Warp & Weft
Rebecca Clarke
Three Movements for two violins & piano
18:121
I.Prelude4:32
2
II.Danse Bizarre5:08
3
III.Nocturne8:32
Paul Patterson
Allusions for Two Violins and Piano
17:484
I.False Impressions5:47
5
II.Mindscape7:52
6
III.Beneath the Surface4:09
Gordon Jacob
Four Bagatelles for Two Violins
5:307
I.A Carol1:29
8
II.Mazurka1:10
9
III.Autumn Sketch1:49
10
IV.Gopak1:02
Moeran
Sonata for Two Violins
15:5811
I.Allegro non troppo6:32
12
II.Presto4:02
13
III.Passacaglia5:24
Rawsthorne
Theme and Variations for Two Violins
16:1814
I.Theme0:43
15
II.Capricietto0:51
16
III.Siciliano2:02
17
IV.Cancrizzante1:01
18
V.Rhapsodia2:51
19
VI.Notturno3:11
20
VII.Scherzetto0:42
21
VIII.Ostinato1:12
22
IX.Canone0:37
23
X.Fantasia3:08
Featuring works for two violins and piano, Warp and Weft brings together a fascinating variety of works written for this instrumentation by 20th and 21st Century British composers. It is a unique exploration, in which the two violins interweave lines to make a web of sound.
In addition to two world première recordings by Gordon Jacob and Paul Patterson, the disc also includes some of the most inspiring yet rarely recorded works by Rebecca Clarke, E.J.Moeran and Alan Rawsthorne. Each expressing distinctive colours, the exploration of lyricism and virtuosity unfolds.