CLASSIC AL A UDI O HARRIS & ADAMS VIOLIN CONCERTOS SIGCD468 | 635212046821 1 CD | SRP: US $17.99 CA $21.99 COMPOSER: John Adams • Roy Harris ARTIST: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) • BBC Symphony Orchestra • Andrew Litton (conductor) TRACK LIST: Roy Harris 01-04. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra John Adams 06-07. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra • Tamsin Waley-Cohen continues her series of concerto recordings on this release with works by contrasting American composers. • Already considered by many to be a mdoern classic, John Adams’ Violin Concerto was described by the composer as having a “hypermelody”, in which the soloist plays long phrases without stop for the uration of the piece. • Although composed in 1949, the first performance of Roy Harris’s Violin Concerto didn’t occur until 1984. Since then it has been championed for it’s “luminous orchestration and exalted tone.” DISTRIBUTED BY RELEASE DATE: 10/14/16 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE 98