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Background: Constant Lambert - pioneering ballet composer, maverick author and lover of cats - was composing in those heady days between the two wars when English artistic optimism was at a peak.

The story of Romeo and Juliet presents elements from the familiar Shakespearean story within the context of rehearsals for a ballet of the same, this convolution itself being typical of Lambert's desire to avoid the obvious.

The Piano Concerto recorded here dates from 1924 but had to wait until 1988 before being given its first performance.

Three shorter works complete the programme: Prize Fight responds to the ludicrous musical confections by French contemporaries Satie, Poulenc and Milhaud (Lambert has the boxing ring collapse following a 'pitch invasion'); The Bird Actors is a resurrected section from the original score for Romeo and Juliet; and Elegiac Blues is a jazz-inflected homage to Lambert’s idol Florence Mills who had so scandalized London ‘polite society’ with her touring shows in the 1920s.

CATALOGUE NR: CDA67545
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Aug-2005

COMPOSER: Constant Lambert
TRACKS: Romeo and Juliet - ballet in two tableaux : First Tableau - Rondino The dancers arrive late for class / Gavotte and Trio Women's dance / Scherzetto men's dance / Siciliana The professor teaches a pas de deux / Sonatina The lovers are separated. Second Tableau - Entr'acte The Stage is prepared / Sinfonia Romeo and Juliet meet at the ball / Alla Marcia The nurse and the servant / Toccata The duel between Romeo and Tybalt / Musette The balcony scene / Burlesca Paris enters searching for Juliet / Adagietto The death of Juliet / Finale Presto The Curtain Falls. Elegiac Blues - In memory of Florence Mills. Concerto for Piano Solo 2 Trumpets Strings and Timpani. The Bird Actors : Overture. Prize Fight - ballet in one act.
ORCHESTRA: English Northern Philharmonia
CONDUCTOR: David Lloyd-Jones
ARTISTS: Jonathan Plowright      

- Awards-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A sparkling centenary showcase for the youthful genius of Constant Lambert' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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