In addition to the six songs which comprise his wonderful cycle, a shropshire lad, three other items are included. When george butterworth joined the army in 1914, his most recent works included the song cycle six songs from a shropshire lad as well as the rhapsody a shropshire lad, which he called an orchestral epilogue to his settings of a. Byron cottage in highgate, where housman wrote a shropshire lad. George butterworth a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string. Adrian boult conducts the british symphony orchestra in his secondever recording, made on november 16th, 1920 at the gramophone co. This orchestral rhapsody serves as an epilogue to this song cycle.
Housman s a shropshire lad poems in two cycles in 19091911. May 03, 2016 his shropshire lad rhapsody a sort of orchestral postlude to his earlier song cycle a shropshire lad employs a normal sized symphony orchestra, and was first performed on 2 october 19. Aug 27, 20 george butterworth, an english composer who was killed at the age of 31 during the first world war, is best known for his song settings of several of the poems in a. In 1911 he composed an orchestral rhapsody which he first called the land of lost content and then the cherry tree before settling on a shropshire lad. Sir john barbirolli, halle orchestra, vaughan williams, butterworth, bax. George butterworth a shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english composer best known for the orchestral idyll the banks of green willow and his song settings of a. The possible confusion lies with a shropshire lad, which is the title of 1 a famous collection by housman, 2 butterworth s orchestral rhapsody, 3 the colloquial title of his bestknown group of songs strictly six songs from a shropshire lad or 4 the colloquial name for the complete published housman songs. A shropshire lad, rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916. Start your 30day free trial of unlimited to listen to this album plus tens of millions more songs. James gilchrist tenor, halle orchestra, mark elder. Housman, sung by baritone john shirleyquirk, with martin isepp, piano. Loveliest of trees e major when i was one and twenty b minor look not in my eyes f major think no more, lad g. Butterworth s shropshire lad and the aptly titled, banks of green willow are quite gorgeously done with hickox and handley standing in the shade of elders deeply thought interpretations.
Six songs from a shropshire lad is a song cycle for baritone and piano composed in 1911 by george butterworth 18851916. Shop and buy a shropshire lad, rhapsody sheet music. Oct 30, 2018 a shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 by george butterworth. Housmans a shropshire lad, and chose those that mourn the lives and deaths of redcoats british soldiers. The following year butterworth produced this ravishing and evocative rhapsody for orchestra, which utilizes several themes from his housman songs, especially loveliest of trees and grief. The years in london were marked by a considerable increase in his productivity, and during the period 191119 he was to compose two further idylls based on folk songs, including the banks of green willow and the darker a shropshire lad rhapsody first premiered at the leeds festival in 19.
Title rhapsody for full orchestra composer butterworth, george. Listen online, find out more about your favourite artists, and get music recommendations, only at. The rhapsody, a shropshire lad a sort of postlude to the songs employs a normal sized symphony. Jul 25, 2003 but butterworth was a far better composer, with a far more complex musical personality and psychology, than such a caricature would indicate. Butterworth was the first of several english composers to set poems from a. The joy of the recording is hearing butterworth s own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in context with the song cycle. In 1911 he composed an orchestral rhapsody which he first. Housman is said originally to have titled his book the poems of terence hearsay, referring to a character there, but changed the title to a shropshire lad at the suggestion of a colleague in the british museum. Housmans a shropshire lad and this evocative and poignant rhapsody. Housmans a shropshire lad poems in two cycles in 19091911.
Jun 14, 2009 loveliest of trees excerpt, composed by george butterworth 18851916, first photo to a poem by a. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 george. Produced in association with bbc radio 3 and bbc national orchestra of wales. Its premiere in 19 at the leeds festival under artur nikisch was a gratifying success for the young composer. Sep 23, 2003 this 2008 disc called english rhapsody features works by george butterworth and frederick delius. I am less sure the two english idylls are much more than pleasant light music. There are seven songs by john ireland, two by moeran, and six by the cheltenhamborn composer, c. Housman continue with this new setting from stuart gillespie.
Housmans poetry and thematically related to his earlier housman song cycle. George butterworth composer buy sheet music and scores. It is an epilogue to his two sets of songs, the intention being to express. Housmans a shropshire lad and this evocative and poignant rhapsody by. Butterworth a shropshire lad stokowski nbc symphony. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 by george butterworth. The land of the mountain and the floodcoleridgetaylor. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth from.
The a shropshire lad rhapsody for string orchestra is a wonderful, beautifully textured and emotionally complex work, and the banks of green willow is similarly amazingly evocative. George butterworth was particularly drawn to housmans poems, composing within a short period the six songs from a shropshire lad 1911 and bredon hill and other songs 1912 as well as his emotive rhapsody, a shropshire lad, first performed in 19. Butterworth set another five poems from a shropshire lad in bredon hill and other songs 1912. Apr 11, 2018 a meticulous craftsman, butterworth only produced a handful of works, including a songcycle a shropshire ladafter the tragic, eerilyprophetic war poems by a. In the years leading up to the first world war george butterworth composed two song cycles of settings of poems from a. His shropshire lad rhapsody a sort of orchestral postlude to his earlier song cycle a shropshire lad employs a normal sized symphony orchestra, and was first performed on 2 october 19. A shropshire lad 1911 the banks of green willow 19 eleven songs from a shropshire lad 19101911 arranged for voice and small orchestra by phillip brookes preface george butterworth was one of britains finest musicians during the years leading up to world war one, a conflict which tragically claimed his life. A few years ago a shropshire lad was released and became a high school festival favorite. Sir john barbirolli, halle orchestra, vaughan williams. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth. Butterworth, g a shropshire lad rhapsody this page lists all recordings of a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
Songs, especially the cycle a shropshire lad based on the poems by a. George butterworth s most famous work is his orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad, inspired by a. Mark elder has been working wonders at the rejuvenated halle with a silky string sound that is ideally suited to this music. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english composer who was best known for the orchestral idyll the banks of green willow and his song settings of a. Housmans poetry and thematically related to his earlier.
Nov 09, 2018 a shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra. Soon after his birth, his family moved to yorkshire so that his father sir alexander kaye butterworth could take up an. George butterworths most famous work is his orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad, inspired by a. Housmans poetry and thematically related to his earlier housman song cycle of the same name. After studying at eton as a kings scholar, he was admitted to trinity college, oxford, where he read greats classics, ancient history and philosophy, and soon joined the oxford. On the other hand, the present disc promises to give us a more representative overview of the composer by including butterworth s orchestral works as well. Written to express the homethoughts of the exiled lad, this music is filled with soaring romanticism and bittersweet nostalgia. By using adblocking software, youre depriving this site of revenue that is needed. The largest number of songs here is by george butterworth. Exploring the music of george butterworth the listeners club. Butterworths own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in. A shropshire lad rhapsody land of the mountain and the flood label. Between 1909 and 1911, butterworth wrote two sets of songs based on a.
A shropshire lad rhapsody by london philharmonic orchestra and sir adrian boult on amazon music. Mar 26, 2020 in the years leading up to the first world war george butterworth composed two song cycles of settings of poems from a. George butterworth, neville marriner, academy of st. George butterworth the classical composers database musicalics. The rhapsody, an orchestral epilogue to the composers song cycle of the same name, is in the form of an elegy. Provided to youtube by universal music group butterworth. George butterworth 18851916 son of a solicitor with the great western railway, george sainton kaye butterworth was born in london on 12th july 1885. His shropshire lad rhapsody a sort of orchestral postlude to his earlier song cycle a shropshire lad employs a normal sized symphony. Loveliest of trees excerpt, composed by george butterworth 18851916, first photo to a poem by a.
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