Sabi Ensemble - From The Heart (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

“Should [imaginative art] not come from the heart as well as the brain?” Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor, 1911. This poignant question—posed by Coleridge‐Taylor just months before his death— encapsulates the emotional core of Sabi Ensemble’s debut album, From The Heart. The SABI ENSEMBLE, founded in 2024 by historical bassist Carina Cosgrave, is committed to reviving works by composers whose work has been unjustly forgotten and placing this music from the margins centre stage.

The programme celebrates two 150th anniversaries and is the first time Coleridge-Taylor’s music has been recorded on period instruments. The album features two of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s expressive Novelletten - rarely heard works arranged by the SABI ENSEMBLE that reveal his sharp craft and lyrical voice; his Nonet - a student composition which cemented his status as a breathtaking composer at the young age of 18; and Louise Farrenc’s Nonet - a powerful piece written at the height of her career. After the death of her daughter, Farrenc ceased composing—her creative life halted by grief.

Sabi Ensemble:
Catherine Martin, 1st violin
Persephone Gibbs, 2nd violin
Clifton Harrison, viola
Sarah McMahon, cello
Carina Cosgrave, double bass
Rosie Bowker, flute
Leo Duarte, oboe
Fiona Mitchell, clarinet
Rebecca Hammond, bassoon
Nivanthi Karunaratne, horn
Olivia Sham, piano

Tracklist:
01. Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro moderato
02. Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto
03. Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro
04. Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
05. Nonet in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: I. Adagio - Allegro
06. Nonet in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: II. Andante con moto
07. Nonet in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: III. Scherzo
08. Nonet in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: IV. Adagio - Allegro
09. Novelletten, Op. 52: IV. Allegro molto
10. Novelletten, Op. 52: II. Larghetto


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