rupert marshall-luck: publicity brochure

Rupert Marshall-Luck’s handsome tone and laser-like

tuning are remarkable in themselves.

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

Marshall-Luck is an ideal interpreter: generously but not

effusively lyrical; agile and athletic.

THE STRAD

His technique and intonation are flawless, and each work

is projected with knowing sensitivity and communicative

expression.

FANFARE

We should never take the redoubtable Rupert Marshall-

Luck for granted. Here is a man who continues to

introduce us to works that the years have discarded and

trodden down. He brings them to us not as something

fusty and dusty but as precious and joyous. His many

discs leave us in no doubt of his great artistry and

advocacy. It’s an extraordinary heritage that he is laying

down.

MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

V IOL IN I S T | V IO L I S T | MUS I COLOG I S T

RUPERTMARSHALL-LUCK

+44 7762 023 710 | [email protected] | www.rupertmarshall-luck.com

Hailed by ‘BBC Music Magazine’ for his “handsome tone andlaser-like tuning”, and acclaimed by audiences and critics alikefor the verve, commitment and intelligence of his performances,Rupert Marshall-Luck appears as soloist and recitalist at majorfestivals and venues throughout the UK as well as in France,Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerlandand the USA. His extensive discography includes many WorldPremière recordings as well as conspectuses of the completemusic for violin and piano of Herbert Howells and C. Hubert H.Parry; and his solo performances have been frequentlybroadcast on BBC Radio 3, ABC Classic FM (Australia), RTÉ(Ireland), SABC (South Africa), Radio Suisse Romande(Switzerland), and in Canada, France, New Zealand and the USA.Future plans include the World Première performance of PercySherwood’s Concerto for Violin and Cello with Joseph Spoonerand the conductor John Andrews; a recording of the same workwith Spooner and Andrews and the BBC Concert Orchestra; andthe first performance of the Violin Concerto by Paul Carr. Heappears on a disc of new works with the BBC Concert Orchestraalongside the pianist David Owen Norris and the baritoneRoderick Williams: the recording is scheduled for release laterin 2016; while in 2017 he will be recording works for solo violinand for violin and piano by Andrew Downes and the solo-violinmusic of Graham Whettam.

Rupert’s recordings have attracted glowing critical acclaim from the international musical press, including ‘BBCMusic Magazine’, ‘Fanfare’, ‘Gramophone’, ‘International Record Review’, ‘MusicWeb International’ and ‘The Strad’.Among recent discs, his double-disc set of the complete works for violin and piano by Herbert Howells forEM Records (EMR CD019–20) was named as ‘Recording of the Month’ by ‘MusicWeb International’; whilst‘International Record Review’ also commended the set: “We have music of distinction and performances to match.A decisive view of how the structures must knit together and considerable mental stamina from both players arefirmly implanted into the performances”. His recording of Stanford’s Violin Concerto no.2 and Robin Milford’s ViolinConcerto, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes, was hailed by ‘Gramophone’ for its“dashingly committed treatment”; and ‘The Strad’ stated: “Rupert Marshall-Luck is an ideal interpreter: generouslybut not effusively lyrical; agile and athletic”. A disc of John Pickard’s chamber music for Toccata Classics(TOCC 0150) was also praised by ‘Fanfare’, being highlighted as “a compact disc not to be missed”; and‘International Record Review’ commented: “Rupert Marshall-Luck proves as adept in an overtly contemporary idiomas in those of the early twentieth century with which he is most associated”.

As well as his busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician, Rupert is active as a writer and speaker on the

performing aspects of music, and he has presented lecture-recitals, seminars and masterclasses at the Universities

of Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford, at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,

and at University College London; he has been invited to give a guest lecture at the Royal Academy of Music, London,

in October 2016. His radio broadcasts include several appearances on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ and a programme

for Radio 4’s series ‘Tales from the Stave’. He is General Editor of EM Publishing, which issues scholarly-critical

editions of hitherto-unpublished works by British composers; and he has edited a number of works for performance

and recording, including Violin Sonatas by Bantock, Bliss, Gurney, Sacheverell Coke and Walford Davies. His edition

of Elgar’s popular salon piece ‘Salut d’Amour’, which includes the first issue of Elgar’s own version for cello and

piano, was recently published by G. Henle Verlag of Munich; for the same publisher, he is currently working on a

series of editions which together will comprise the complete violin music of Elgar.

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RUPERTMARSHALL-LUCK

The performances are as satisfying and as confidently magisterial as the recording quality, which never misses abeat in its clarity and strength. We should never take the redoubtable Rupert Marshall-Luck for granted. Here is aman who continues to introduce us to works that the years have discarded and trodden down. He brings them tous not as something fusty and dusty but as precious and joyous. His work at the EMF in this and previous yearsand his many previous discs leave us in no doubt of his great artistry and advocacy. It’s an extraordinary heritagethat he is laying down.

ROB BARNETT | MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

TWO REDISCOVERED ENGLISH CONCERTOS GIVEN IDEAL INTERPRETATIVE ADVOCACY

Rupert Marshall-Luck is an ideal interpreter [of Stanford’s second Violin Concerto]: generously but not effusivelylyrical; agile and athletic... The warm, folksong-like slow movement is at times almost painfully beautiful...

If this work is a worthy discovery, another première recording – of the Violin Concerto by Robin Milford – is evenmore of a surprise: attractive, unmistakeably English, but with touches of darkness and chromatic harmony in theslow movement and some bold gestures in the finale, not least its sombre ending. Marshall-Luck is, again,indefatigable.

EDWARD BHESANIA | THE STRAD

Milford’s idiom has a lean purity, plus a flair for long-spun, yet beautifully focused melodic line. All this is conveyedwith much loveliness by Rupert Marshall-Luck, whose handsome tone and laser-like tuning are remarkable inthemselves.

