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Sophia Rahman Sophia Rahman has recorded over twenty chamber discs for Naxos, ASV, ALWYN Dutton/Epoch, Meridian, Linn Records, Guild, and others. She acts as an official accompanist for the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the Barbirolli International Competition, IMS/Prussia Cove, and has given master-classes in Chamber Music Sweden, Russia and China. She studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School with Peter Norris and Louis Kentner, took a first-class honours degree in English from King’s College, and completed her studies at the with Sonata • Oboe Sonata • Viola Sonatina Alexander Kelly and Malcolm Martineau. Suite for Oboe and Harp • String Trio • Conversations Plane • Gould • Francis • Bradley Wakefield • Rahman • Hermitage String Trio

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The Hermitage String Trio Boris Garlitsky, Violin • Alexander Zemtsov, Viola • Leonid Gorokhov, Cello In the short time since its foundation in 2004, the Hermitage String Trio has established itself as an outstanding ensemble. This European- based Russian trio is steeped in the great Russian tradition of string playing. Their love of chamber music shines through in their programmes which offer an enticing combination of lesser-known pieces and masterworks of the string trio repertoire. The Hermitage String Trio made its London début at St John’s Smith Square in Academia Rossica’s Photo: Richard Cannon Photo: Jill Furmanovsky Series Russian Virtuosi. They have given concerts throughout the United Kingdom and have appeared at the Petworth, Newbury Spring and Dart Festivals and at the ; further afield, they have played at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville and have given concerts in Germany and in France. They have recorded for Chandos and for Naxos.

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William Sarah-Jane Bradley ALWYN Sarah-Jane Bradley made her concerto début with the Philharmonia in 1992, and (1905-1985) first appeared as a recitalist at the Wigmore Hall in 1997. She has given premières and recorded a number of new works for solo viola, including concertos by David Chamber Music Matthews and Paul Patterson. Her recordings include three CDs of British Viola Music, Arthur Butterworth’s Viola Concerto, and Delius’s Double Concerto with 1 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 12:10 Philippe Graffin. Her work as a chamber musician has taken her to festivals such as Allegro – Molto moderato – a tempo – Poco più mosso – Marlborough (1992) and Kuhmo (2001). She is a former member of the Leopold Molto moderato – Allegro – Più mosso – a tempo – String Trio and Sorrel Quartet and currently works with the Fidelio Piano Quartet Meno mosso – a tempo – Più mosso – a tempo, più mosso and Organism. Sonata for Oboe and Piano 15:37 2 Moderato e grazioso 7:32 3 Andantino 3:42 4 Allegro (quasi valse tempo) 4:23 Photo: Hanya Chlala Sonatina for Viola and Piano 8:18 5 Prelude: Lento e rubato 2:30 6 Dance: Allegretto 1:15 Lucy Wakeford 7 Aria: Andante piacevole 2:50 8 Finale: Allegro moderato e deciso 1:43 Appointed principal of the in 2002, Lucy Wakeford is one of the most outstanding harpists of her generation. Much in demand as a soloist, Suite for Oboe and Harp 5:51 recitalist and ensemble player she has performed at major venues and festivals 9 Minuet: Moderato 2:40 throughout Europe, appearing as guest artist with musicians including Roger 0 Valse Miniature: Allegro grazioso 1:01 Vignoles, John Mark Ainsley, Michael Chance, James Galway and the Belcea ! Jig: Allegro molto 2:10 Quartet. She is principal harp of the Britten Sinfonia and harpist of the Nash String Trio 15:45 Ensemble. @ Allegro molto – Meno mosso – Allegro molto – Adagio 2:28 # Molto vivace 5:40 $ Andante – Poco più mosso 4:20 % Allegro ma non troppo – Poco più mosso – Meno mosso, grazioso – Più mosso – Meno mosso – Molto meno mosso – Andante espressivo 3:17 Conversations 18:10 ^ Prelude: Moderato e calmato 1:47 & Romanza: Andante e tranquillo 2:48 * Chorale: Broad and expressive but with movement 1:55 ( Fughetta: Allegro moderato e molto ritmico 1:12 ) Arioso: Con moto e placido 3:00 ¡ Carillon: Allegro commodo 2:23 ™ Intermezzo: Slow and clear 1:52 £ Capriccio: Allegro molto (quasi presto volante) 3:13

