A Span of Time
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| A Span of Time | |
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| Released | April 2018 |
| Recorded | 2011–2014 |
| Genre | Classical music |
| Label | Naxos Records |
A Span of Time is a collection of 4 CD albums for cello, orchestra and piano (or harp). It includes the last recordings made by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber before his debut recording as conductor and shortly after his forced retirement from public performance due to injury in 2014.[1]
The recordings feature cellists Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin Cheng, the English Chamber Orchestra, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, as well as pianist John Lenehan, harpist Catrin Finch and two former BBC Young Musician of the Year winners Guy Johnston and Laura van der Heijden.
Track listing
CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos, strings and harpsichord)
- Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531
- Cello Concerto in E minor, RV 409 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos, strings and harpsichord)
- Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon in G major, RV 545 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos, strings and harpsichord)
- Concerto for 2 Horns in F major, RV 539 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos, strings and harpsichord)
- Concerto for Oboe and Cello in G minor, RV 812 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos, strings and harpsichord)
- Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for Guitar and Bandoneon, Hommage à Liège: II. "Milonga" (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and orchestra)
CD 4
Personnel
- Julian Lloyd Webber cello
- Jiaxin Cheng cello
- John Lenehan piano
- Catrin Finch harp
- Guy Johnston cello
- Laura van der Heijden cello
- English Chamber Orchestra
- European Union Chamber Orchestra
References
- ^ "Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber to retire". BBC News. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
External links
- Naxos official promo video on YouTube
- Saint-Saëns's "Ave Maria" on YouTube
- Piazzolla's "The Little Beggar Boy" on YouTube
- "Moon Silver" by William Lloyd Webber on YouTube
- Prelude from the Gadfly by Shostakovich, arranged for two cellos and piano by Julian Lloyd Webber on YouTube
- "Summer Sunset" by Roger Quilter on YouTube
- Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531 (1st movement) on YouTube
- Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Cellos (2nd movement) on YouTube
- "And the Bridge Is Love", Naxos promo video on YouTube
- "And the Bridge Is Love", rehearsal on YouTube
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