Cyril Scott: Poem ‘The Melodist and the Nightingales’/Arnold Bax: Variations for Orchestra/George Butterworth: Fantasia for Orchestra [SACD HYBRID] stereo only

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George Butterworth’s Fantasia dates from the year of his death, 1916. Before being sent to fight in France he destroyed several manuscripts, but left intact some 93 bars of full score of the Fantasia from which conductor Martin Yates has realised and completed this lyrical and deeply moving performing edition. Aleksei Kiseliov is eloquent in his championship of Cyril Scott’s The Melodist and the Nightingales, an atmospheric cello reverie, while Arnold Bax’s earliest orchestral work, Variations for Orchestra (Improvisations), unheard for over a hundred years, is a gorgeously melodic score showing the young composer to be remarkably skilful in his handling of the orchestra. George Butterworth 1 Fantasia for Orchestra (1916) Concert version realised and completed by Martin Yates (2015) Lento ma non troppo – Andantino – crochet=minim – Allegro – Andantino – Calmato – Lento ma non troppo – Andantino Cyril Scott 2 Poem ‘The Melodist and the Nightingales’ for cello and orchestra (1916) AK Adagio – Gioioso – Tempo Tranquillo Arnold Bax Variations for Orchestra (Improvisations) (1904) with CHRISTOPHER NICKOL organ 3 i Moderato allegro [the statement and initial elaboration of the theme] 4 ii Variation 1: Alleg ro moderato 5 iii Variation 2: L’istesso tempo 6 iv Variation 3: Andante con moto 7 v Variation 4: Tempo di valsero 8 vi Variation 5: Burlesque (Allegretto scherzando) 9 vii Variation 6: Allegretto e simplice 10 viii Finale: Allegro vivace AK ALEKSEI KISELIOV cello ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA conducted by MARTIN YATES WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS This SACD is compatible with all CD players CDLX7326