Violin Conversations
Madeleine Mitchell (violin), Andrew Ball, Errollyn Wallen, Wendy Hiscocks, Nigel Clayton, Martin Butler, Kevin Malone, Howard Blake
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
Mitchell's diverse Violin Conversations is full of riches…a fresh and challenging recital, beautifully played.
Violin Conversations
Madeleine Mitchell (violin), Andrew Ball, Errollyn Wallen, Wendy Hiscocks, Nigel Clayton, Martin Butler, Kevin Malone, Howard Blake
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Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
Mitchell's diverse Violin Conversations is full of riches…a fresh and challenging recital, beautifully played.
About
Violinist Madeleine Mitchell has inspired new works from a variety of composers, many of whom share connections of various kinds. ‘Conversations’ sit at the heart of an album in which four pianist composers join Mitchell to perform their works. The music ranges from Alan Rawsthorne’s quicksilver 1958 Violin Sonata, heard here in a BBC broadcast to honour Mitchell’s two-decade partnership with the late Andrew Ball, to Thea Musgrave’s vivid Colloquy. The sequence of atmospheric, communicative pieces from contemporary composers explores natural phenomena, songs of freedom, telephonic frustration and a pas de deux love duet.
Contents and tracklist
- Madeleine Mitchell, Andrew Ball
- Madeleine Mitchell, Errollyn Wallen
- Madeleine Mitchell, Wendy Hiscocks
- Madeleine Mitchell, Nigel Clayton
- Madeleine Mitchell, Martin Butler
- Madeleine Mitchell, Howard Blake
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Madeleine Mitchell on Violin Conversations
26th Jun 2023
The violinist discusses her new album featuring works by composers including Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Howard Blake and the late Joseph Horovitz.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2023
8th July 2023
Mitchell's diverse Violin Conversations is full of riches…a fresh and challenging recital, beautifully played.
30th June 2023
Violin Conversations showcases the extraordinary range of works leading composers have written for Mitchell...finely honed passion (Rawsthorne Sonata) beautifully revealed.. a recording of subtle charm which shows just how approachable..contemporary music has become.
