Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Orchestral Works (Charles Peebles)

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Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

1. Ethiopia Saluting the Colours, Op. 51
2. Solemn Prelude, Op. 40
3. Zara's Ear-Rings, Op. 7
4. Idyll, Op. 44
5. Ballade in D Minor, Op. 4
6. Nero, Op. 62: I. Entr'acte
7. Romance in B Major for String Orchestra

Rebecca Murphy, soprano

Ioana Petcu-Colan, violin

Ulster Orchestra

Charles Peebles, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: SOMM Recordings

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To mark the 150th anniversary of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), SOMM Recordings presents a varied collection of his orchestral works that reflects both his Afro-British heritage and his place within the English musical landscape of Holst and Vaughan Williams. Five of the seven works included receive their first recordings, underscoring the project’s scholarly and artistic significance. The release features the Ulster Orchestra under the direction of Charles Peebles, whose previous recordings for SOMM have attracted critical acclaim.

Charles Peebles is an English conductor educated at Cambridge, the Guildhall School, and as a conducting fellow at Tanglewood. He has worked with many leading orchestras and ensembles in the UK and internationally, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, and Orquesta Nacional de España. Winner of the 1992 Cadaqués International Conducting Competition, he has enjoyed an extensive career in symphonic and operatic repertoire, with notable productions for Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, and the Bavarian State Opera. Peebles is Music Director of University College Opera and Co-Director of the Orkney Conductors Course, a leading training program for young conductors.

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