A shropshire lad is a collection of sixtythree poems by the english poet alfred edward. Housmans a shropshire lad and this evocative and poignant rhapsody by. Butterworth, holst, the london philharmonic orchestra. Zijn oeuvre bestaat voornamelijk uit toonzettingen van gedichten van a. A few years ago a shropshire lad was released and became a high school festival favorite. I am less sure the two english idylls are much more than pleasant light music, but they are probably worth hearing if this is your kind of thing. In his brief career george butterworth 18851916 composed only a small quantity of orchestral works, but what he wrote has never subsequently been absent from the repertoire. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 by george butterworth. The country dance book, parts 3 1912 and 4 1916 with cecil sharp recordings all three orchestral works two english idylls, a shropshire lad. Eleven songs from a shropshire lad with accompaniment for small orchestra, arranged by phillip brookes 2006 other writings. The rhapsody, an orchestral epilogue to the composers song cycle of the same name, is in the form of an elegy. Alfred edward housman was born in worcestershire, england, and. Butterworth was killed during the war, but towards the end of it ivor gurney.
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. This page lists all recordings of a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916. The orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad is his masterpiece, and one of the greatest of all english orchestral works. Butterworth, g a shropshire lad rhapsody this page lists all recordings of a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916.
Butterworth was the first of several english composers to set poems from a. A shropshire lad is a collection of sixtythree poems by the english poet alfred edward housman, published in 1896. George butterworth 18851916 son of a solicitor with the great western railway, george sainton kaye butterworth was born in london on 12th july 1885. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth from. Shop and buy a shropshire lad, rhapsody sheet music. Butterworth plus hamish maccunn a shropshire lad rhapsody. A shropshire lad rhapsody orchestra study score etp 82. I carried it to a table and read for an hour, finally checking the book out for the usual two. These are framed by butterworth s a shropshire lad rhapsody and vaughan williamss an oxford elegy. George butterworth, neville marriner, academy of st. Housmans a shropshire lad poems in two cycles in 19091911. Shropshire lad by a e housman abebooks passion for books. This disc offers nearly 70 minutes of beguilingly pleasant music, beginning with george butterworth, whose two english idylls, the banks of green willow, and a shropshire lad rhapsody evoke the english countryside even more than their titles do. This orchestral rhapsody serves as an epilogue to this song cycle.
A shropshire lad, rhapsody by george butterworth 1885. Martin in the fields and sir neville marriner on amazon music. Few volumes of poetry in the english language have enjoyed as much success with both literary connoisseurs and the general reader as a. The following year butterworth produced this ravishing and evocative rhapsody for orchestra, which utilizes several themes from his housman songs. Title rhapsody for full orchestra composer butterworth, george. The rhapsody, a shropshire lad a sort of postlude to the songs employs a normal sized. A meticulous craftsman, butterworth only produced a handful of works, including a songcycle a shropshire lad after the tragic, eerilyprophetic war poems by a. A shropshire lad rhapsody land of the mountain and the flood label. There, from a bottom shelf, i plucked out a slender volume titled a shropshire lad by a. He showed great talent as a young man and might have become one of englands greatest composers if he had lived longer. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Scholars and critics have seen in these timeless poems an elegance of taste and perfection of form and feeling comparable to the greatest. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
This 2008 disc called english rhapsody features works by george butterworth and frederick delius. The same goes for peter warlocks brief an old song. George sainton kaye butterworth 18851916 was an english composer, best known for his settings of a. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra concert band baton music. The joy of the recording is hearing butterworths own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in context with the song cycle. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 george. In the years leading up to the first world war george butterworth composed two song cycles of settings of poems from a. Vinyl 10 butterworth, holst, the london philharmonic orchestra conducted by sir adrian boult the perfect fool ballet suite a shropshire lad rhapsody 1955, vinyl. 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. 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. How the first world war robbed us of one of britains greatest young. Tension levels rise markedly for exceptionally insightful readings. This work is in the nature of an orchestral epilogue.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Lancaster must imagine an orchestral sound world gurney barely discovered for himself, while alexander must exceed the merits of the original philip thomas orchestration, so memorably captured on the. Exploring the emotional impact of george butterworth s rhapsody inspired by the great war. Between 1909 and 1911, butterworth wrote two sets of songs based on a. Housmans a shropshire lad, first published in 1896. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth. Butterworth s settings for voice and piano of eleven poems from a. A shropshire lad rhapsody by london philharmonic orchestra and sir adrian boult on amazon music. In 1911 he composed an orchestral rhapsody which he first. Housman is said originally to have titled his book the poems of terence. This early work, akin to butterworth s a shropshire lad rhapsody, was cited as a picturesque and imaginative composition and given a carnegie publication award in 1924.
Exploring the music of george butterworth the listeners. Housmans a shropshire lad are among his best known works. Written to express the homethoughts of the exiled lad, this music is filled with soaring romanticism and bittersweet nostalgia. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english. The banks of green willow, etc by various artists now. Housmans a shropshire lad, and chose those that mourn the lives and deaths of redcoats british soldiers. 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. In it he has used the theme of his own setting of loveliest of trees, the cherry now, from a shropshire lad, and the rhapsody forms an epilogue to his two songcycles based on that book. Vaughan williams and butterworth would tour the countryside together.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Housman continue with this new setting from stuart gillespie. 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. Butterworths two english idylls, the banks of freen willow and the sublime shropshire lad rhapsody. The first six songs in the set are grouped together as a cycle with the title a shropshire lad, while the remaining five songs have the title bredon hill and other songs from a shropshire lad. The two english idylls, the rhapsody a shropshire lad and the idyll the banks of green. Selling slowly at first, it then rapidly grew in popularity, particularly among young readers. From clee to heaven the beacon burns, at first glance, it can be a major surprise that the author of the enormously popular poetry collection a shropshire lad was a classical scholar by the name of a. Butterworth, george volume 3 vocal works repertoire explorer. The two english idylls, the rhapsody a shropshire lad and the idyll the banks of green willow are, with the music of his friend ralph vaughan williams and of. It is an epilogue to his two sets of songs, the intention being to express the homethoughts of the exiled lad.
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