A on 3 offered a generous quota of new recordings this week:
Tues, 18 Nov: Elgar, Sea Pictures;
Sarah Connolly. BBC SO/Andrew Davis
Thurs, 20 Nov Elgar, Dream of Gerontius, BBCSO/Davis
A powerful and sensitive performance
worth shelf space with many others
Monday,17 Nov Szymanowski, Love Songs of Hafiz;
BBC SO/Edward Gardner - Ben Johnson
Thurs, 20 Nov Szymanowski, Sym No 1
Friday, 21 Nov " Sym No 3 - Song of the Night
BBC SO/Edward Gardner - Ben Johnson
Both symphonies a revelation for me, although I have an LP recording of Sym Nos 2 & 3: Dorati and the Detroit Symphony (1981). The back cover contains the poem and translation, always a bonus. Cover notes by Felix Aprahamian, (1980).
Composed in 1915/16 the Symphony is a setting for tenor, mixed chorus and large orchestra of a mystical poem taken from the second divan of Jallal- ud -din Rumi, the greatest of all the Persian Sufi poets (NB time to google!).
Elgar is like meeting an old friend as Szymanowski suggests the beginning of a beautiful friendship! The MD recording has a fine bloom throughout.
Tues, 18 Nov: Elgar, Sea Pictures;
Sarah Connolly. BBC SO/Andrew Davis
Thurs, 20 Nov Elgar, Dream of Gerontius, BBCSO/Davis
A powerful and sensitive performance
worth shelf space with many others
Monday,17 Nov Szymanowski, Love Songs of Hafiz;
BBC SO/Edward Gardner - Ben Johnson
Thurs, 20 Nov Szymanowski, Sym No 1
Friday, 21 Nov " Sym No 3 - Song of the Night
BBC SO/Edward Gardner - Ben Johnson
Both symphonies a revelation for me, although I have an LP recording of Sym Nos 2 & 3: Dorati and the Detroit Symphony (1981). The back cover contains the poem and translation, always a bonus. Cover notes by Felix Aprahamian, (1980).
Composed in 1915/16 the Symphony is a setting for tenor, mixed chorus and large orchestra of a mystical poem taken from the second divan of Jallal- ud -din Rumi, the greatest of all the Persian Sufi poets (NB time to google!).
Elgar is like meeting an old friend as Szymanowski suggests the beginning of a beautiful friendship! The MD recording has a fine bloom throughout.
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