{"product_id":"steve-elcock-chamber-music-vol-1","title":"Steve Elcock: Chamber Music, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe English composer Steve Elcock spent years writing music without ever expecting it to be heard: based in rural France, he worked as a translator, composing ‘for the drawer.’ A recent Toccata Classics recording of his Third Symphony and other orchestral pieces revealed him to be a major symphonic voice. The works on this first album of his chamber music show the same long-term control of harmonic tension, occasionally leavened by a mischievous sense of humor. The Clarinet Sextet and The Shed Dances are immediately appealing in their melodiousness and harmonic language, whereas the darkly aggressive String Trio No. 1 foreshadows the Third Symphony with its stark juxtaposition of contrasts, and An Outstretched Hand offers a disturbing comment on our troubled 21st century condition. The Veles Ensemble is a string trio based in London, its repertoire both exploring rarely heard masterpieces and bringing the classics to life. A special interest of the ensemble is in promoting new compositions and contemporary music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toccata","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606733529368,"sku":"5060113445063","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3846529.jpg?v=1777637974","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/steve-elcock-chamber-music-vol-1","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}