Matthew Taylor: Chamber Music, Vol. 3: Music for Winds Waldegrave Ensemble

• Matthew Taylor (1964- ): Serenata trionfale, Op. 34:
• 1 I. Andante moderato 05:54
• 2 II. Vivaccissimo 02:35
• 3 III. Allegretto molto teneramente 04:19
• 4 IV. Adagio liberamente - Presto con spirito 05:18
• Wind Quintet, Op. 51:
• 5 I. Preludio festivo. Presto spiritoso 01:33
• 6 II. Hornpipe. Allegro moderato 02:17
• 7 III. Pensive Waltz. Poco adagio 02:47
• 8 IV. Habanera. L'istesso tempo 01:35
• 9 V. Tarantella. Vivacissimo 01:53
• 10 VI. Pastorale. Adagio teneramente 03:06
• 11 VII. Epilogue. Presto spiritoso 01:18
• Trio in memoriam VH, Op. 21:
• 12 I. Allegretto innocente 03:48
• 13 II. Allegretto 02:16
• 14 III. Moderato 05:25
• Skål!:
• 15 Skål! 03:00
• Introduction & Capriccio, Op. 7:
• 16 Introduction & Capriccio, Op. 7 07:09
• Total Runtime 54:13

Info for Matthew Taylor: Chamber Music, Vol. 3: Music for Winds

The English composer and conductor Matthew Taylor (b. 1964) readily confesses to a fascination with the music of Carl Nielsen. Several of the works here take their inspiration directly from Nielsen; another is a tribute to Vagn Holmboe, the leading Danish composer in the generation after Nielsen. As with Nielsen’s own music for winds, Taylor’s shows a similar blend of symphonic purpose and bucolic humour.

The Waldegrave Ensemble

The Waldegrave Ensemble
is a flexible group with a wind quintet at its core. They perform a wide range of repertoire for wind quintet and collaborate with string and piano players to perform larger mixed chamber works.

Since forming in 2009 the Waldegrave Ensemble have set out to embrace new ways to engage their audiences during their performances; incorporating storytelling or theatre into performances or collaborating with dancers and using visual stimulus to enrich their listeners experiences.

The ensemble believe that the future of classical music is with the youth of today which makes them passionate about their outreach and education projects to help encourage younger generations to learn instruments and enjoy classical music through their waldegrave explore series.

The Ensemble are enthusiastic about working alongside composers to create and perform new chamber works. Recent collaborations include performances of 'Calendar of intolerable inventions from around the world' by Hong Kong born composer Raymond Yiu and the 2016 world premiere of a new quintet by British composer Matthew Taylor.

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