SIBELIUS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; ROSS EDWARDS: MANINYAS - ADELE ANTHONY, ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Adele Anthony violin
Arvo Volmer conductor
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

This recording of Concertos by Sibelius and Australian composer Ross Edwards is the first solo release on Canary Classics for Adele Anthony. She has acclaimed recordings of Philip Glass' Violin Concerto (Naxos) and with her husband Gil Shaham Arvo Pärt's Tabula Rasa (Deutsche Grammophon), and Sarasate (Canary Classics).

In 1983 at the age of 13, Adele was the youngest winner, and remains so to this day, of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Instrumental and Vocal Competition performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto, and here offers a recording of a work she has lived with for over 25 years. She returns to her home city of Adelaide, Australia to make this recording with acclaimed Sibelian conductor Arvo Volmer. Adele brings a soulful femininity, richness, clarity and intensity of sound to her interpretation of the Sibelius concerto.

Of particular interest on this release is Ross Edwards' Violin Concerto, Maninyas. The original inspiration for Maninyas came from a Ballet commission from Houston Ballet created by Stanton Welch. This concerto contains a compelling hybrid of influences, the result deserving recognition as one of the great modern day violin concertos. The Maninyas Chorale (track 3 on the CD) is one of Ross' great compositional moments.

ROSS EDWARDS Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Maninyas - Introduction and First Maninya Intermezzo quasi cadenz
ROSS EDWARDS Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Maninyas - Chorale
ROSS EDWARDS Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Maninyas - Second Maninya

JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 - i Allegro Moderato
JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 - ii Adagio di Molto
JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 - iii Allegro, ma non tanto