GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (b. 1911)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

28:40

1

I

Allegro moderato

12:53

2

II

Adagio

8:27

3

III

Allegro vivace

7:17

premiere recording

4

Muero porque no muero

11:02

Cantata for soprano, chorus and orchestra

Billy Hunter trumpet

premiere recording

5

Oh llama de amor viva

9:16

Cantata for baritone, chorus and orchestra

premere recording

6

The Death of Orpheus

12:11

Cantata for tenor, chorus and orchestra

Julia Melinek soprano

Jamie MacDougall tenor

Stephen Roberts baritone

Jennifer Koh violin

Richard Hickox

4 & 5 July 2001