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Lucy Gould William Alwyn (1905-1985) Chamber Music Lucy Gould studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Indiana University, Bloomington, with György Pauk and Josef Gingold. She has performed much of the William Alwyn was born in Northampton on 7th compose two operas, Juan or the Libertine, in four acts concerto repertoire with major British orchestras and has been guest leader of the November 1905. He began his musical studies at the to his own libretto, and Miss Julie, in two acts after the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Royal Academy of Music in 1920 studying flute, piano play by August Strindberg. In addition to chamber and Orchestra of Wales and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. She is principal second and composition. In 1926 at the age of 21, he was vocal music, he composed his last major orchestral violin of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and has played as violinist of the Gould appointed Professor of Composition at the RAM, a works there, the Concerto Grosso No. 3, commissioned Piano Trio since 1991. position that he held for almost thirty years. His prolific as a tribute to Sir Henry Wood to mark the twentieth output is close to 300 works that include music in the anniversary of his death in 1964 and first performed at majority of genres, opera, ballet, orchestral, chamber, the Proms that year by the BBC Symphony Orchestra instrumental, and song. In addition to this Alwyn conducted by the composer, the Sinfonietta for contributed nearly 200 scores for the cinema. He began String Orchestra in 1970 and the Symphony No. 5 his career in this medium in 1936 writing music for (Hydriotaphia) during 1972-73. In 1978 Alwyn was documentaries. In 1941 he wrote his first feature length awarded a CBE in recognition of his services to music. score for Penn of Pennsylvania. Other notable film When not writing music he spent his time painting, and scores include Desert Victory, The Way Ahead, The writing, which includes much poetry and perhaps most True Glory, Odd Man Out, The History of Mr Polly, The fascinating of all, a diary he kept between September Rake’s Progress, The Fallen Idol, The Rocking Horse 1955 and August 1956 whilst completing his Symphony Photo: Anthony Hurren Winner, The Crimson Pirate, The Million Pound Note, No. 3. Entitled Ariel to Miranda, it documents his daily The Winslow Boy, The Card, A Night To Remember, and routine, composing for the cinema and concert hall; Carve Her Name With Pride. In 1951 in recognition of there is also a short autobiography, Winged Chariot. Sarah Francis his services to the film medium he was made a Fellow Alwyn died in Southwold, Suffolk on 11th September of The British Film Academy, the only composer until 1985 just under two months before his eightieth Sarah Francis is a leading British oboist and a Fellow of the Royal College of very recently to have received this honour. There is also birthday. Music. She has broadcast regularly for the BBC since the age of nineteen. Her many much incidental music for both radio and television. Amongst Alwyn’s large corpus of work that solo performances include concertos at the Proms and in the South Bank concert Alwyn’s other appointments include serving as includes five symphonies, concertos for flute, oboe, halls. Major works by Gordon Crosse, William Mathias and Anthony Payne have Chairman for the Composers’ Guild of Great Britain, for violin, harp, piano, and many shorter orchestral works, been dedicated to her. She has given master-classes at the Moscow, Amsterdam and which he was instrumental in forming, in 1949, 1950 there is a significant amount of chamber and Geneva Conservatoires, the Cologne Hochschule and the Royal Danish and and 1954, a Director of the Mechanical Copyright instrumental music. The present recording includes six Swedish Academies. Protection Society, a Vice-President of the Society for works which were composed during the years 1934 and the Promotion of New Music (S.P.N.M.) and Director of 1962. During this time Alwyn’s style developed from the Performing Right Society. Also, for many years the easy flowing melodies exemplified in the Oboe Alwyn was one of the panel reading new scores for the Sonata, Viola Sonatina, and Suite for Oboe and Harp to BBC. During the 1950s his music was championed by the more astringent and darker language of the Clarinet the conductor Sir , who gave many first Sonata and String Trio. performances of his works, amongst which are The was completed in Blythburgh, Photo: Robert Carpenter Turner Symphonies No. 1 (dedicated to Barbirolli), No. 2, and Suffolk in August 1962, and arose as a result of a No. 4. commission from the clarinettist Thea King, who gave Alwyn spent the last 25 years of his life in the first performance on 3rd November 1962 at Blythburgh, Suffolk, where in those tranquil Leighton House, Kensington, London, accompanied by surroundings, he found the necessary inspiration to Celia Arieli. The composer says of the work: “As with

