In Ireland

Harty, Thomson, Ulster Orchestra
Irish Symphony / Comedy Overture / In Ireland
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. A Comedy Overture
2. An Irish Symphony: I. On The Shores Of Lough Neagh: Allegro molto
3. An Irish Symphony: II. The Fair Day: Vivace ma non troppo presto
4. An Irish Symphony: III. In The Antrim Hills: Lento ma non troppo
5. An Irish Symphony: IV. The Twelfth Of July: Con molto brio
6. In Ireland - Moderato con passione
7. With the Wild Geese: Introduction
8. With the Wild Geese: Soldiers' Life Abroad
9. With the Wild Geese: The Night Before The Battle
10. With the Wild Geese: Battle
11. With the Wild Geese: Return Home

CD Details

All Artists: Harty, Thomson, Ulster Orchestra
Title: Irish Symphony / Comedy Overture / In Ireland
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 8/20/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115703427

Synopsis

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Herbert Hamilton Harty (1879-1941) is a contemporary of Edward Elgar and his music tends to harken back to an earlier era in British history and society. His music is congenial, if a bit proper. He does let go, as in A Comedy Overture (of 1904). But mostly his music, like that of his generation, comes from folk sources. His Irish Symphony (1904) was for a competition for a work to do for Ireland what Dvorak did for America in his Symphony 9. Harty's music has always been underrated (or overshadowed). Praise be to Chandos for bringing him back to light. --Paul Cook

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CD Reviews

The Irish Rachmaninoff

M. S. Wittenburg | Orlando, FL United States | 09/02/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This collection features somre really beautiful but unheard music. Hamilton Harty was a well known figure in England during the early 1900's, but what is not known was that his career as a sought after conductor and accompanist (He was the pianist for the great violinist Joseph Szigeti; their collaborations on many violin concerti have been released on CD) was jump-started by his composition of An Irish Symphony for a competition. He won first prize, conducted the work in performance, and then revealed that he had had no previous experience on the podium, and he was in his early 20's. His marriage to a soprano inspired the setting of Ode to a Nightingale that is found on this recording. This box set, a rerelease of Chandos albums from the 80's, probably recorded for Harty's centennial year, is a good buy, and the sound quality is quite high. The Ulster Orchestra performs wonderfully under Thomson's direction, as do the two soloists for the concerto disc, including the late Ralph Holmes performing both the violin concerto and shamefully unheard of Variations on a Dublin Air. The Londonderry Air is a beautiful setting, as valid as the famous one by Percy Grainger.The high point of the collection for me is The Children of Lir for Orchestra and obligatto soprano. A truly marvelous work that defies description; the emotional content alone makes this a piece to listen to over and over again."