Julian Lloyd Webber, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Hans-Peter Hofmann – Vivaldi: Concertos for 2 Cellos (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Julian Lloyd Webber, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Hans-Peter Hofmann – Vivaldi: Concertos for 2 Cellos (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:38 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Naxos

The first arranger of Vivaldi’s concertos was Vivaldi himself, and Julian Lloyd Webber’s new versions in this recording reflect the composer’s pragmatic attitude and zest for experiment. Vivaldi’s Concerto in G minor RV 531 is his only original concerto for two cellos. Alongside this appear works both popular and recently discovered, the mercurial moods of the cellos representing instruments from mandolins to hunting horns. Piazzolla’s Milonga displays all of his most distinctive hallmarks. Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed album A Tale of Two Cellos can be found on Naxos 8573251. This release follows Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber’s highly successful album A Tale of Two Cellos (8573251), with its two cellos “beautifully played and blended together” (Gramophone) and considered a thing of “rare beauty” by The Strad. This recording of Vivaldi concertos will have poignant associations and special value for Julian’s many fans, as he has since been forced to withdraw from performing due to injury. Vivaldi’s ever popular music dressed anew by such an internationally outstanding artist is a guarantee of global interest and very substantial sales.
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English Chamber Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber – And the Bridge is Love (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

English Chamber Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber – And the Bridge is Love (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:09:56 minutes | 2,42 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD – Naxos

This diverse programme of English music for strings from the English Chamber Orchestra is conducted by Julian Lloyd Webber and includes two world premiere recordings: Howard Goodall’s moving And the Bridge is Love, on which Julian plays cello for the last time (due to a medical condition), and Julian’s father William Lloyd Webber’s The Moon, only performed for the first time in 2014. There are also established classics from Elgar as well as novelties in the case of the previously unrecorded arrangements by Elgar’s friend and biographer W.H. Reed of the two Chansons.

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