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ALSO AVAILABLE on signumclassics Oliver Davis: Dance Oliver Davis: Liberty Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Paul Bateman Paul Bateman SIGCD522 SIGCD469 “The Infi nite Ocean ... has a forceful and exciting score by Oliver Davis” The Times Available through most record stores and at www.signumrecords.com For more information call +44 (0) 20 8997 4000 - 20 - 5590Booklet.indd90Booklet.indd SSpreadpread 1 ofof 8 - Pages(16,Pages(16, 1)1) 220/06/20190/06/2019 15:4515:45 ARCADIA OLIVER DAVIS (b. 1972) The Infi nite Ocean Suite for Piano and Orchestra A ballet in 6 sections for solo violin and orchestra 0 I [3.56] 1 I [5.32] q II [1.07] 2 II [4.30] w III [2.38] 3 III [5.19] Huw Watkins piano 4 IV [1.44] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra All tracks published by Eaton Music conductor 5 V [5.59] Paul Bateman All tracks except The Elements recorded at Abbey Road Studio 2, London on 15 February 2019. The Elements was recorded by Stephan Boehme at Alte Ziagrrenfabrik studios, Germany on 8 August 2018. 6 VI [5.07] e Inferno for solo violin and orchestra [3.16] Recording Engineer – Jake Jackson Benjamin Baker violin All tracks composed, orchestrated, produced and mixed by Oliver Davis Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Kerenza Peacock violin Co-producer – Emma Heathcote Paul Bateman conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Mastering – Mike Hatch Paul Bateman conductor Cover Image – © Rebecca Manley 7 Arcadia for solo piano [2.46] Design and Artwork – Woven Design www.wovendesign.co.uk The Elements Huw Watkins piano r Air [3.20] P 2019 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Signum Records Ltd t Water [3.23] © 2019 The copyright in this CD booklet, notes and design is owned by Signum Records Ltd Gemini for solo violin and strings y Fire [4.13] Any unauthorised broadcasting, public performance, copying or re-recording of Signum Compact Discs constitutes an infringement of copyright and will render the infringer liable to an action by 8 I [3.09] law. Licences for public performances or broadcasting may be obtained from Phonographic Performance Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this booklet may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval u Earth [2.56] system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission from Signum Records Ltd. 9 II [2.33] The Hanke Brothers Kerenza Peacock violin SignumClassics, Signum Records Ltd., Suite 14, 21 Wadsworth Road, Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 7LQ, UK. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra +44 (0) 20 8997 4000 E-mail: [email protected] Paul Bateman conductor Total timings: [61.28] www.signumrecords.com BENjamin BAKER VIOLIN | KERENZA PEACOCK VIOLIN HUW WATKINS PIANO | THE HANKE BROTHERS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PAUL BATEMAN CONDUCTOR www.signumrecords.com - 15 - 5590Booklet.indd90Booklet.indd SSpreadpread 2 ofof 8 - Pages(2,Pages(2, 15)15) 220/06/20190/06/2019 15:4515:45 PAUL BATEMAN The Infi nite Ocean was composed for My aim when writing Arcadia was to create a choreographer Edwaard Liang and was piece which evoked an idyllic serene place. I Paul Bateman studied piano, organ, singing and commissioned by San Francisco Ballet for considered writing an orchestral accompaniment cello at the Guildhall School of Music in London, the Unbound festival, 2018. Liang requested to the solo piano part but decided that the and began his musical life as an accompanist, the work to be in six sections and to feature piece’s charm lay in its simplicity. It is performed chamber musician and opera repetiteur. a solo violin. The opening section was to be by Huw Watkins. an ensemble piece. After a graceful introduction, He has since conducted recordings with the Royal the solo violin enters playing a very fast Gemini is a two movement work for violin and Philharmonic, Philharmonia, London Symphony, arpeggiated fi gure which, despite its virtuosic strings and was written for violinist Kerenza Munich Symphony, Vienna Symphony and City feel, is actually accompanying the fi rst violins’ Peacock. I wanted to explore some of the of Prague Philharmonic orchestras and has given melody. Only after this section does the solo contrasting styles of Kerenza’s playing. The concerts with the BBC Concert, Malmö Symphony, violin take centre stage. The second section is a fi rst movement has slow legato passages for Seville Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Pas de Deux, for which I wanted to create a very solo violin which make use of Kerenza’s Royal Scottish National, Dallas Symphony, serene movement following the intensity of the ability to draw a haunting sound from the Russian National (at the Bolshoi Theatre), Tokyo Paul conducts for major artists around the opening. The third section was to feature male