WILLIAM WALTON

SUITE FROM HENRY V

CELLO CONCERTO

VIOLIN & PIANO SONATA

BERNARD RANDS

Tre Canzoni Senza Parole

James DePreist, conductor

Mark Kosower, cello

Herbert Greenberg, violin

Ann Schein, piano

Delos International continues its stellar musical partnership with Maestro Extraordinaire James DePreist and the Oregon Symphony, with this exciting new release featuring the music of William Walton and Bernard Rands. This important recording offers three different and unique works by Sir William Walton and showcases concerto, sonata, and film music which honor one of the most beloved and significant composers of the twentieth century. Walton is a particular favorite of Maestro DePreist's and under his baton, the Oregon Symphony and virtuoso cello soloist Mark Kosower present a tribute to these timeless symphonic works. Violin soloist Herbert Greenberg and pianist Ann Schein underline Walton's skill as a composer of masterful chamber works in an incandescent performance of Walton's only Sonata for violin & piano.

Tre Canzoni senza Parole (Three Songs Without Words) by contemporary composer Bernard Rands are also on this special release. Composed when Rands was composer-in-residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a testament to the talents of Riccardo Muti these "songs/movements" reflect the dramatic intensity and lyric beauty the composer is known for.

DE 3342

Total Playing Time: Disc One-56:09 Disc Two: 26:09