Robert Saxton - Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh

Robert SAXTON (b.1953)

Scenes from The Epic of Gilgamesh (2023)

The Resurrection of the Soldiers (2021)

English Symphony Orchestra

English String Orchestra 

Kenneth Woods

Recorded 7 April 2021 and 7 March 2023 at Waystone Concert Hall

Philip Sawyers - Double Concerto for Violin and Cello; Viola Concerto

Philip SAWYERS (b.1951)

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

Remembrance for Strings*

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Octet

Daniel Rowland (violin, viola) 

Maja Bogdanović (cello)

English String Orchestra*

English Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Woods

Matthew Taylor - Symphonies Nos.4 and 5; Romanza for Strings

Matthew TAYLOR (b. 1964)

Symphony No 4, Op 54 (2015-16)*

Romanza for strings, Op 36a (2006)** 

Symphony No 5, Op 59 (2018) 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales * ** 

English Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Woods

rec. June 2019, St Jude’s on the Hill, London; January 2020, 

BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Wales

Ernst Krenek - Complete Piano Concertos Vol. 2

Ernst KRENEK (1900-1991)

Complete Piano Concertos Vol. 2

Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 123 (1950)* 

Concerto for Two Pianos, Op. 127 (1951)* 

Double Concerto for Violin and Piano, Op. 124 (1950)

Little Concerto for Piano and Organ, Op. 88 (1940) 

Mikhail Korzhev (piano)

Eric Huebner (piano)

Nurit Pacht (violin)

Adrian Partington (organ)

English Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Woods

rec. 5-7 September 2016, Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK

*First recording

Ernst Krenek - Complete Piano Concertos Vol.1

Ernst KRENEK (1900-1991)

Complete Piano Concertos - Vol. 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp major, Op. 18 (1923) 

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 81 (1937) 

Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 107 (1946) 

Mikhail Korzhev (piano)

English Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Woods

rec. 12-13 September 2015, Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys,

Monmouth, UK

21st Century Violin Concertos (Patterson; Pritchard; Matthews; Fokkens; Doolittle)

 

An Eventful Morning in East London: 

21st Century Violin Concertos

Paul PATTERSON (b. 1947)

Allusions, for Two Solo Violins and Strings (2007) 

Deborah PRITCHARD (b. 1977)

Wall of Water ‒ Violin Concerto (2014) [21:07]

David MATTHEWS (b. 1943)

Romanza for Solo Violin and String Orchestra (2012) 

Robert FOKKENS (b. 1975)

An Eventful Morning Near East London ‒ Violin Concerto (2006) 

Emily DOOLITTLE (b. 1972)

falling still for Violin and Strings (2001) 

Harriet Mackenzie (violin)

Philippa Mo (violin: Patterson)

English String Orchestra

English Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Woods (Fokkens)

rec. LSO St Luke’s, London, October 2014 (Pritchard); Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, January 2017 (other works)