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Mozart

Live from Paul Hall, The Juilliard School

LIVE Beethoven String Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 - IV. Finale, Presto

Third movement — Air à l'Italien — from Georg Philipp Telemann's Suite in A minor for Recorder & Strings. Performed by virtual ensemble of recorder, strings, and theorbo. The beautiful recorder is from Wallander Instruments. It is modelled, not sampled. Playing it on a wind controller (Akai EWI USB) is just like playing the real thing. Sloppy fingering can even cause squeaks just like on a real recorder. Amazing. (Those professional classical musicians I've talked to who don't know anything about virtual instruments really need to get their heads out of the sand, because the realism of these instruments is advancing rapidly. That's what I'm exploring here on SoundCloud.)

Telemann: Suite in A minor for Recorder & Strings, TWV 55:a2 - 3. Air à l'Italien (2013.12.01)

THOMAS GOULD Live in Riga
Sinfonietta Riga

1-3. Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 - Ludwig van Beethoven
	I. Allegro ma non troppo
	II. Larghetto
	III. Rondo (Allegro)

4. The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams  

Produced by Raphaël Mouterde
Executive producer Dave Stapleton

‘Live in Riga’ is the major new album from the celebrated 31 year old British violinist Thomas Gould.  Recorded live in concert with Sinfonietta Riga on April 11th 2014 at the Great Guild Hall in Riga, Latvia, it confirms Gould’s enormous potential as one of the most inventive and colourful instrumentalists of his generation.  Gould is no ordinary classical musician but one of a new generation who refuse to be defined by a single genre.  He has developed impressive jazz credentials, but it is in this environment as soloist/director of classical repertoire where he really excels.  The Times recently described Gould as “intent on becoming the Nigel Kennedy of his generation”.  Gould, however, is incomparably his own musician.  Bold and courageous enough to forge his own path and follow his singular vision, he steps outside the footsteps of the greats.

‘Live in Riga’ is a defining album for Gould, his first disc of a three-album deal with forward-thinking British jazz and classical record label Edition Classics.  Over the last decade he has been in demand as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra and LA Phil New Music Group.  He is also much in demand as a leader/director, working with Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO2, but it’s when he brings these disciplines together that the magic happens.  As Gould explains, “It means that everyone plays in a more engaged way. There is a group commitment to making it work, so the process is much more collaborative than when working with conductor.”

Sinfonietta Riga is an orchestra with a story to tell.  Formed in 2006, their vision is as bold as Gould’s.  Equally happy to play in concert dress or T-shirts they are intent on building new audiences for the music while reaching for the highest artistic standards.  Their collaboration is a perfect match and a unique experience for both the orchestra and for Gould.  This live concert recording bears witness to this special musical symbiosis.

To release an album featuring Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a bold decision.  As two cornerstones of the violin repertoire, there are plenty of performances to compare, but Gould’s versions demonstrate a brilliance of tone and colour that demands attention.  His flexibility and breadth of musical interests is fully evident.  Gould’s playing has the clarity you would expect from any major performer but radiates a freedom in its expression as though improvised with an immediate elegance and poise.

For Gould it’s all about achieving the right balance.  Whether it’s jazz or classical, written or improvised, as soloist or director, Gould is right in the eye of the storm.  If the dark clouds gathering in the wider music world imply that the days of the single-minded virtuoso are coming to an end; if to succeed in that brave new world we need to attract more diversity and brighter colours, then in Thomas Gould we may have found the lightning conductor to spark a new generation.


THOMAS GOULD Beethoven - Violin Concerto In D, Op.61 - II. Larghetto

David Loebel and Erica Washburn lead the NEC Philharmonia and Concert Choir in a performance of Brahms' German Requiem. Recorded live in Jordan Hall December 2, 2014 by Jeremy Sarna.

Brahms: A German Requiem: Selig sind die Toten

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Piano Sonata No.15 in F-Major, K. 533: III. Rondo Allegretto

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Piano Sonata No.9 in A-Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione

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Piano Sonata No.5 in G-Major, K. 283: II. Andante

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550, in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony," to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony," No. 25. The two are the only extant minor key symphonies Mozart wrote.

The work is in four movements, in the usual arrangement for a classical-style symphony (fast movement, slow movement, minuet, fast movement):

Molto allegro, 2/2
Andante in E-flat major, 6/8
Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio, 3/4
Finale. Allegro assai, 2/2

The second movement is a lyrical work in 6/8 time, in E flat major, the submediant major of the overall G minor key of the symphony. 

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Orchestral samples included in this recording from the Vienna Symphonic Library.

Mozart - Symphonies, Sonatas, Serenades, Concertos & Overtures

Symphony No.40 in G-Minor, K. 550: ‘Great’  II. Andante

Another Musescore string quartet of my original track When will I know

When will I know(strings)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 - Hilary Hahn

Mozart and Haydn Two by Two

Piano Sonata No. 38 in F Major Hob. XVI:23: III. Finale: Presto

Christmas A La Vivaldi

A La Joy To The World

"One of the many fascinating aspects of this work is that, for all the depth and gravity of its great message, it is full of the vitality, passion and ardour of the young man Brahms was when he wrote it. And what a difficult balance it is to reach in interpretation. It would be hard to mention a favourite moment, because the incredible emotional, dramatic power of the piece keeps us on the edge of our seats with all our senses involved from the very beginning. I feel so deeply shaken by the orchestral exposition that I often find it difficult to start the first solo".
Nelson Goerner

Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (Rondo  Allegro Non Troppo)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 'Prussian No. 1' - I. Allegretto

Antonio Vivaldi's lovely Largo movement from Concerto for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo in G minor (RV 107). Performed here on virtual instruments: recorder (instead of flute), Baroque oboe, Baroque guitar (instead of violin), Baroque bassoon, Flemish harpsichord. Alto recorder, Baroque oboe and bassoon from Wallander Instruments (http://www.wallanderinstruments.com/); Baroque guitar by Eduardo Tarilonte (http://www.samplelibraries.com/); Flemish harpsichord from the Conservatoire Collection by SonicCouture (http://www.soniccouture.com).
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La ĉarma dua movado el «Konĉerto por fluto, hobojo, violono, fagoto kaj kontinua baso en g-minora» de Antonio Vivaldi. Interpretita per virtualaj instrumentoj: baroka bekfluto (anstataŭ fluto), baroka hobojo, baroka gitaro (anstataŭ violono), baroka fagoto, kaj flandra (baroka) klaviceno.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 'Prussian No. 1' - I. Allegretto

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