Dutton Epoch presents a disc of Arnold’s ballet music, featuring the premiere digital recordings of his complete ‘Homage to the Queen’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ scores.
Homage to the Queen: Ballet in one act, Op. 42 (1953)
First digital recording of the complete score
1. Prelude and Opening Scene
Allegro moderato – Marziale – Andante con moto – Allegro molto
2. Earth: 1
Moderato – Allegro scherzando (Pas de six) – Moderato (Pas de deux) – Allegretto (Girl’s Variation)
3. Earth: 2
Allegro (Man’s Variation)
4. Earth: 3
Vivace (Finale)
5. Water: 1
Poco lento – Vivace – Allegro moderato (Pas de trois) – Waltz – First Girl’s Solo – Second Girl’s Solo – Waltz Tempo I (Pas de trois) – Allegretto – Meno mosso e molto ritmico (Man’s Variation)
6. Water: 2
Moderato – Allegretto
7. Water: 3
Allegro moderato (Man’s Variation)
8. Water: 4
Moderato – Andante con moto (Girl’s Variation)
9. Water: 5
Andantino quasi allegretto (Pas de deux)
10. Fire: 1
Poco lento e pesante – Allegro brillante – Allegro con fuoco (Pas de cinq) – Poco lento e pesante – Allegro con brio (Man’s Solo)
11. Fire: 2
Moderato e energico (Pas de deux) – Allegro moderato
12. Fire: 3
Allegro con fuoco (Girl’s Variation)
13. Fire: 4
Allegro moderato (Man’s Variation)
14. Fire: 5
Presto (Finale)
15. Air: 1
Moderato e maestoso – Allegretto grazioso (Girl’s Variation) – Presto
16. Air: 2
Moderato e molto ritmico (Man’s Variation)
17. Air: 3
Adagio non troppo (Pas de deux)
18. Air: 4
Maestoso (Finale) – Marziale – Moderato e maestoso – Allegro – Lento e maestoso
Sweeney Todd: Ballet for orchestra, Op. 68 (1959)
First recording of the complete score
19. Moderato e misterioso – Vivace
20. Allegretto (Policemen’s Dance)
21. Vivace (Fleet Street) – Allegretto – Vivace – Moderato – Vivace
22. Allegro moderato (Rich man enters) – Lento (Tobias)
23. Allegretto (Johanna and her parents. Father is very drunk) – Allegro
24. Andantino
25. Allegretto (Tobias hiccups while eating pie) – Allegro marziale
26. Allegro vivace (Mark and Jeffery enter) – Moderato – Allegro – Allegro vivace – Allegro frenetico
27. Allegretto (Policemen looking for clues) – Allegro
28. Andante (Johanna’s house) – Allegro – Pas de quatre – Vivace
29. Allegretto (Policemen still searching for clues) – Moderato e misterioso – Vivace – Allegretto – Vivace
30. Allegretto (Mrs Lovett enters) – Moderato – Presto – Vivace – Moderato – Vivace – Moderato
31. Vivace – Moderato – Vivace – Frenetico – Molto meno mosso
32. Allegro con brio (Virtue Triumphant) – Allegretto (Pas de deux) – Più mosso – Allegretto – Allegro con brio – Moderato – Presto
BBC Concert Orchestra
conducted by
Martin Yates
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