John Boyden: A Celebration

Label: Divine Art
Catalogue No: DDX 21244
EAN/UPC: 809730124426
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Release Date: March 8, 2024
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Discs: 2
Total Playing Time: 123:45

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By kind permission, dedicated to H.M. The Queen, Patron of the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra.

This album to be released in March celebrates the life and career of John Boyden, a pivotal figure in British music circles, not least for his founding of Classics for Pleasure, and later Enigma Records. Two key recordings from the original catalogues are presented for appraisal anew, together with a brand new recording of the ‘Trout’ Quintet, commissioned specially for this release and recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, London,  on 10 and 11 July, 2023. Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata is played by John Lill courtesy of Universal /Decca (successors to the Enigma catalogue), and Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin by Ian and Jennifer Partridge is licensed from Warner Music as current owners of the former EMI/Classics for Pleasure list.

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“The Trout”) from this album is available as a digital ‘EP’ in high definition download here.

    Disc 1

    Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Das Forellen/The Trout”)

  1. I. Allegro vivace 13:37
  2. II. Andante – Allegretto – Andante 6:35
  3. III. Scherzo: Presto 4:06
  4. IV. Theme and Variations (Andantino-Allegretto) 7:35
  5. V. Allegro giusto 6:24

  6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”)

  7. I. Allegro con brio 10:17
  8. II. Adagio molto 4:33
  9. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo 10:39
  10. Total CD 1  61:00

    Disc 2

    Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin, D. 795

  1. I. Das Wandern 2:28
  2. II. Wohin? 1:54
  3. II. Halt! 1:25
  4. V. Danksagung an den Bach 2:16
  5. V. Am Feierabend 2:22
  6. VI. Der Neugierge 3:56
  7. VII. Ungeduld 2:25
  8. VIII. Morgengruss 4:28
  9. IX. Des Müllers Blumen 3:18
  10. X. Tränenregen 4:31
  11. XI. Mein! 2:17
  12. XII. Pause 4:55
  13. XIII. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande 2:00
  14. XIV. Der Jäger 1:04
  15. XV. Eifersucht und Stolz 1:37
  16. XVI. Die liebe Farbe 4:49
  17. XVII. Die böse Farbe 1:50
  18. XVIII. Trockne Blumen 3:50
  19. XIX. Der Müller und der Bach 4:20
  20. XX. Des Baches Wiegenlied 6:53
  21. Total CD2 62:45

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  1. 01
    I. Allegro vivace 13:37



  2. 02
    II. Andante – Allegretto – Andante 6:35



  3. 03
    III. Scherzo: Presto 4:06



  4. 04
    IV. Theme and Variations (Andantino-Allegretto) 7:35



  5. 05
    V. Allegro giusto 6:24



  6. 06
    I. Allegro con brio 10:17



  7. 07
    II. Adagio molto 4:33



  8. 08
    III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo 10:39



  9. 09
    I. Das Wandern 2:28



  10. 10
    II. Wohin? 1:54



  11. 11
    II. Halt! 1:25



  12. 12
    V. Danksagung an den Bach 2:16



  13. 13
    V. Am Feierabend 2:22



  14. 14
    VI. Der Neugierge 3:56



  15. 15
    VII. Ungeduld 2:25



  16. 16
    VIII. Morgengruss 4:28



  17. 17
    IX. Des Müllers Blumen 3:18



  18. 18
    X. Tränenregen 4:31



  19. 19
    XI. Mein! 2:17



  20. 20
    XII. Pause 4:55



  21. 21
    XIII. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande 2:00



  22. 22
    XIV. Der Jäger 1:04



  23. 23
    XV. Eifersucht und Stolz 1:37



  24. 24
    XVI. Die liebe Farbe 4:49



  25. 25
    XVII. Die böse Farbe 1:50



  26. 26
    XVIII. Trockne Blumen 3:50



  27. 27
    XIX. Der Müller und der Bach 4:20



  28. 28
    XX. Des Baches Wiegenlied 6:53