Jamaican Rumba: Volume 2
Arthur Benjamin: Chamber Music
Ian Munro (piano), John Harding (violin), Esther van Stralen (viola), David Pereira (cello), Peter Jenkin (clarinet)
Benjamin's chamber works are highly melodic, short yet pungent, with a strength of harmony that is distinctive even though obviously influenced by the French impressionists. The violin and cello...
Jamaican Rumba: Volume 2
Arthur Benjamin: Chamber Music
Ian Munro (piano), John Harding (violin), Esther van Stralen (viola), David Pereira (cello), Peter Jenkin (clarinet)
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Benjamin's chamber works are highly melodic, short yet pungent, with a strength of harmony that is distinctive even though obviously influenced by the French impressionists. The violin and cello...
About
This set of CDs has arisen from the pianist Ian Munro's enormous love of Benjamin. With a stellar cast of musicians in the Tall Poppies Ensemble, he has made a recording which brings some major and very neglected works to the public eye (or should that be ear!)
This CD contains the Violin Sonatina and several charming violin miniatures played which characteristic elan by John Harding; Esther van Stralen gives a blistering account of the challenging viola sonata; David Pereira plays the charming Cello Sonatina with its jaunty little march; Peter Jenkin brings consummate artistry to the virtuoso clarinet work Tombeau de Ravel. And of course the CD starts with the eponymous Jamaican Rumba in a scintillating version for violin transcribed by William Primrose for Jascha Heifetz.
Contents and tracklist
- transcribed by William Primrose for Jascha Heifetz
- John Harding (violin), Ian Munro (piano)
- John Harding (violin), Ian Munro (piano)
- Esther van Stralen (viola), Ian Munro (piano)
- David Pereira (cello), Ian Munro (piano)
- Peter Jenkin (clarinet), Ian Munro (piano)
- John Harding (violin), Ian Munro (piano)
Awards and reviews
July 2001
Benjamin's chamber works are highly melodic, short yet pungent, with a strength of harmony that is distinctive even though obviously influenced by the French impressionists. The violin and cello sonatinas--the latter written for Lorne Monroe--are particularly attractive and sound as if they'd be even better orchestrated.