of his works broadcast and recorded by the CBC, which he considered to have made Inchthe greatest single contribution to Canadian music.Inch Album Tracks 1. Ascension, Cantiones Mysticae for soprano, trumpet & string orchestra No. 2 2. Two Etudes for string orchestra~Etude I 3. Two Etudes for string orchestra~Etude II 4. Concerto Grosso for piano, violin and string orchestra~I. Allegro 5. Concerto Grosso for piano, violin and string orchestra~II. Adagio molto 6. Concerto Grosso for piano, violin and string orchestra~III. Vivace 7. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~I. Molto adagio 8. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~II. Allegro 9. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~III. Largo 10. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~IV. Brioso 11. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~V. Presto - Lamentoso 12. George III His Lament Variations on a well-known tune~VI. Marziale

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