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the late instrumental works of Debussy, my Sonata The brief but charming Suite for Oboe and Harp 12-note theme announced by the violin with a spiky Conversations, or to quote the original title on the abandons the conventional three or four movement was completed in London in February 1945. The work persistent accompaniment. The Trio section ends with a manuscript, Music for Three Players was completed in work for one in a single movement and so is in the was especially written for Léon and Sidonie Goossens fortissimo chordal statement, which resolves into a London during November 1950. The work was nature of a fantasy-sonata full of dramatic contrasts but who gave the first performance on the 11th November complete repeat of the Scherzo. There is a short coda in especially written for the Claviano Trio, Arthur unconfined by strict, formal design. The work is based 1945 in a BBC Broadcast on the Home Service. A which the movement fades away into the distance. The Pennington (violin), Reginald Kell (clarinet) and on two major ideas – the first a brusquely iterated further performance with the same artists took place on third movement Cavatina is as indicated by its title a Richard Farrell (piano). This group of eight short semiquaver figure, heard first low in the bass of the 25th August 1946 as part of a Sunday Afternoon slow movement of a song-like character in complete descriptive pieces, Prelude, Romanza, Chorale, piano; and second, a long flowing cantilena sung by the Concert which featured Joseph Szigeti and Gerald contrast to the Scherzo which precedes it. The mood is Fughetta, Arioso, Carillon, Intermezzo, and Capriccio, clarinet over a chattering piano accompaniment, again Moore, from the Concert Hall of Broadcasting House. quietly reflective and gradually works up to a fortissimo was designed to be played without a break. In effect, as based on the semiquaver motif. It is a virtuoso piece There are three short movements: a Minuet imbued with climax with the violin (molto intenso) high above the the revised title Conversations implies when the work which makes equal demands on both players.” a feeling of regret and nostalgia, a lilting Valse rapid arpeggio accompaniment of the other two was first published in 1996, they are rather like a In December 1933 Alwyn began composing a work Miniature and to conclude a lively Jig, which instruments. The movement ends as it began, quietly discussion between friends. The piano holds court for piano and orchestra entitled Sonatina. A piano score incorporates a slow melancholic middle section before and reflectively. The fourth movement plunges into the throughout most of the work with the violin and clarinet of this work with the instruments cued in at various returning to the joie de vivre of the opening. For many rhythmic finale. The pace quickens then changes to a adding their comments. points in the score resides in the Alwyn Archive at years this work was thought to be lost until it was slower and more lyrical mood alternating between quick Cambridge University Library. At some point Alwyn discovered in the Léon Goossens bequest of his musical and slow. This section, which ends with sforzando © Andrew Knowles 2010 must have become dissatisfied with the work as it was repertoire to the British Library. pizzicato chords, is followed by a brief coda where an never fully scored. In January 1934 he began the Sonata The String Trio was composed during 1959 and augmented version of the twelve-note theme brings the William Alwyn’s notes are hereby reproduced by kind for Oboe and Piano and much of the thematic material of belongs to the period when Alwyn was experimenting work to a tranquil close.” permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. the Sonatina found its way into this Sonata, but more with short scale groups as in the Symphonies Nos. 3 and fully developed. The work is dedicated to the British 4, and the Twelve Preludes for piano solo. The work is oboist Helen Gaskell (1906-2002), who gave the first dedicated to the Oromonte Trio, Perry Hart (violin), performance with her sister Lillian accompanying at a Margaret Major (viola) and Bruno Schreker (cello), who New Music Society concert on 24th May 1934 at the gave the first performance on 23rd October 1960 at the Robert Plane Royal Academy of Music in London. The first Falmouth Arts Centre. A BBC broadcast would follow movement’s structure is based on the opening idea first by the same artists on 13th March 1962. The composer Robert Plane’s recordings of British clarinet music for Naxos have presented by the piano and echoed by the oboe. This idea says the following about the work: established him as a leading interpreter of this repertoire. His Finzi Clarinet is developed and goes through a number of permutations “The first movement is constructed on a 12-tone Concerto CD (8.553566) won Classic CD Magazine’s Best Concerto before arriving at a tranquil conclusion in the form of row given here complete but divided into smaller groups Recording Award, whilst that of Bax’s Clarinet Sonatas (8.557698) was echoing phrases between the two instruments. The in the following three movements. The work begins shortlisted for a Gramophone Award. He collaborates with leading second movement’s chorale-like mood is immediately with a short energetic passage, which is