MALCOLM HAYES | BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

[The Milford Concerto] is so beautifully written throughout, so imaginitively balanced and at times so endearinglyattractive that one can but thank EM Records and these musicians for their enterprise in bringing it to life. RupertMarshall-Luck gives very convincing performances throughout (the cadenza of the first movement in particular isoutstandingly well played) and Owain Arwel Hughes and the excellent BBC Concert Orchestra provide a splendidpartnership. Don’t miss this one.

ROBERT MATTHEW-WALKER | INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

The recorded sound is splendidly generous, while Marshall-Luck and Rickard evince a real sympathy for this musicin heartfelt interpretations that give voice to Howells’ personal and much under-rated genius for chamber music.

JEREMY DIBBLE | GRAMOPHONE

With great pleasure I have been listening to this two-CD set from EM Records... We have music of distinction andperformances to match. A decisive view of how the structures must knit together... and considerable mental staminafrom both players... are firmly implanted into the performances, and the passionate, lyrical dimension of this work[the B minor Sonata] comes over with natural candour... There is just the right amount of flexibility in the approach...and a velvety warmth to Marshall-Luck’s sound in the lower register. [These recordings] show this duo onmagnificent form.

MARK TANNER | INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

Rupert Marshall-Luck’s account glows with fervour.

DAVID DENTON | THE STRAD

This CD is a winner all around: The performances are first-rate, and violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck does doubleduty equally convincingly on the viola in the Chaconne. Recorded sound is clear and musical, and presents both themusic and the performances in the best possible light. This is simply a compact disc not to be missed.

DAVID DEBOOR CANFIELD | FANFARE

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EM Records: EMR CD001

THE MONK AND THE WARRIOR

Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn) | Matthew Rickard (pf)

ARTHUR BLISS: Sonata for Piano and Violin

HENRY WALFORD DAVIES: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major

YORK BOWEN: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op.112

Released 20 March 2011

EXTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.rupertmarshall-luck.com/en/discs/emr-cd001.html


BANTOCK & HOLBROOKE: VIOLA & VIOLIN SONATAS

Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn & va) | Matthew Rickard (pf)

JOSEPH HOLBROOKE: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major

GRANVILLE BANTOCK: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major

Released 4 October 2011


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HOLST, WALFORD DAVIES & VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: WORKS FOR

VIOLIN & PIANO


RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor

GUSTAV HOLST: Five Pieces for Violin and Piano

HENRY WALFORD DAVIES: Sonata in E-flat major for Violin and Piano

Released 6 June 2012


Toccata Classics: TOCC 0150

JOHN PICKARD: CHAMBER MUSIC

Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn) | Sophie Harris (vc)

Ian Mitchell (bass clar.) | Matthew Rickard (pf)

WORKS INCLUDE:

Piano Trio | ‘Insomnia’ for violin and piano

Chaconne for solo viola | Sonata for Violin and Piano

Released 27 August 2012

EXTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.rupertmarshall-luck.com/en/discs/tocc-0150.html

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GURNEY, SAINSBURY & ELGAR: WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO


IVOR GURNEY: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major

LIONEL SAINSBURY: ‘Soliloquy’ for solo violin, op.21

EDWARD ELGAR: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op.82

Released 1 February 2013



BANTOCK, SCOTT, SACHEVERELL COKE: VIOLIN & VIOLA SONATAS

Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn & va) | Matthew Rickard (pf)

GRANVILLE BANTOCK: Sonata no.3 in C major for Violin and Piano

CYRIL SCOTT: Sonata for Viola and Piano

ROGER SACHEVERELL COKE: Sonata no.1 in D minor for Violin and Piano

Released 15 November 2013


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EM Records: EMR CD019–20

HOWELLS: THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO


Released 24 April 2014

EXTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.rupertmarshall-luck.com/en/discs/emr-cd019-20.html



‘THE FIRE THAT BREAKS FROM THEE’ | VIOLIN CONCERTOS

BY MILFORD AND STANFORD

BBC Concert Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes (cond.) | Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn)

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor

ROBIN MILFORD: Violin Concerto in G minor, op.47

RECORDED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC RADIO 3 AND THE

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Released 15 May 2014

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KING OF INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENT OF KINGS

Rupert Marshall-Luck (vn) | Duncan Honeybourne (pf & org)





DREAM SHADOWS | WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO BY

KELLY, BAX AND SOMERVELL



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1 RUPERT MARSHALL-LUCK: violin2 RUPERT MARSHALL-LUCK: violin | MATTHEW RICKARD: piano3 BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA | OWAIN ARWEL HUGHES: cond. | RUPERT MARSHALL-LUCK: violin4 RUPERT MARSHALL-LUCK: violin | SCOTT MITCHELL: piano

EXTRACTS FILE: http://www.rupertmarshall-luck.com/press-pack/demonstration-audio.zip

Lionel Sainsbury (b.1958)

1. ‘SOLILOQUY’ FOR SOLO VIOLIN, op.21 (1993)1

Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

SONATA NR 2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, op.26

2. II. Lento, assai espressivo2

John Pickard (b.1963)

3. ‘INSOMNIA’ FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (1997)2

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

VIOLIN CONCERTO NR 2 IN G MINOR, op.162 (WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING)

4. II. Andante3

Aaron Copland (1900–1990)

SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (1943)

5. III. Allegro giusto – Presto – Andante4

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791)

SONATA FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN IN B-FLAT MAJOR, KV454

6. I. Largo – Allegro4

F. Kreisler (1875–1962)

7. ‘SYNCOPATION’4

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