M32 James Rhodes & Festival Academy Strings

James Rhodes Piano
Festival Academy Strings
Neil Thomson Conductor

R.R. Bennett Reflections on a 16th century tune 16’
J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A, BWV1055 14’
Bliss Music for Strings 16’
Arvo Pärt Tabula Rasa 27’

Bach is one of James Rhodes’ great loves, as anyone who witnessed his recital in the Parabola Arts Centre last year would know. On either side of this beautifully crisp, buoyant music for piano and strings are two works for string orchestra alone by composers closely associated with Cheltenham. And in the second half, Arvo Pärt’s work for two solo violins, piano and strings transports us to another world altogether—music of extraordinary calm, contemplation and suspended time.

Supported by the Oldham Foundation, The Steel Charitable Trust and The Festival Academy Supporters

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