Paul Watkins - Scott: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra & Symphony No. 1 (2008/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Our survey of orchestral music by Cyril Scott comes to a close with the premiere recording of the Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1. The BBC Philharmonic is conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with Paul Watkins as the cello soloist. From an early stage of his musical education Scott was influenced by German artistic ideas and his Symphony No. 1 is dedicated to the poet Stefan George. We have Percy Grainger to thank for preserving the score, in which Scott experiments with a modern rhapsodic style. The Cello Concerto is a later work and shows the influence of Ravel and Debussy. This is a virtuosic and extravagant work full of mysticism and haunting melodies.

Tracklist:
1. Cello Concerto in C Major, Op. 37: I. Molto tranquillo (16:47)
2. Cello Concerto in C Major, Op. 37: II. Intermezzo pastorale. Andante molto sostenuto (03:59)
3. Cello Concerto in C Major, Op. 37: II. Rondo giocoso (06:31)
4. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: I. Allegro frivolo. Andante (06:41)
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: II. Andante con moto (06:22)
6. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: III. Allegretto (05:01)
7. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: Tema. Andante maestoso (07:51)
8. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: Finale. Molto moderato (04:45)


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