Today’s Music by Today’s Composers.
“To hell with historical necessity!” is a motto that Englishman Robin Holloway adopted, embracing a conservative approach that embraces romanticism. This was despite the comments from the Italian master, Luigi Nono, who told Holloway, then a seventeen-year-old, “You are gifted, but what you write is historically impossible.”
Program information:
Robin Holloway – Violin Concerto, Op. 70. Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Matthias Bahmert. Violin: Ernst Kovacic.
Luigi Nono – A Carlo Scarpa. SWF Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden conducted by Michael Gielen.
Robin Holloway – Romanza for violin and string orchestra. City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox. Violin: Erich Gruenberg.
