World class soloists (violin, cello) launch album showcasing a new direction in British chamber music
Karolos (Harriet Mackenzie, violin; Sarah-Jane Bradley, violin; Graham Walker, cello) are proud to launch their latest album on First Hand Records.
Bringing together internationally acclaimed performers, Karolos is committed to seeking out new repertoire, as well as performing works from the canon.The album features Mozart’s sublime E flat Divertimento as well as a trio written for them by jazz legend Julian Joseph and South African composer Robert Fokkens.
All proceeds go to support the young people at World Heart Beat Music Academy.
Programme:
Schubert (1787 – 1828) – string trio in B flat, D471, Allegro
Robert Fokkens – Dawn Chants on the Umfolozi, Limping Dance
Julian Joseph – Bring it! I, The Moves, II, Sweet Blue Blues, III, Rivetation Exclamation (written for Karolos)
INTERVAL
Mozart (1756 – 1791) – Divertimento for string trio in E flat K.563
II. Allegro
III.Adagio
IV. Menuetto: Allegretto
V. Andante
VI. Menuetto: Allegretto
VII. Allegro
“Expressive … brilliant … virtuosic” The Observer
“An absolute joy, the performances little short of ideal, perfect in intonation and ensemble, lively and delicate as required” Gramophone
“Given the top-notch gallery of players, it is only necessary to relate the excellence of the performances, individually impressive and with meaningful interaction.” Editors Choice, Classical Source
The Composers
Julian Joseph is one of the finest, most influential and highly respected pianists in Jazz today. Devoting his career to championing the music across the UK and into the far corners of the world, he has forged a reputation beyond his formidable skills as a performer and composer to become universally recognised. At the core of his art is an insightful and gifted composer whose craft transmutes his jazz universe into a descriptive and engaging sound uniquely his own.
Robert Fokkens is a South African composer based in the UK. His work explores a range of influences from traditional South African music to 20th– and 21st-century experimental music, via jazz, electronic dance music and the classical canon, creating a music characterised by twisted cycles, rhythmic energy, and microtonal inflections. The Times has described his work as being “fascinating,” “imaginatively orchestrated,” and having its “own engaging quirkiness.”
