London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Viola & Cello Concertos and Orchestral (CD)

Brett Dean was the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Composer-in-Residence from 2020-2023; this release brings together seven works recorded live in concert during his tenure. Together with five leading conductors and five outstanding soloists, the LPO skilfully navigates the diverse facets of Dean's orchestral writing, from the vivid soundscapes and virtuosity of the Viola and Cello Concertos, to the drama of In spe contra spem - quoting letters and speeches by Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots - and the theatrical accordion work The Players, which revisits scenes from Dean's award-winning 2017 opera Hamlet.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Brett Dean: Amphitheatre (Scene for Orchestra)
2. Brett Dean: Viola Concerto: Fragment
3. Brett Dean: Viola Concerto: Pursuit
4. Brett Dean: Viola Concerto: Veiled and Mysterious
5. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part One: Full Grievous Is the Way
6. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part One
7. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part One: We Princes Are Set on Stages
8. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part One: Were We But As Two Milkmaids
9. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part One: La Fin de Mon Long Et Ennuyeux Pèlerinage
10. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part Two: Interlude
11. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part Two: I Am Not So Ignorant, Gentlemen
12. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part Two: Yet I Find No Great Cause
13. Brett Dean: In Spe Contra Spem, Part Two: Accuse Me Not of Presumption
14. Brett Dean: Cello Concerto: Extremely Intimate, Yet Flowing and Playful
15. Brett Dean: Cello Concerto: Slow, Dreamy, Unhurried
16. Brett Dean: Cello Concerto: Allegro Agitato Sempre
17. Brett Dean: Cello Concerto: Fast, Rhythmic, Relentless
18. Brett Dean: Cello Concerto: Slow, Spacious, and Still
19. Brett Dean: 3 Memorials: Dispersal
20. Brett Dean: 3 Memorials: Ceremonial
21. Brett Dean: 3 Memorials: Komarov's Fall
22. Brett Dean: Notturno Inquieto
23. Brett Dean: The Players (For Accordion and Orchestra): Prelude
24. Brett Dean: The Players (For Accordion and Orchestra): Look, Look! Look Where My Abridgement Comes!
25. Brett Dean: The Players (For Accordion and Orchestra): Fanfare. the Players Arrive
26. Brett Dean: The Players (For Accordion and Orchestra): Pantomime
27. Brett Dean: The Players (For Accordion and Orchestra): Postlude