Daniel Hope (violin)

In this album called “Hope”, created during lockdown, violinist Daniel Hope presents a highly personal, yet distinctive collection of timeless classics by Schubert, Elgar and Pärt, several beloved traditional songs in stunning new instrumental versions and a brand-new arrangement of the inspiring and spiritual Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramírez. “Music has a tremendous power,” says Daniel Hope. “This album is my attempt to send out a ray of hope and to provide people, myself included, with a sense of support and perhaps even consolation.” Well-known favourites from Hope’s childhood such as Amazing Grace and Danny Boy are as integral to this album as Schubert’s Die Nacht and “Nimrod” from Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Several different periods are illuminated in this way, and the same is true of the most disparate styles and musical contexts. Daniel Hope is joined by the Zürcher Kammerorchester as well as prestigious singers like the vocal ensemble Amarcord, baritone Thomas Hampson and jazz-singer Colin Rich.

Composers

• Andre, Fabian (1910-60)
• Dowland, John (1563–1629)
• El-Khoury, Bechara (b.1957)
• Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
• Foster, Stephen Collins (1826–64)
• Giazotto, Remo (1910-98)
• Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
• Ramirez, Ariel (1921–2010)
• Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)

Works

• trad.: Amazing Grace
• trad.: Londonderry Air
• Andre, F: Dream a Little Dream of Me
• Dowland: Time stands still
• El-Khoury: Byblos The Old City
• Elgar: Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
• Foster, S: Ah! May the red rose live alway
• Giazotto: The Albinoni Adagio
• Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
• Ramirez, A: Misa Criolla
• Schubert: Die Nacht, D983c

Groups & Artists

• Hampson, Thomas
• Hope, Daniel
• Langlamet, Marie-Pierre
• Zürcher Kammerorchester