immediately ensembles such as the Gould Trio and Maggini Quartet. He is principal followed by a lively waltz culminating in a hushed coda followed by a tranquil lilting theme using the whole clarinet of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. bringing a peaceful conclusion to the work. twelve notes and developed in canon by each instrument The Sonatina for Viola and Piano (here receiving in turn. This drifts away on the high upper register of the its première recording) was written in January 1941. violin. The rhythmic opening phrase abruptly intervenes Originally this brief four movement work was entitled but quickly dissolves to a pianissimo ending. The Short Suite, but Alwyn later scored through this title on second movement is a Scherzo based on a 5-note group the original manuscript, and replaced it with Sonatina. derived from the 12-note row but with a strong tonal The work begins with a solemn Prelude followed by a centre of C. This short note group is fully developed delicate Dance (viola muted throughout), then a both in rhythm and melody and reaches a fortissimo graceful and expressive Aria, concluding with a conclusion. The Trio of the Scherzo, which forms the dramatic and exciting Finale. middle section of the movement, is a re-statement of the Photo: Chris Stock 8.572425 45 8.572425 572425 bk Alwyn 4/6/10 16:50 Page 4

the late instrumental works of Debussy, my Sonata The brief but charming Suite for Oboe and Harp 12-note theme announced by the violin with a spiky Conversations, or to quote the original title on the abandons the conventional three or four movement was completed in London in February 1945. The work persistent accompaniment. The Trio section ends with a manuscript, Music for Three Players was completed in work for one in a single movement and so is in the was especially written for Léon and Sidonie Goossens fortissimo chordal statement, which resolves into a London during November 1950. The work was nature of a fantasy-sonata full of dramatic contrasts but who gave the first performance on the 11th November complete repeat of the Scherzo. There is a short coda in especially written for the Claviano Trio, Arthur unconfined by strict, formal design. The work is based 1945 in a BBC Broadcast on the Home Service. A which the movement fades away into the distance. The Pennington (violin), Reginald Kell (clarinet) and on two major ideas – the first a brusquely iterated further performance with the same artists took place on third movement Cavatina is as indicated by its title a Richard Farrell (piano). This group of eight short semiquaver figure, heard first low in the bass of the 25th August 1946 as part of a Sunday Afternoon slow movement of a song-like character in complete descriptive pieces, Prelude, Romanza, Chorale, piano; and second, a long flowing cantilena sung by the Concert which featured Joseph Szigeti and Gerald contrast to the Scherzo which precedes it. The mood is Fughetta, Arioso, Carillon, Intermezzo, and Capriccio, clarinet over a chattering piano accompaniment, again Moore, from the Concert Hall of Broadcasting House. quietly reflective and gradually works up to a fortissimo was designed to be played without a break. In effect, as based on the semiquaver motif. It is a virtuoso piece There are three short movements: a Minuet imbued with climax with the violin (molto intenso) high above the the revised title Conversations implies when the work which makes equal demands on both players.” a feeling of regret and nostalgia, a lilting Valse rapid arpeggio accompaniment of the other two was first published in 1996, they are rather like a In December 1933 Alwyn began composing a work Miniature and to conclude a lively Jig, which instruments. The movement ends as it began, quietly discussion between friends. The piano holds court for piano and orchestra entitled Sonatina. A piano score incorporates a slow melancholic middle section before and reflectively. The fourth movement plunges into the throughout most of the work with the violin and clarinet of this work with the instruments cued in at various returning to the joie de vivre of the opening. For many rhythmic finale. The pace quickens then changes to a adding their comments. points in the score resides in the Alwyn Archive at years this work was thought to be lost until it was slower and more lyrical mood alternating between quick Cambridge University Library. At some point Alwyn discovered in the Léon Goossens bequest of his musical and slow. This section, which ends with sforzando © Andrew Knowles 2010 must have become dissatisfied with the work as it was repertoire to the British Library. pizzicato chords, is followed by a brief coda where an never fully scored. In January 1934 he began the Sonata The String Trio was composed during 1959 and augmented version of the twelve-note theme brings the William Alwyn’s notes are hereby reproduced by kind for Oboe and Piano and