Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 2 The Dorrit Ensemble

• William Shield (1748 - 1829): String Trio No. 9 in A Major:
• 1 Shield: String Trio No. 9 in A Major: I. Andante e cantabile 00:48
• 2 Shield: String Trio No. 9 in A Major: II. Allegro 04:34
• 3 Shield: String Trio No. 9 in A Major: III. Romance. Adagio 01:51
• 4 Shield: String Trio No. 9 in A Major: IV. Waltz 03:13
• String Trio No. 6 in B-Flat Major:
• 5 Shield: String Trio No. 6 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con spirito 04:09
• 6 Shield: String Trio No. 6 in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio cantabile 03:57
• 7 Shield: String Trio No. 6 in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro scherzando. Aria, alla Livonia 03:35
• String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major:
• 8 Shield: String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro 03:51
• 9 Shield: String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Largo 02:15
• 10 Shield: String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Giuoco. Alla Sclavonia Tempo Straniere con variazione. Non troppo presto 01:58
• String Trio No. 2 in D Major:
• 11 Shield: String Trio No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro 05:43
• 12 Shield: String Trio No. 2 in D Major: II. Molto adagio 01:27
• 13 Shield: String Trio No. 2 in D Major: III. Rondeau. Allegro 04:50
• String Trio No. 3 in A Major:
• 14 Shield: String Trio No. 3 in A Major: I. Allegro 03:33
• 15 Shield: String Trio No. 3 in A Major: II. Andante e Grazioso 02:13
• 16 Shield: String Trio No. 3 in A Major: III. Un Giuoco. Scherzando 02:24
• String Trio No. 4 in E Major:
• 17 Shield: String Trio No. 4 in E Major: I. Larghetto cantabile 01:47
• 18 Shield: String Trio No. 4 in E Major: II. Allegro agitato 02:36
• 19 Shield: String Trio No. 4 in E Major: III. Rondo moderato e semplice 03:46
• String Trio No. 5 in C Minor:
• 20 Shield: String Trio No. 5 in C Minor: I. Larghetto e sostenuto 02:13
• 21 Shield: String Trio No. 5 in C Minor: II. Tempo di ciaccona 05:21
• String Trio No. 7 in G Major:
• 22 Shield: String Trio No. 7 in G Major: I. Allegro 03:13
• 23 Shield: String Trio No. 7 in G Major: II. Larghetto Siciliano 01:50
• 24 Shield: String Trio No. 7 in G Major: III. Rondo. Allegro 02:27
• String Trio No. 8 in F Major:
• 25 Shield: String Trio No. 8 in F Major: I. Allegro 04:46
• 26 Shield: String Trio No. 8 in F Major: II. Romance. Andantino 02:56
• 27 Shield: String Trio No. 8 in F Major: III. Giuoco. Tempo Straniere 02:47
• Total Runtime 01:24:03

Info for Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 2

English composer William Shield was famous for his operas and pantomimes. He was admired by Haydn who was to prove a lasting influence, and rose to become Master of the King's Music despite coming from a relatively poor background. His String Trios from 1791 were written in Rome and mark a striking new level of compositional attainment in the English chamber music repertory of the time. Shield's scores are studded with an enlightened cosmopolitanism, encoding Spanish, Russian, Slavonic and Haydnesque elements, cast in his ingenious and lyrically attractive blend of styles.

The Dorrit Ensemble

The Dorrit Ensemble
is based at Adelaide University's Elder Conservatorium, one of Australia’s leading tertiary music institutions. Its core members, lecturers Elizabeth Layton and Edith Salzmann, are joined on this recording by Caroline Henbest from the Australian National Academy of Music and Elizabeth Sellars from the Flinders Quartet, Melbourne. Established in 2019, the Dorrit Ensemble has performed regularly across Australia and New Zealand, also throughout Europe and North America.

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