from Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi & Suite; McEwen: Viola Concerto (CDA67839) 1 Prelude [3'05] 25 minutes 29 seconds 8 tracks2 Carol [2'28] 3 Christmas Dance [1'53] 4 Ballad [5'58] 5 Moto perpetuo [3'29] 6 Musette [3'33] 7 Polka mélancolique [2'53] 8 Galop [2'10] ‘Lawrence Power's playing is wonderfully varied, at times delicate and poetical, at others broad, passionate and generous … Power (and Brabbins, who exercises his usual imaginative flair and mast ... ‘Lawrence Power plays with a tone as dark as a cello, and a technique as agile as a violinist's: the ideal combination … decidedly a favourite disc of 2011’ (The Observer) ‘Lawrence Power is the perfect advocate for both works, with his rich, warm, sensuous tone and flamboyant virtuosity … Brabbins and the BBC NOW are in complete sympathy with his musical aims’ (Th ... |