20th Century String Music

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Divertimento, BB 118 (more info)
Performed by: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Trondheim Soloists Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta Moscow Virtuosi
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Bela Bartok
Conducted by: Gordan Nikolic Richard Studt Iona Brown Oyvind Gimse
Beverley Lunt, violin
Richard Wolfe, viola
Herre-Jan Stegenga, cello
Annette Zahn, double bass
Vladimir Spivakov,
Jean-Marie Zeitouni,


1.   I. Allegro non troppo - 9:32
2.   II. Molto adagio - 8:06
3.   III. Allegro assai - 7:23


Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (more info)
Performed by: Trondheim Soloists Bournemouth Sinfonietta Northern Sinfonia
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Studt Oyvind Gimse Achim Fiedler
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Steuart Bedford, piano
Ronald Thomas, cello
Karoly Botvay, cello
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


4.   I. Boisterous Bourree - 3:12
5.   II. Playful Pizzicato - 3:18
6.   III. Sentimental Saraband - 6:41
7.   IV. Frolicsome Finale - 2:58


Film music for Henry V: 2 Pieces for Strings (more info)
Performed by: Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Composed by: William Walton
Conducted by: Roy Goodman Richard Studt
Karoly Botvay, cello
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


8.   Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff - 3:16
9.   'Touch Her Soft Lips and Part' - 2:04


Concerto for Strings in D major (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Musici de Montreal, I Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Paavo Jarvi Richard Studt
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


10.   I. Vivace - 5:53
11.   II. Arioso - 2:45
12.   III. Rondo - 3:37

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