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Star Preludes - violin music by Alan Rawsthorne and John McCabe

Work details

John McCabe: Maze Dances (1973)
Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin

Alan Rawsthorne: Sonata for violin and piano (1959)
Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin
Tamami Honma, piano

Alan Rawsthorne: Theme and Variations for two violins (1938)
Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin
Christine Sohn, violin

John McCabe: Star Preludes (1978)
Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin
Tamami Honma, piano

 

Artist details

As above

 

Recording details

Recording dates: 2 June 1999 (Theme and Variations); 28 June 1999 (Maze Dances); 12 September 1999 (Sonata and Star Preludes)
Venues: St Mary's, Dinton, Wiltshire, UK (Maze Dances; Theme and Variations); Challow Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK (Sonata; Star Preludes)
Recording Producer: David Lefeber
Sound Engineer: David Lefeber
Digital Editing: David Lefeber
Copyright: 2001 David Lefeber, Metier Sound & Vision
Pressing: 2001 David Lefeber, Metier Sound & Vision

Metier MSV CD92029 DDD Stereo
61'56"

 

Editorial & Design details

Liner notes: Peter Sheppard Skærved (in English)
Front Cover: A scan of the 1734 Habeneck Stradivarius on which Peter Sheppard Skærved plays
Design and Layout: David Lefeber
Publishers: Novello & Co (John McCabe); Oxford University Press (Alan Rawsthorne)
Credits: Generous support from the Rawsthorne Trust and the London College of Music and Media

 

Purchase details

PURCHASE THIS DISC FROM AMAZON

BUY McCABE'S BOOK ABOUT RAWSTHORNE FROM AMAZON

 

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