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Julian Broughton: Sonata for Violin and Piano. Allegro molto.
Written in 2014 for Ellie Blackshaw and Rachel Fryer, the work is in three movements.
Allegro molto (3rd movement). Lively and fast, this returns to the mood of the opening movement. It briefly recalls the melancholy of the middle movement before ending with virtuoso energy.
Performed by Ellie Blackshaw and Julian Broughton.
Julian Broughton: String Quartet No.3 (excerpt) .
Written in 2017 (revised 2019), the work is in four movements.
Adagio molto. This is the second movement - a slow, intense fugue.
Performed by The Fitzwiliam Quartet who kindly gave their permission to post this extract from a live recording of the premiere (York Unitarian Chapel, October 2018 – one of the York ‘late music’ series: https://www.latemusic.org/). The file must not be copied or distributed and is for use on this website only.
Sonata for Violin and Piano. Presto.
Written in 2014 for Ellie Blackshaw and Rachel Fryer, the work is in three movements.
Presto (1st movement). The first movement, a kind of scherzo, begins with playful dialogue which is contrasted with passages of sustained melody.
Sonata for Violin and Piano. Lento.
Written in 2014 for Ellie Blackshaw and Rachel Fryer, the work is in three movements.
Lento (2nd movement). In complete contrast to the first movement this is a fugue which breaks out of itself into an expressive and richly harmonised middle section before returning to the rather austere mood of the opening.
The Long Negation (conclusion), Julian Broughton’s setting of a poem by Peter Abbs.
Members of Pedlar’s Dream: Adriana Festeu (mezzo), Steven Deproost (speaker), Steve Dummer (clarinet), Nicholas Logie (viola), and Julian Broughton (piano).
Recorded live in The Meeting House, University of Sussex, 09/03/2011 (recording: E.Fassianos).
Excerpt from the third movement of Julian Broughton’s Symphony in E.
Horsham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steve Dummer. Recorded live in the Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 19/06/2010 (first performance).
mirrors and shadows from Julian Broughton’s Island Inventions, played by the composer.
Recorded at Glyndebourne, 2006 (recording: Simon Yapp).
in two minds from Julian Broughton’s Island Inventions, played by the composer. Recorded at Glyndebourne, 2006 (recording: Simon Yapp).
Barn Owl: Dusk, the second movement of Julian Broughton’s Sonata Across Four Elements for piano, played by the composer.
Recorded at Glyndebourne, 2006 (recording: Simon Yapp).
St.Colme and his Cat: The Nativity Chant (words: Scott)
Green Branch Choir, conducted by Oliver Barton. Recorded live in St. Nicholas’s Church, Henstridge, 31/08/2008.
St.Colme and his Cat: A Child’s Grace (words: Herrick)
Green Branch Choir, conducted by Oliver Barton. Recorded live in St. Nicholas’s Church, Henstridge, 31/08/2008.
