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Earth, Sea, Air

Bridge, Frances-Hoad, Walton

Laura van der Heijden
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor

    Frank Bridge
    Oration (Concerto elegiaco)
    for Solo Cello and Orchestra
  1. Poco lento - Lento e ritmico
  2. Allegretto
  3. Ben moderato (poco lento) - Poco lento
  4. Allegro giusto - Tranquillo
  5. Ben moderato, mesto e tranquillo - Cadenza - [ ] - Cadenza
  6. Allegro
  7. Lento
  8. Epilogue. Andante tranquillo
    Cheryl Frances Hoad
    Cello Concerto "Earth, Sea, Air"
    premiere recording
  1. Earth. Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Rubato - Andante - Meno mosso
  2. Sea. Larghetto - Adagietto - Poco accelerando
  3. Air. Presto giocoso - Poco meno mosso
    William Walton
    Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
  1. Moderato - A tempo I, ma poco meno mosso
  2. Allegro appassionato
  3. Tema ed improvvisazioni
    • Lento - Con moto - Lo stesso tempo - Poco meno mosso
    • Risoluto, tempo giusto. Brioso - Meno mosso
    • Allegro molto
    • Rapsodicamente
    • A tempo [Moderato], ma un po'' più lento - Adagio

Path to the Moon

Laura van der Heijden
Jâms Coleman

    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Schönste Nacht, Op.36 No.25 (1946)
    Duet for Voices and Piano from "Die stumme Serenade"
    George Walker
    Cello Sonata in A minor (1957)
  1. Allegro passionato – Molto meno mosso – Più mosso – Molto più mosso – Tempo I – Molto meno mosso – Più mosso
  2. Sostenuto
  3. Allegro – Presto
    Lili Boulanger
    Reflets in F sharp minor (1911)
    for Voice and Piano, à Mr et Mme Paul Gentien, performed with Cello and Piano
  1. Sans lenteur – Plus lent
    Florence Price
    Night in C (1946)
    for Voice and Piano, arr. for Cello and Piano by Tom Poster
  1. Andante
    Benjamin Britten
    Sonetto XXX in G (1940)
    No.3 from Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano
  1. Andante tranquillo
    Benjamin Britten
    Sonata in C, Op.65 (1960-61)
  1. Dialogo. Allegro – Animato – Tranquillo – Tranquillo
  2. Scherzo-pizzicato. Allegretto
  3. Elegia. Lento – Poco a poco crescendo ed animando – Largamente
  4. Marcia. Energico
  5. Moto Perpetuo. Presto
    Achille-Claude Debussy
    Beau soir, L6 in E (c. 1880, revised 1890–91)
    for Voice and Piano, arr. for Cello and Piano by A. Grechaninov
  1. Andante ma non troppo – Più lento
    Gabriel Fauré
    Clair de lune in B flat minor, Op.46 No.2 (1887)
    (Menuet) from Deux Mélodies
  1. Andantino quasi Allegretto
    Achille-Claude Debussy
    Cello Sonata in D minor, L135 (1915)
  1. Prologue
  2. Sérénade
  3. Finale
    Toru Takemitsu
    Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear? in B flat (c.1992)
    for Chorus, arr. for Voice and Piano by Henning Brauel
    Nina Simone
    Everyone’s Gone to the Moon in G (1965/1969)
    Transcribed for Cello and Piano by Jâms Coleman
    Achille-Claude Debussy
    Clair de lune in D flat (c.1890, revised 1905)
    Cello part arranged c.1925 by Ferdinando Ronchini, Piano part arranged c.1924 by Alexandre Roelens
  1. Andante très expressif – Tempo rubato – Un poco mosso – En animant – Calmato – Tempo I

Pohádka

Tales from Prague to Budapest

Laura van der Heijden
Jâms Coleman

    Leoš Janácek
    Pohádka
  1. Con moto - Un poco più mosso
  2. Con moto - Adagio - Con moto
  3. Allegro - Un poco meno mosso
    Zoltán Kodály
    Cello Sonata, Op.4 (1909-10)
  1. Fantasia
  2. Allegro con spirito
    Antonín Dvorák
    Als die alte Mutter, Op.55 No.4, B104, S73 (1880)
    Zoltán Kodály
    from Three Songs to Poems by Béla Balász, Op. Post. No.1
  1. Mért is mondod, hogy nem szeretsz (Why are you saying you do not love me)
    Zoltán Kodály
    from Énekszó: dalok népi versekre
    Op.1 No.9 (1907-09)
  1. Vékony a pókháló (Slender is a sild thread)
    András Mihály
    Mouvement (1963)
    Viteszslava Kaprálová
    Navždy, Op.12 No.1 (1936-37)
    Zoltán Kodály
    Sonatina (1909)
    Leoš Janácek
    Violin Sonata, JW VII/7 (1914-15, revised 1916-22)
  1. Con moto - Meno mosso
  2. Ballada
  3. Allegretto - Meno mosso
  4. Adagio - Un poco più mosso

