Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson – Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 5 (2025) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson – Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 5 (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:17 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Chandos

Consummate craftsmanship informs the three works here. Concerto for Orchestra, with its symphonic aspirations, is arresting, consistently inventive, and potent – with deft writing between the exhilarating and the expressive this is music that journeys and arrives, a standout opus in RRB’s catalogue. Close cousins to it in terms of quality are Sonnets to Orpheus (first recording), a cello concerto, in which Jonathan Aasgaard’s plangent tone and generous phrasing are ideal for music of poeticism and ardour, whereas the orchestral Diversions, based on a Scottish folksong, is colourful and enjoyable, not least in some delightful Waltonian moments. Performances throughout are unerringly well-judged

Tracklist:

1. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: I. Aubade. Vivo (07:03)
2. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: II. Adagio (08:01)
3. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: III. Variations – Tema. Presto (00:25)
4. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation I. Leggero (00:26)
5. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation II. Molto agitato (00:34)
6. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation III. Misterioso (00:24)
7. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation IV. Strepitoso (00:24)
8. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation V. Quasi campane (00:38)
9. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation VI. Appassionato (00:47)
10. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation VII. Scherzando (00:22)
11. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Variation VIII. Brillante (00:21)
12. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Concerto for Orchestra: Finale. Molto ritmico – Maestoso (02:42)
13. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Sonnets to Orpheus: I. Allegro (08:04)
14. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Sonnets to Orpheus: II. Capriccioso (04:14)
15. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Sonnets to Orpheus: III. Arioso (06:07)
16. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Sonnets to Orpheus: IV. Molto animato (08:56)
17. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Sonnets to Orpheus: V. Adagio – Senza misura (04:43)
18. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: I. Theme (‘Whistle and I’ll come to you, my lad’). Vivo (01:13)
19. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: II. Variation I. Grazioso (01:30)
20. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: III. Variation II. Scherzando (00:46)
21. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: IV. Interlude 1 (‘In your garden’) (01:30)
22. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: V. Variation III. Poco lento (02:11)
23. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: VI. Variation IV. Con fuoco (01:21)
24. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: VII. Variation V. Tranquillo (02:24)
25. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: VIII. Variation VI. Con brio (01:40)
26. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: IX. Interlude 2 (‘My love’s in Germanie’) (02:39)
27. Jonathan Aasgaard, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & John Wilson – Bennett: Diversions: X. Finale. Molto allegro (02:41)

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