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Elgar / Connolly / Staples- Music Makers / Spirit of England

SKU: 095115521526
¥168.00
Elgar / Connolly / Staples- Music Makers / Spirit of England
Elgar / Connolly / Staples- Music Makers / Spirit of England

Distinguished British music interpreter Sir Andrew Davis joins forces with the BBCSO once again, this time with acclaimed soloists Dame Sarah Connolly and Andrew Staples, in this thoughtful presentation of the last two substantial choral works of Sir Edward Elgar. The matury of Elgar as an orchestrator is obvious in both works on this album, notably, in 'The Music Makers' (1912), during passages in which he quotes from 'Sea Pictures' and the Violin Concerto, and in representing the sound of aircraft in 'The Spirit of England' (1917). Elgar uses self-quotation to reflect: 'The Music Makers' is a canvas of self-reflection, written quickly following a period of illness. The orchestral introduction is introspective, melancholic, and noble, before the words of Arthur O'Shaughanessy's poem and much self-quotation within the music offer an insight into the sense of nostalgia and awareness of the loneliness of the creative artist felt by the composer. 'The Spirit of England' reflects on the sadness and desolation of war felt by a nation, with the inclusion of quotations from 'The Dream of Gerontius' in some of the more negative stanzas that Elgar found harder to set. Specified in the score for tenor or soprano, all three movements are sung here by a tenor in a recording first.

Tracklist:

  1. The Music Makers, Op. 69: Introduction
  2. The Music Makers, Op. 69: We Are The Music Makers
  3. The Music Makers, Op. 69: With Wonderful Deathless Ditties
  4. The Music Makers, Op. 69: We, In The Ages Lying
  5. The Music Makers, Op. 69: A Breath Of Our Inspiration
  6. The Music Makers, Op. 69: They Had No Vision Amazing
  7. The Music Makers, Op. 69: And Therefore Today Is Thrilling
  8. The Music Makers, Op. 69: But We, With Our Dreaming And Singing - For We Are Afar With The Dawning
  9. The Music Makers, Op. 69: Great Hail! We Cry To The Comers
  10. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 1, The Fourth Of August
  11. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 2, To Women
  12. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 3, For The Fallen
Format: New CD/Classical

Elgar / Connolly / Staples- Music Makers / Spirit of England

SKU: 095115521526
¥168.00

Release Date: 11.16.2018

 
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Distinguished British music interpreter Sir Andrew Davis joins forces with the BBCSO once again, this time with acclaimed soloists Dame Sarah Connolly and Andrew Staples, in this thoughtful presentation of the last two substantial choral works of Sir Edward Elgar. The matury of Elgar as an orchestrator is obvious in both works on this album, notably, in 'The Music Makers' (1912), during passages in which he quotes from 'Sea Pictures' and the Violin Concerto, and in representing the sound of aircraft in 'The Spirit of England' (1917). Elgar uses self-quotation to reflect: 'The Music Makers' is a canvas of self-reflection, written quickly following a period of illness. The orchestral introduction is introspective, melancholic, and noble, before the words of Arthur O'Shaughanessy's poem and much self-quotation within the music offer an insight into the sense of nostalgia and awareness of the loneliness of the creative artist felt by the composer. 'The Spirit of England' reflects on the sadness and desolation of war felt by a nation, with the inclusion of quotations from 'The Dream of Gerontius' in some of the more negative stanzas that Elgar found harder to set. Specified in the score for tenor or soprano, all three movements are sung here by a tenor in a recording first.

Tracklist:

  1. The Music Makers, Op. 69: Introduction
  2. The Music Makers, Op. 69: We Are The Music Makers
  3. The Music Makers, Op. 69: With Wonderful Deathless Ditties
  4. The Music Makers, Op. 69: We, In The Ages Lying
  5. The Music Makers, Op. 69: A Breath Of Our Inspiration
  6. The Music Makers, Op. 69: They Had No Vision Amazing
  7. The Music Makers, Op. 69: And Therefore Today Is Thrilling
  8. The Music Makers, Op. 69: But We, With Our Dreaming And Singing - For We Are Afar With The Dawning
  9. The Music Makers, Op. 69: Great Hail! We Cry To The Comers
  10. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 1, The Fourth Of August
  11. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 2, To Women
  12. The Spirit Of England, Op. 80: No. 3, For The Fallen