instrument. The second movement refl ects her Philharmonic, Ulster orchestras and the Russian world including Sarah Brightman, Sir Bryn solos, hence the use of brass and percussion. ability to play folk style fi ddle, but with a Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow. Terfel, Joseph Calleja and José Carreras and Following this is a duet, where I used woodwind virtuosic twist. his arrangements feature on their albums. He and pizzicato strings to create a lighter feel. He conducts fi lm music concerts all over the also arranges for the albums and concerts The fourth section pushes forward rhythmically Suite for piano and orchestra was written for world and has conducted recordings of over of violinist Daniel Hope. He is now Principal and is an ensemble piece for the dancers. In the Huw Watkins. The fi rst movement opens with a thirty albums of fi lm music including two Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra. fi fth section Liang wished to have a second Pas solo piano passage, the theme of which is later volumes of Hitchcock fi lm scores, albums of the de Deux but this time the duet would be more quoted in the following allegro section. I used music of Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, John Paul is delighted to have recorded this, his sombre and refl ective in mood. The ballet the opening piano melody in the brief slow Williams and Ennio Morricone, and collections fourth album for Oliver Davis, and greatly looks fi nishes with a full cast ensemble piece which I movement to create the main theme for the last of Korngold, Steiner and Tiomkin. His total forward to all future collaboration. wrote using a rhythmic ostinato fi gure ending in movement, which has a playful character. discography now includes over 70 recordings, a climactic crescendo. Edwaard Liang’s vision is many of which feature daily on Classic FM. inspiring and I found the project very exciting. Inferno was originally written as a short The soloist, Ben Baker, performed the recording orchestral sketch. I subsequently revisited this on a violin by Carlo Tononi. anarchic piece and expanded the sketch into - 14 - - 3 - 5590Booklet.indd90Booklet.indd SSpreadpread 3 ofof 8 - Pages(14,Pages(14, 3)3) 220/06/20190/06/2019 15:4515:45 a single movement piece whilst adding a solo OLIVER DAVIS For more than seven decades the Royal In 2018, RPO Resound, the Orchestra’s community violin part, performed here by Kerenza Peacock. Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has been at the and education programme, celebrated its 25th Oliver Davis graduated from the Royal Academy forefront of music-making in the UK. Its home anniversary. Throughout its history it has thrived In Spring 2018 I was approached by the Hanke of Music in 1994 and has since composed base since 2004 at London’s Cadogan Hall on taking music into the heart of the regions Brothers who commissioned me to write a numerous concertos, ballet scores, albums, serves as a springboard for seven principal that the Orchestra serves, working with a variety work on the theme of the four elements. The soundtracks and television scores working with residencies as well as more than 45 concerts of participants in a range of settings including ensemble consists of piano, viola, recorder and many of the major London orchestras. per year in long-term partnership venues working with young people, the homeless and tuba, a rare combination which results in a truly across the country, often in areas where access recovering stroke patients. unique timbre. In Air, I used piano arpeggios Davis’ debut album Flight, recorded by the to live orchestral music is very limited. With in a relatively high register combined with a London Symphony Orchestra with soloist Kerenza a wider reach than any other UK large Although the RPO embraces twenty-fi rst-century repetitive rhythmic pattern on the recorder part Peacock, was released in March 2015 and ensemble, the RPO has truly become Britain’s opportunities, including appearances with pop to convey a light, airborne feel. Water has a quickly rose to number 2 in the UK Specialist national orchestra. stars and on video game, fi lm and television slower, more legato, fl owing melody which is Classical Charts with 5 Star reviews in both soundtracks, its artistic priority remains played by the tuba, viola and recorder, the UK and US. In addition it was chosen as Throughout the regional programme, plus regular paramount: the making of great music at the accompanied by the piano. To depict the fl ames Featured Album of the Week on Classic FM and performances at Cadogan Hall, Southbank highest level for the widest possible audience. of Fire, I indicated in the score to strum the was broadcast daily on the station. Several Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and a hugely As the RPO proudly looks to its future, its strings of the piano in an upwards glissando.