much of the thematic material of belongs to the period when Alwyn was experimenting work to a tranquil close.” permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. the Sonatina found its way into this Sonata, but more with short scale groups as in the Symphonies Nos. 3 and fully developed. The work is dedicated to the British 4, and the Twelve Preludes for piano solo. The work is oboist Helen Gaskell (1906-2002), who gave the first dedicated to the Oromonte Trio, Perry Hart (violin), performance with her sister Lillian accompanying at a Margaret Major (viola) and Bruno Schreker (cello), who New Music Society concert on 24th May 1934 at the gave the first performance on 23rd October 1960 at the Robert Plane Royal Academy of Music in London. The first Falmouth Arts Centre. A BBC broadcast would follow movement’s structure is based on the opening idea first by the same artists on 13th March 1962. The composer Robert Plane’s recordings of British clarinet music for Naxos have presented by the piano and echoed by the oboe. This idea says the following about the work: established him as a leading interpreter of this repertoire. His Finzi Clarinet is developed and goes through a number of permutations “The first movement is constructed on a 12-tone Concerto CD (8.553566) won Classic CD Magazine’s Best Concerto before arriving at a tranquil conclusion in the form of row given here complete but divided into smaller groups Recording Award, whilst that of Bax’s Clarinet Sonatas (8.557698) was echoing phrases between the two instruments. The in the following three movements. The work begins shortlisted for a Gramophone Award. He collaborates with leading second movement’s chorale-like mood is immediately with a short energetic passage, which is immediately ensembles such as the Gould Trio and Maggini Quartet. He is principal followed by a lively waltz culminating in a hushed coda followed by a tranquil lilting theme using the whole clarinet of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. bringing a peaceful conclusion to the work. twelve notes and developed in canon by each instrument The Sonatina for Viola and Piano (here receiving in turn. This drifts away on the high upper register of the its première recording) was written in January 1941. violin. The rhythmic opening phrase abruptly intervenes Originally this brief four movement work was entitled but quickly dissolves to a pianissimo ending. The Short Suite, but Alwyn later scored through this title on second movement is a Scherzo based on a 5-note group the original manuscript, and replaced it with Sonatina. derived from the 12-note row but with a strong tonal The work begins with a solemn Prelude followed by a centre of C. This short note group is fully developed delicate Dance (viola muted throughout), then a both in rhythm and melody and reaches a fortissimo graceful and expressive Aria, concluding with a conclusion. The Trio of the Scherzo, which forms the dramatic and exciting Finale. middle section of the movement, is a re-statement of the Photo: Chris Stock 8.572425 45 8.572425 572425 bk Alwyn 4/6/10 16:50 Page 6

Lucy Gould William Alwyn (1905-1985) Chamber Music Lucy Gould studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Indiana University, Bloomington, with György Pauk and Josef Gingold. She has performed much of the William Alwyn was born in Northampton on 7th compose two operas, Juan or the Libertine, in four acts concerto repertoire with major British orchestras and has been guest leader of the November 1905. He began his musical studies at the to his own libretto, and Miss Julie, in two acts after the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Royal Academy of Music in 1920 studying flute, piano play by August Strindberg. In addition to chamber and Orchestra of Wales and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. She is principal second and composition. In 1926 at the age of 21, he was vocal music, he composed his last major orchestral violin of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and has played as violinist of the Gould appointed Professor of Composition at the RAM, a works there, the Concerto Grosso No. 3, commissioned Piano Trio since 1991. position that he held for almost thirty years. His prolific as a tribute to Sir Henry Wood to mark the twentieth output is close to 300 works that include music in the anniversary of his death in 1964 and first performed at majority of genres, opera, ballet, orchestral, chamber, the Proms that year by the BBC Symphony Orchestra instrumental, and song. In addition to this Alwyn conducted by the composer, the Sinfonietta for contributed nearly 200 scores for the cinema. He began String Orchestra in 1970 and the Symphony No. 5 his career in this medium in 1936 writing music for (Hydriotaphia) during 1972-73. In 1978 Alwyn was documentaries. In 1941 he wrote his first feature length awarded a CBE in recognition of his