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Elegy

20th century British Guitar Music

Released Date:
01 Nov 2007


Artists:

Jonathan Richards

Guitar

Venue:

All Saints Church, Ingleby Arncliffe



Engineer:

Ralph Dagleish



Record Label
Divine Art

Genre:

Guitar




Total Time - 65:53
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JONATHAN RICHARDS

 

Mini-Preludes

  
1 I No. 1 2:02
     
2 II No. 2 0:29
     
3 III No. 3 2:44
     
4 IV No. 4 0:23
     
5 V No. 5 1:17
     
 

Interludes

  
6 I No. 1 2:02
     
7 II No. 2 2:11
     
8 

Primitive Rites

 2:47
     
 

Nocturnes

  
9 I No. 1 3:12
     
10 II No. 2 2:11
     
 

COLIN TOMMIS

11 

Mel Wefus (prelude no. 5

 4:46
     
 

JOHN R. WILLIAMSON

 

Mosaics

  
12 I No. 1 - Lament 1:24
     
13 II No. 3 - Breathless 0:45
     
14 III No. 5 - Mockery 0:47
     
 

GILBERT BIBERIAN

 

Haiku

  
15 I No. 1 1:27
     
16 II No. 6 1:40
     
 

TIMOTHY HARRISON

17 

Nova Antiqua

 1:38
     
18 

The Face that Launched a thousand Ships

 2:36
     
 

JOHN TAVENER

19 

Chant for Guitar

 11:05
     
 

TERENCE CROUCHER

 

Six Preludes

  
20 I No. 1 0:49
     
21 II No. 2 0:50
     
22 III No. 3 0:27
     
23 IV No. 4 0:31
     
24 V No. 5 0:38
     
25 VI No. 6 0:57
     
26 

The Little Boat

 1:22
     
27 

Elegy

 5:44
     
 

ALAN RAWSTHORNE

28 

Elegy

 9:09
   
 Jonathan Richards Guitar
   


Two of the finest modern works for guitar - John Tavener’s “Chant” and Alan Rawsthorne’s “Elegy” which, with Terence Croucher’s piece of the same name gives the title to this collection - appear with music from several of Britain’s most accomplished composers for the instrument. Jonathan’s fourth recording, and his first for Divine Art,  presents works with which he has a special affinity and demonstrates why these compositions deserve a wider audience. This recording has been kindly supported by the Rawsthorne Trust.
 

"An enterprising collection  of almost completely unknown pieces which has to be applauded for its refusal to play to the crowd and just be a collection of audience-pleasers… the Tavener and the concluding Rawsthorne both receive committed performances, the Tavener in particular having many winning moments… the playing and recording are clear and vibrant"

Classical Guitar Magazine

"Richards’s technical ability is faultless and always squarely at the service of the music at hand. This all adds up to a quite special 65 minutes that are at once an eloquent homage to the guitar and that transcend considerations of time, place and genre."

William Zagorsky
 

Fanfare

"The pieces by Tavener and Rawsthorne demand our attention. Richards performs [Elegy] with remarkable concentration" - ****

BBC Music Magazine

"Terence Croucher’s Elegy is particularly fine… I derived most pleasure from John Tavener’s hypnotic Chant and Alan Rawsthorne’s meaty Elegy of 1971. Highly accomplished performances, one and all"

Gramophone

"A fine guitar collection...a recording that catches every tonal nuance of the instrument...on all counts, content, recording and performance, this CD is highly recommended"
 

British Music Society Newsletter



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