Pitfield: Orchestral Music Emma McGrath, Liepāja Symphony Orchestra & Paul Mann

• Thomas Pitfield (1903 - 1999): Sinfonietta:
• 1 Pitfield: Sinfonietta: I. Introduction and Dance-Variants. Lento e flessibile - Allegro 04:54
• 2 Pitfield: Sinfonietta: II. Polka. Moderato articulato 02:54
• 3 Pitfield: Sinfonietta: III. Pavan. Poco lento, con molta dignità 02:07
• 4 Pitfield: Sinfonietta: IV. Jig. Allegro giocoso 02:27
• 5 Pitfield: Sinfonietta: V. Finale. Allegro risoluto 08:22
• Fantasia on an Old Staffordshire Tune for Violin & Orchestra:
• 6 Pitfield: Fantasia on an Old Staffordshire Tune for Violin & Orchestra: I. Andante contemplativo – 02:14
• 7 Pitfield: Fantasia on an Old Staffordshire Tune for Violin & Orchestra: II. Allegro marcato – 03:21
• 8 Pitfield: Fantasia on an Old Staffordshire Tune for Violin & Orchestra: III. Cadenza – 01:52
• 9 Pitfield: Fantasia on an Old Staffordshire Tune for Violin & Orchestra: IV. Andante contemplative - Più calmato e sereno 05:00
• Lyric Waltz for String Orchestra:
• 10 Pitfield: Lyric Waltz for String Orchestra 03:02
• Bucolics, Folk Song Studies:
• 11 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: I. Comin’ through the Rye; Faithful Johnny 02:48
• 12 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: II. Where are you going to, my Pretty Maid? 01:33
• 13 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: III. So Far from my Country 02:24
• 14 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: IV. Gathering Peascods 01:52
• 15 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: V. The Little Room 03:00
• 16 Pitfield: Bucolics, Folk Song Studies: VI. Carrion Crow 01:30
• Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra:
• 17 Pitfield: Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra: I. Allegro apprensivo – Molto allegro grazioso – Allegro giocoso – 06:33
• 18 Pitfield: Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra: II. Requiem “in Memoriam Alber Hardie” 02:58
• 19 Pitfield: Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra: III. Cadenza – 01:26
• 20 Pitfield: Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra: IV. Release. Allegro con brio – Poco meno mosso 03:52
• 21 Pitfield: Concerto Lirico for Violin & Orchestra: V. Tempo primo – Giocoso – Larghetto tragico 04:08
• Epitaph for String Orchestra:
• 22 Pitfield: Epitaph for String Orchestra 06:33
• Total Runtime 01:14:50

Info for Pitfield: Orchestral Music

Thomas Pitfield (1903-1999) was a polymath: artist, bookbinder, cabinet-maker, calligrapher, cartoonist, composer, designer, poet, printmaker and more. He brought to his compositions the same skill and craftsmanship as to his other activities, but during his long lifetime his personal modesty impeded public recognition of his achievements. Pitfield's fondness for folk-music sites his music within the broad tradition of English pastoralism established by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Howells and others - though a touch of steel can occasionally be heard behind the lyricism.

Emma McGrath, violin
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor

Emma McGrath
Heralded as a “First-magnitude star in the making” by the Seattle Times, British violinist Emma McGrath made her London debut aged 10 in the Purcell Room, and at 14 she performed Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, broadcast live on Classic FM.

She has since performed as a soloist with numerous professional orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and has toured France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Brunei, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Russia, Israel, Australia, the UK and the USA as a soloist and chamber musician.

Emma is currently the Concertmaster of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Australia. Prior to this she was the Associate Concertmaster and Acting Concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and the Assistant Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. She has been Guest Concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and toured Australia and Japan with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Emma received her BMus (Hons) First Class from the Royal College of Music, where she received the Chamber Music Prize, and her MMus and Artist Diploma from Carnegie Mellon University, where she won the Concerto Competition, and was awarded the Violin Prize twice.

A multi-faceted musician, Emma is also a professional singer, composer, folk musician, and baroque violinist! When she is not making music, she enjoys hiking and travelling.

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