services to music. score for Penn of Pennsylvania. Other notable film When not writing music he spent his time painting, and scores include Desert Victory, The Way Ahead, The writing, which includes much poetry and perhaps most True Glory, Odd Man Out, The History of Mr Polly, The fascinating of all, a diary he kept between September Rake’s Progress, The Fallen Idol, The Rocking Horse 1955 and August 1956 whilst completing his Symphony Photo: Anthony Hurren Winner, The Crimson Pirate, The Million Pound Note, No. 3. Entitled Ariel to Miranda, it documents his daily The Winslow Boy, The Card, A Night To Remember, and routine, composing for the cinema and concert hall; Carve Her Name With Pride. In 1951 in recognition of there is also a short autobiography, Winged Chariot. Sarah Francis his services to the film medium he was made a Fellow Alwyn died in Southwold, Suffolk on 11th September of The British Film Academy, the only composer until 1985 just under two months before his eightieth Sarah Francis is a leading British oboist and a Fellow of the Royal College of very recently to have received this honour. There is also birthday. Music. She has broadcast regularly for the BBC since the age of nineteen. Her many much incidental music for both radio and television. Amongst Alwyn’s large corpus of work that solo performances include concertos at the Proms and in the South Bank concert Alwyn’s other appointments include serving as includes five symphonies, concertos for flute, oboe, halls. Major works by Gordon Crosse, William Mathias and Anthony Payne have Chairman for the Composers’ Guild of Great Britain, for violin, harp, piano, and many shorter orchestral works, been dedicated to her. She has given master-classes at the Moscow, Amsterdam and which he was instrumental in forming, in 1949, 1950 there is a significant amount of chamber and Geneva Conservatoires, the Cologne Hochschule and the Royal Danish and and 1954, a Director of the Mechanical Copyright instrumental music. The present recording includes six Swedish Academies. Protection Society, a Vice-President of the Society for works which were composed during the years 1934 and the Promotion of New Music (S.P.N.M.) and Director of 1962. During this time Alwyn’s style developed from the Performing Right Society. Also, for many years the easy flowing melodies exemplified in the Oboe Alwyn was one of the panel reading new scores for the Sonata, Viola Sonatina, and Suite for Oboe and Harp to BBC. During the 1950s his music was championed by the more astringent and darker language of the Clarinet the conductor Sir John Barbirolli, who gave many first Sonata and String Trio. performances of his works, amongst which are The Clarinet Sonata was completed in Blythburgh, Photo: Robert Carpenter Turner Symphonies No. 1 (dedicated to Barbirolli), No. 2, and Suffolk in August 1962, and arose as a result of a No. 4. commission from the clarinettist Thea King, who gave Alwyn spent the last 25 years of his life in the first performance on 3rd November 1962 at Blythburgh, Suffolk, where in those tranquil Leighton House, Kensington, London, accompanied by surroundings, he found the necessary inspiration to Celia Arieli. The composer says of the work: “As with

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William Sarah-Jane Bradley ALWYN Sarah-Jane Bradley made her concerto début with the Philharmonia in 1992, and (1905-1985) first appeared as a recitalist at the Wigmore Hall in 1997. She has given premières and recorded a number of new works for solo viola, including concertos by David Chamber Music Matthews and Paul Patterson. Her recordings include three CDs of British Viola Music, Arthur Butterworth’s Viola Concerto, and Delius’s Double Concerto with 1 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 12:10 Philippe Graffin. Her work as a chamber musician has taken her to festivals such as Allegro – Molto moderato – a tempo – Poco più mosso – Marlborough (1992) and Kuhmo (2001). She is a former member of the Leopold Molto moderato – Allegro – Più mosso – a tempo – String Trio and Sorrel Quartet and currently works with the Fidelio Piano Quartet Meno mosso – a tempo – Più mosso – a tempo, più mosso and Organism. Sonata for Oboe and Piano 15:37 2 Moderato e grazioso 7:32 3 Andantino 3:42 4 Allegro (quasi valse tempo) 4:23 Photo: Hanya Chlala Sonatina for Viola and Piano 8:18 5 Prelude: Lento e rubato 2:30 6 Dance: Allegretto 1:15 Lucy Wakeford 7 Aria: Andante piacevole 2:50 8 Finale: Allegro moderato e deciso 1:43 Appointed principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2002, Lucy Wakeford is one of the most outstanding harpists of her generation. Much in demand as a soloist, Suite for Oboe and Harp 5:51 recitalist and ensemble player she has performed at major venues and festivals 9 Minuet: Moderato 2:40 throughout Europe, appearing as guest artist with musicians including Roger 0 Valse Miniature: Allegro grazioso 