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British Music for Strings Vol. IV

Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock

Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy...

British Music for Strings Vol. IV

Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock

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Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy...

About

The fourth volume of this diverse and instructive series presents itself as a "group portrait with a lady". In this installment, Douglas Bostock and the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim continue their exploration of British string music history. Representing the "fairer sex" among her colleagues is Imogen Holst, daughter of the renowned composer of The Planets. Of all the composers featured, she employs the most advanced musical language. Nevertheless, they are all united by a shared artistic ethos: they creatively follow in the footsteps of the old masters, devising various ways to bridge the spirit of past centuries with their own time. This may take shape as variations or as a musical monument, but more often than not, it unfolds "en suite" – with refined taste and that distinctly British sense of conservatism.

Contents and tracklist

I. Praeludium
Track length3:08
II. Pavane
Track length4:15
III. Gavotte
Track length2:28
IV. Jig
Track length2:05
I. March
Track length1:48
II. Boree
Track length1:28
III. Slow Minuet
Track length1:21
IV. Mayday Dance
Track length1:26
V. Thanksgiving
Track length2:34
I. Prelude
Track length4:28
II. Fugue
Track length3:09
III. Intermezzo
Track length4:39
IV. Jig
Track length3:11
Theme
Track length1:59
Var. I. Minuet - Trio
Track length1:34
Var. II. Air - Canon
Track length3:01
Var. III. Mazurka
Track length2:12
Var. IV. Hymn
Track length2:55
Var. V. Finale
Track length5:02
I. Prelude
Track length4:59
II. Cradle Song
Track length2:41
III. Intermezzo
Track length1:43
IV. Humoreesque
Track length2:55

Awards and reviews

October 2025

Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy it once again, free from the strictures of passing trends and influences.

August 2025

The chamber orchestra has been recorded, as usual, in the CongressCentrum, Pforzheim and that has allowed the sound to inflate quite attractively and, needless to say, Bostock’s direction is stylistically assured, and Foreman’s notes astutely judged.
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