Stravaganza. Karl Jenkins

Stravaganza. Karl Jenkins

6565595 (Decca Records, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (9 August 2024)
Tracks: 7
Booklet pages: 12
℗ 2024 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
© 2024 Universal Music Operations Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Stravaganza. Karl Jenkins published on 3 August 2024

Jess Gillam, saxophone (tracks 4-7)
Zands Duggan, percussion (tracks 4-7)
Jody Jenkins, percussion (tracks 4-7)
Duncan Ridell, violin 1 solo (tracks 1-3)
Elen Haf Rideal, violin 2 solo (tracks 1-3)
Emer McDonough, flute solo (tracks 1-3)
Hannah Condliffe, oboe solo (tracks 1-3)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Duncan Ridell, leader
Karl Jenkins, conductor

Karl Jenkins:

Palladio Reimagined - a concerto grosso
1 Allegretto
2 Largo
3 Vivace

Stravaganza - a concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra
4 Perambulation
5 Dreams & Drones
6 Wonky Wheels
7 Flight ... of Fancy

Fresh off his sell out eightieth birthday concert tour, Karl Jenkins announces his latest album Stravaganza, featuring first recordings of new works and a new arrangement of Palladio, one of Jenkins' best known works. (This work will also be performed at the BBC Proms in London on 12 August 2024.) 'It is bigger, more dramatic and exciting and with a lot more colour than before with different instruments swapping phrases like a musical "Q & A".' - Karl Jenkins

Recorded on 19 March 2024 (RPO) and 2 April 2024 (Jess Gillam) at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.