1:01 Vignoles, John Mark Ainsley, Michael Chance, James Galway and the Belcea ! Jig: Allegro molto 2:10 Quartet. She is principal harp of the Britten Sinfonia and harpist of the Nash String Trio 15:45 Ensemble. @ Allegro molto – Meno mosso – Allegro molto – Adagio 2:28 # Molto vivace 5:40 $ Andante – Poco più mosso 4:20 % Allegro ma non troppo – Poco più mosso – Meno mosso, grazioso – Più mosso – Meno mosso – Molto meno mosso – Andante espressivo 3:17 Conversations 18:10 ^ Prelude: Moderato e calmato 1:47 & Romanza: Andante e tranquillo 2:48 * Chorale: Broad and expressive but with movement 1:55 ( Fughetta: Allegro moderato e molto ritmico 1:12 ) Arioso: Con moto e placido 3:00 ¡ Carillon: Allegro commodo 2:23 ™ Intermezzo: Slow and clear 1:52 £ Capriccio: Allegro molto (quasi presto volante) 3:13

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Sophia Rahman Sophia Rahman has recorded over twenty chamber discs for Naxos, ASV, ALWYN Dutton/Epoch, Meridian, Linn Records, Guild, and others. She acts as an official accompanist for the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the Barbirolli International Oboe Competition, IMS/Prussia Cove, and has given master-classes in Chamber Music Sweden, Russia and China. She studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School with Peter Norris and Louis Kentner, took a first-class honours degree in English from King’s College, London and completed her studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Clarinet Sonata • Oboe Sonata • Viola Sonatina Alexander Kelly and Malcolm Martineau. Suite for Oboe and Harp • String Trio • Conversations Plane • Gould • Francis • Bradley Wakefield • Rahman • Hermitage String Trio

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The Hermitage String Trio Boris Garlitsky, Violin • Alexander Zemtsov, Viola • Leonid Gorokhov, Cello In the short time since its foundation in 2004, the Hermitage String Trio has established itself as an outstanding ensemble. This European- based Russian trio is steeped in the great Russian tradition of string playing. Their love of chamber music shines through in their programmes which offer an enticing combination of lesser-known pieces and masterworks of the string trio repertoire. The Hermitage String Trio made its London début at St John’s Smith Square in Academia Rossica’s Photo: Richard Cannon Photo: Jill Furmanovsky Series Russian Virtuosi. They have given concerts throughout the United Kingdom and have appeared at the Petworth, Newbury Spring and Dart Festivals and at the Wigmore Hall; further afield, they have played at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville and have given concerts in Germany and in France. They have recorded for Chandos and for Naxos.

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8.570359 8.570464 NAXOS NAXOS Among British composer William Alwyn’s large body of work, including five symphonies, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, harp, piano, and many shorter orchestral works, there is a significant amount of chamber and instrumental music. This disc presents six works which were composed between 1934 and 1962. During this time, Alwyn’s style developed from the easy flowing melodies exemplified in the Oboe Sonata, Viola Sonatina (here receiving its world 8.572425

ALWYN: première recording), and Suite for Oboe and Harp to the more astringent and darker language of ALWYN: the Clarinet Sonata and String Trio. Conversations, originally named Music for Three Players, comprises eight short descriptive pieces. DDD William Playing Time 75:53 hme Music Chamber ALWYN Music Chamber (1905-1985) Chamber Music 1 Clarinet Sonata 1 12:10 2-4 Oboe Sonata 2 15:37 5-8 Viola Sonatina* 3 8:18 9-! Suite for Oboe and Harp 4 5:51 @-% String Trio 5 15:45 ^-£ Conversations 6 18:10 www.naxos.com Made in Germany Booklet notes in English ൿ &

*WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING Ꭿ 2010 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Robert Plane, Clarinet 1, 6 • Lucy Gould, Violin 6 • Sarah Francis, Oboe 2, 4 Sarah Jane Bradley, Viola 3 • Lucy Wakefield, Harp 4 Sophia Rahman, Piano 1-3, 6 • Hermitage String Trio 5 This recording was made with financial assistance from The William Alwyn Foundation A detailed track list can be found on page 2 of the booklet Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England, on 4th and 5th October, 2009 Producer: Michael Ponder • Engineers: Michael Ponder (tracks 1, 5-23) and Peter Newble (tracks 2-4) Editor: Richard Scott • Booklet notes: Andrew Knowles 8.572425 8.572425 Publishers: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd. (tracks 1-4, 16-23); The William Alwyn Foundation (tracks 5-8); Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd. (tracks 9-11, 12-15) Cover image: The Icknield Way by Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914) (Art Gallery of New South Wales, , / The Bridgeman Art Library)