Although Bruce Broughton is best known for his many film and television scores, over the past five decades he has composed scores for a diverse array of projects from film and TV to concert music and even theme parks. His work has been recognized with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the film "Silverado" (1985) and a record ten Emmy Awards for his musical compositions in television. This album presents a small selection of his concert works including String Theory for string orchestra, his oboe concerto And on the Sixth Day in a performance by Olivier Stankiewicz, Principal Oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra, and his brilliant Horn Concerto, written for William VerMeulen, the Principal Horn of the Houston Symphony, who is the soloist on this recording. The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jonathan Bloxham.
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“… His [Broughton] sense of drama and melodic prowess is evident in this set of concert works, with the opening oboe concerto, And on the Sixth Day, really rather breathtaking. Dynamic solo turns in that and the final Horn Concerto, each drenched in luscious LSO strings.” ****
Michael Beek – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – August 2024
“…The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. He and the orchestra succeed in creating colorful interpretations that do justice to the narrative style of the music and bring out the peculiarities of the works. While the orchestra forms a polyphonic backdrop for the two concertos, which enables the soloists to make their highlighted appearances, the strings of the ensemble show their qualities in String Theory. Each of the twenty parts of the piece is thus given its own structure and quality of sound, so that the composition’s peculiarities become clearly audible.” ****
Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 14 June 2024
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