Graham - Music Inspired by 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
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Label: Nimbus - Alliance
Cat No: NI6175
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 3rd January 2012
Contents
Artists
Alasdair Hankinson (narrator)Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wind Orchestra
Conductor
Nigel BoddiceArtists
Alasdair Hankinson (narrator)Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wind Orchestra
Conductor
Nigel BoddiceAbout
When Peter Graham approached me with the suggestion that he should compose a piece for wind orchestra to celebrate the Scotland Street characters, I was intrigued by what could be made musically of an episodic novel of this sort. In the event he has with great subtlety and accuracy entered into the soul of the main actors in the Scotland Street drama. So here we have a wonderful musical vignette of Edinburgh douceness in the form of Domenica Macdonald and her tango. Here we have an entirely appropriate march for the narcissitic and self-confident Bruce. And here too are pieces of music that seem to express exactly as I imagine the experience of being the much put-upon six-year-old, Bertie, or Cyril, the only dog in Scotland to possess a gold tooth. The result is immense fun, beautifully envisaged by Graham’s lively score, and performed on this recording with such gusto and humour by the talented young performers of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I am grateful to all of them for helping me to see my characters afresh."
Alexander McCall Smith
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