Kenneth Leighton: Cello Concerto, Symphony No.3
) | Label: CHANDOS Catalog: CHAN10307 Format: CD Neil Mackie, tenor; Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Scottish National Orchestra; Edwin Paling, leader; Bryden ThomsonKenneth Leighton (1929-1988) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op.31; Symphony No.3 'Laudes musicae', Op.90 for Tenor and Orchestra This release will please lovers of the byways of twentieth-century British music as it features works by Kenneth Leighton, a hugely undervalued composer whose lyrical and atmospheric music is here given the finest advocacy by artists renowned for this repertoire. Leighton produced a significant body of music, and these pieces rank amongst his finest, providing a good introduction. The tenor soloist in the Third Symphony is Neil Mackie, who also performed the part at the work's premiere in 1985. Raphael Wallfisch, the soloist in the Cello Concerto, has an extensive and award-winning discography on Chandos. He is particuarly know for his emphatic interpretations of twentieth-century British music.  Price: $17.98 |