Mozart Piano Quartets

Francesca Dego, violin
Timothy Ridout, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Frederico Colli, piano

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Quartet in G minor, KV 478
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Rondo. Allegro moderato
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Quartet in E flat, KV 493
  1. Allegro
  2. Larghetto
  3. Allegretto

Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Elena Urioste, violin
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Chi-Chi Nwanoku, double-bass
Tom Poster, piano

    Felix Mendelssohn
    Sextet in D, Op.post.110, MWV Q16
  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Adagio
  3. Menuetto. Agitato - Trio - Menuetto da capo
  4. Allegro vivace - Agitato - Allegro con fuoco
    Fanny Cacilie Hensel (née Mendelssohn)
    Trio in D minor, Op.11, H-U 465
  1. Allegro molto vivace - Animato - [Tempo I] - Animato - [Tempo I]
  2. Andante espressivo
  3. Lied. Allegretto
  4. Finale. Allegro moderato - Più vivace - Animato
    Fanny Cacilie Hensel (née Mendelssohn)
    Quartet in A flat, H-U 55
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Larghetto - Doppio movimento - Tempo I
  3. Tempo di Minuetto - Presto

Coleridge-Taylor

Early Chamber Works

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Armand Djikoloum, oboe
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Amy Harman, bassoon
Ben Goldscheider, horn
Elena Urioste, violin
Savitri Grier, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Xavier Foley, double-bass
Tom Poster, piano

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Nonet in F minor, Op.2 'Gradus ad Parnassum'
  1. Allegro moderato - Tranquillo - [ ] - Tranquillo
  2. Andante con moto - Più lento
  3. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio - Scherzo da capo
  4. Finale. Allegro vivace - Tranquillo - Più presto - Più presto
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Trio in E minor
  1. Moderato. Con espressione - Allegro con moto
  2. Scherzo. Allegro leggiero
  3. Finale (Con Furiant). [ ] - Allegro con furiant
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Quintet in G minor, Op.1
  1. Allegro con moto - Agitato - Largo
  2. Larghetto - Agitato - [Tempo I]
  3. Scherzo - Trio - Scherzo da capo
  4. Allegro molto - Vivace - Con fuoco

American Quintets

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Elena Urioste, violin
Melissa White, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano
Matthew Rose, bass

    Amy Beach
    Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op.67 (1907)
  1. Adagio
  2. Adagio espressivo
  3. Allegro agitato
    Samuel Barber
    Dover Beach, Op.3 (1931)
    Florence Beatrice Price
    Piano Quintet in A minor (ca 1935)
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Juba. Allegro
  4. Scherzo. Allegro

Schubert

Brodsky Quartet
Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Ian Belton, violin
Paul Cassidy, viola
Jacqueline Thomas, cello
Laura van der Heijden, cello

    Franz Schubert
    Quintet in C, Op.post.163, D956
  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto - Tempo I - Scherzo da capo
  4. Allegretto - Più allegro - Più presto
    Franz Schubert
    Quartet in C minor, D703 "Quartettsatz"
  1. Allegro assai

Inside Performance

Interview by
Sophie Hamilton

Laura Van Der Heijden - Managing performance anxiety and finding what works for you

1948

Laura van der Heijden
Petr Limonov

    Sergei Prokofiev
    Sonata in C, Op.119 (1949)
  1. Andante grave
  2. Moderato
  3. Allegro non troppo
    Yuri Shaporin
    5 Pieces, Op.25 (1956)
  1. Prelude
  2. Valse
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Aria
  5. Scherzo
    Nikolai Myaskovsky
    Sonata No.2 in A minor, Op.81 (1948)
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante cantabile
  3. Allegro con spirito
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Prelude in B minor, Op.11 No.1 (1885)
  1. Moderato