BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis - Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 & The Spirit of England, Op. 80 (2018) [CD-Rip]
- Title: Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 & The Spirit of England, Op. 80
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
- Total Time: 1:01:56
- Total Size: 275 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
The Music Makers, Op. 69:
01 Introduction 03:21
02 We Are the Music Makers 01:59
03 With Wonderful Deathless Ditties 01:47
04 We, in the Ages Lying 03:29
05 A Breath of Our Inspiration 04:04
06 They Had No Vision Amazing 03:20
07 And Therefore Today Is Thrilling 04:42
08 But We, with Our Dreaming and Singing - For We Are Afar with the Dawning 05:44
09 Great Hail! We Cry to the Comers 08:17
The Spirit of England, Op. 80:
10 No. 1, The Fourth of August 06:53
11 No. 2, To Women 05:51
12 No. 3, For the Fallen 12:21
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
The Music Makers, Op. 69:
01 Introduction 03:21
02 We Are the Music Makers 01:59
03 With Wonderful Deathless Ditties 01:47
04 We, in the Ages Lying 03:29
05 A Breath of Our Inspiration 04:04
06 They Had No Vision Amazing 03:20
07 And Therefore Today Is Thrilling 04:42
08 But We, with Our Dreaming and Singing - For We Are Afar with the Dawning 05:44
09 Great Hail! We Cry to the Comers 08:17
The Spirit of England, Op. 80:
10 No. 1, The Fourth of August 06:53
11 No. 2, To Women 05:51
12 No. 3, For the Fallen 12:21
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.
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
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.
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Year 2018 | Classical | FLAC / APE | CD-Rip
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