Following two well-received releases, the LSO String Ensemble continues on LSO Live with three English masterpieces, two of which given their first performances by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Premiered in 1910 by the London Symphony Orchestra, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis is a visionary fusion of folksong and sacred music. Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, a challenging landmark of 20th-century string writing, takes the composer’s friend and teacher as its subject with each variation exploring a different aspect of Bridge’s character. Opening the
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Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
14:22
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
14:26
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: i. Introduction and Theme
01:43
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: ii. Variation 1 - Adagio
02:17
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: iii. Variation 2 - March
01:02
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: iv. Variation 3 - Romance
01:25
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: v. Variation 4 - Aria Italiana
01:17
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: vi. Variation 5 - Bourr?e classique
01:16
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: vii. Variation 6 - Wiener Walzer
02:39
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: viii. Variation 7 - Moto perpetuo
01:07
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: ix. Variation 8 - Funeral March
03:47
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: x. Variation 9 - Chant
01:50
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: xi. Variation 10 - Fugue and Finale
07:02
Total time: 00:54:13
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