Violin Concerto
composer: Gavin Bryars
("The Bulls of Bashan")
for solo violin and strings
Commissioned work: Commissioned by the Primavera Chamber Orchestra with funds provided by the Arts Council of England
Premiere: October 22, 2000 Bexhill-on-Sea, De La Warr Pavillon (UK) · Paul Manley, violin · Conductor: Paul Manley · Primavera Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra instrumentation: str(5.5.4.4.2 preferred; 2.2.2.2.2 minimum)
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 23' 0''
Year of composition: 2000
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Bryars steers clear of the traditional virtuoso show-piece style concerto, instead opting for a work that, like baroque concertos, can be led by the soloist. There are allusions to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, but the solo part remains slow and exquisitely beautiful, and there is no real cadenza.
Recordings
I have heard it said that a spirit enters (2010)
Gavin Bryars- Three Canadian Songs
- I have heard it said that a spirit enters
- Planet Earth
- The Apple
- Violin Concerto
- The Porazzi Fragment
- By the Vaar
CBC Radio Orchestra; Holly Cole, voice; Gwen Hoebig, solo violin; Gavin Bryars, solo double bass; Owen Underhill, conductor
GB RECORDS
BCGBCD12
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