Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212100721
Catalog number: SIGCD 1007
Releasedate: 24-07-26
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212100721
Releasedate: 24-07-26
This album brings together three major orchestral works by John McCabe, composed between 1970 and 2007, and reflecting key strands of his musical thought. Symphony No. 2 unfolds as a tightly integrated single span, notable for its rhythmic energy, luminous orchestration and structural clarity. Symphony No. 3, Hommages, acknowledges McCabe’s lifelong engagement with the music of Haydn and Nielsen, blending quotation and allusion within a vibrant, tonal framework. The Cello Concerto Songline traces a continuous musical journey, combining virtuosity with introspective lyricism and a finely balanced orchestral palette.
This album brings together three major orchestral works by John McCabe, composed between 1970 and 2007, and reflecting key strands of his musical thought. Symphony No. 2 unfolds as a tightly integrated single span, notable for its rhythmic energy, luminous orchestration and structural clarity. Symphony No. 3, Hommages, acknowledges McCabe’s lifelong engagement with the music of Haydn and Nielsen, blending quotation and allusion within a vibrant, tonal framework. The Cello Concerto Songline traces a continuous musical journey, combining virtuosity with introspective lyricism and a finely balanced orchestral palette.
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1Symphony No. 2I. Vivo05:13
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2Symphony No. 2II. Andante04:53
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3Symphony No. 2III. Allegrissimo03:52
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4Symphony No. 2IV. Lento06:48
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5Symphony No. 2V. Vivo05:28
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6Cello Concerto 'Songline'I. Allegro vivace06:18
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7Cello Concerto 'Songline'II. Adagio14:16
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8Cello Concerto 'Songline'III. Allegro05:55
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9Symphony No. 3 'Hommages'I. Flessible09:44
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10Symphony No. 3 'Hommages'II. Adagio (Fantasia)05:49
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11Symphony No. 3 'Hommages'III. Moderato (Fugue-Variations)09:16