English Violin Duos

English violin duo Retorica (Philippa Mo and Harriet Mackenzie) were inspired by their long friendships with composers John McCabe and David Matthews to make this recording of British works for two violins. Amid the challenging contemporary repertoire by McCabe, Matthews, Jim Aitchison, and Alan Rawsthorne is the surprising addition of a William Croft sonata from the 18th century, providing at once a bloodline and a foil to the other works.

English violin duo Retorica (Philippa Mo and Harriet Mackenzie) were inspired by their long friendships with composers John McCabe and David Matthews to make this recording of British works for two violins. Amid the challenging contemporary repertoire by McCabe, Matthews, Jim Aitchison, and Alan Rawsthorne is the surprising addition of a William Croft sonata from the 18th century, providing at once a bloodline and a foil to the other works.

Performer	Harriet Mackenzie
Music genre	Classical
Media format	CD
Original release date	2012
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Still,Gently Restless,Working,Capricious,Distant,Spielend,Allegro Non Troppo,Presto,Passacaglia,I,II,III,IV,English Dance,Slavonic Dance,Still Afternoon,Bells at Evening,Pastoral,Contra-Pastoral,Fugue and Dance,Arietta,Theme,Capricietto,Siciliano,Cancrizzante,Rhapsodia,Notturno,Scherzetto,Ostinato,Canone,Fantasia
Record label	NMC Records
Composer	John McCabe, David Matthews, Jim Aitchison, Alan Rawsthorne, William Croft
Track name	Still, Gently restless and distant, Working, Capricious and lugubrious (an exaggerated tale), Distant, singing, Variation 3: Cancrizzante: Allegro, Variation 4: Rhapsodia: Adagio, Variation 5: Notturno: Lento assai, Variation 6: Scherzetto: Presto, Variation 7: Ostinato: Allegro, Variation 8: Canone: Allegro, Variation 9: Fantasia: Allegro poco maestoso - Nel tempo della Rhapsodia - Tempo I, English Dance: Allegro cantabile, Slavonic Dance: Scorrevole, Still afternoon: Lento, Bells at evening: Con moto, Pastoral: Andante, Contra-Pastoral: Con violenza, Fugue and Dance: Flowing, Theme: Allegro, Variation 1: Capriccietto: Allegro molto, Variation 2: Siciliano: Allegretto, I. Allegro non troppo, II. Presto, III. Passacaglia: Poco maestoso, ma con moto, Syruw, Spielend, Sonata in A major for 2 violins, Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 4 "To Which Is Added an Excellent Solo"
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N