James MacMillan: Viola Concerto [Lawrence Power]

James MacMillan (): Viola Concerto (2013) 0:20 - I. Crotchet = c69 11:41 - II. Quaver = c72 - 76 22:31 - III. Allegro: Crotchet = c126-132 (36:53 Bis: Brexit Polka, by Aleksey Igudesman) Performers: -Lawrence Power, viola (Antonio Brensi, Bologna, ) -Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor -Göteborgs Symfoniker // “My viola concerto was written in 2013 and is dedicated to the soloist Lawrence Power. It is composed in three movements. The first movement is based on a simple cadential figure, sounding as if it is a standard tonic/dominant statement, but is undermined by foreign notes in the bass which create a sense of unresolved tension. From this grows a lyrical and expressive line for the soloist, always underpinned by the two note/two chord tread in the accompaniment. A metric modulation heralds the transition to the second main idea. Oboe and cor anglais play tentative fragments in a faster pace, and this leads to a dance-l