{"product_id":"28948714780","title":"John Rutter \u0026 Steven Osborne \u0026 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Reflections - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Rutter \u0026amp; Steven Osborne \u0026amp; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating his 80th birthday. British composer known for his choral music, first new album of pure orchestral music 58 years after his debut.\n\n\n\nJohn Rutter, one of Britain's most beloved, respected, and performed composers, will celebrate his 80th birthday on September 24, 2025, with the release of his latest recorded album, Reflections. from Cambridge\", Rutter's first purely orchestral album and his first full-fledged new work in over 20 years. Included are three works for orchestra, Celebration Overture, 4 Miniatures for Orchestra, and Cityscapes, as well as the four-movement piano concerto Reflections and Elegy for piano and orchestra. The two works are in four movements. In Reflections and Elegy, he collaborates with the renowned Scottish pianist Stephen Osborne.Reflections\" will shed new and hopeful light on the world of the English piano concerto, a form that is characteristic of the works of the great 20th century English composers. Rutter has been called \"the most gifted composer of his generation\" by British choral conductor Sir David Willcocks.\n\n\n\nHe is known as \"John Rutter the choral composer,\" but I am more pleased to be called \"John Rutter the composer. I love choral music with all my heart, and it is true that the majority of my work is choral, but I have always valued the occasional opportunity to write for orchestra. This album is my first collection of purely orchestral works, and it has been a great pleasure to conceive and conduct it. It was a great pleasure to conceive and conduct this album, and I hope that everyone who listens will share in that pleasure.\n\nNo one compares to Rutter.\"-The Evening Standard\n\n\n\nDigi-sleeve\n\nUniversal Music\/IMS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51647426658593,"sku":"28948714780","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/28948714780.jpg?v=1756800774","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-fi\/products\/28948714780","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}