2014 is 80 years since Elgar, Holst and Delius died.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Elgar's The Starlight Express - the entire play with the complete incidental music, just to know how it's all supposed to fit together.

[salymap]

Elgar - Owls
Holst - Scherzo from unfinished symphony
Delius - North Country Sketches

Oh I thought it one ofyour puzzles/jokes S_A. And Elgar 'Owls' ??

And I'd like to hear that Delius work I half remember at a live concert
Is it 'Idyll'? Once I passed through a populous City'

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh I thought it one ofyour puzzles/jokes S_A. And Elgar 'Owls' ??

A choral piece that much impressed me for its advanced harmonic era when I heard it during a TV programme on Elgar's choral music, about a year ago, saly.

And I'd like to hear that Delius work I half remember at a live concert
Is it 'Idyll'? Once I passed through a populous City'

It wasn't "Hey Diddled Idyll", by any chance??

The Holst "Scherzo" contains more meaningful content, for me, than practically any piece of "new music" I have heard over the past 15 years. He composed it on his deathbed, barely able to hold a pen let alone read what he had written, yet the intelligence in the music shows his clarity of mind was still intact right to the end. How he would have loved some of the jazz being composed and played today! I weep when I think of the rest of the symphony Holst's death deprived us of. Imagine a whole work composed at this level of inspirational intensity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pTGUQsO7X0

Enjoy!

[antongould]

Pretty boring as ever but as I've never heard any of them live

Cockaigne Overture
Hammersmith
Delius Violin Concerto

And are you not involved in the history of the VC salymap? Or is my memory playing up (again).....

[teamsaint]

Elgar - Owls
Holst - Scherzo from unfinished symphony
Delius - North Country Sketches

The Holst is amazing. Thanks S_A.

here is the performance of Owls from that BBC film, at about 1 hour 12 mins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V904QpK-Bw

[EdgeleyRob]

The Holst "Scherzo" contains more meaningful content, for me, than practically any piece of "new music" I have heard over the past 15 years. He composed it on his deathbed, barely able to hold a pen let alone read what he had written, yet the intelligence in the music shows his clarity of mind was still intact right to the end. How he would have loved some of the jazz being composed and played today! I weep when I think of the rest of the symphony Holst's death deprived us of. Imagine a whole work composed at this level of inspirational intensity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pTGUQsO7X0

Enjoy!

Never heard that before S_A,terrific stuff,many thanks,if only.

Here's another scherzo from a Holst Symphony (first choral),not everyone's cup of tea I would imagine but I thinks it's a wonderful work.
There are sketches for a second Choral Symphony too,if only again.

[salymap]

Pretty boring as ever but as I've never heard any of them live

Cockaigne Overture
Hammersmith
Delius Violin Concerto

And are you not involved in the history of the VC salymap? Or is my memory playing up (again).....

What a memory anton. Well I was entrusted to take Delius' mss full score from London to Yarmouth plus scores of Holst 2 pieces.

The thing I remember is that Delius signed his name as 'Fritz' as late as the VC.

Just run of the mill; we had lots of mss scores in dirty old parcels in the Augener London Hire Library. Very spidery and creepy too.

[Serial_Apologist]

Never heard that before S_A,terrific stuff,many thanks,if only.

Here's another scherzo from a Holst Symphony (first choral),not everyone's cup of tea I would imagine but I thinks it's a wonderful work.
There are sketches for a second Choral Symphony too,if only again.

Thanks ER - and also Teamsaint for digging out the Elgar programme.

There are passages elsewhere in the Choral Symphony strongly suggestive of the use of fourth chords-based harmony in jazz 40 years+ later. Listening to this Scherzo ftrom the Choral Symphony also prompts me to think of Holst as probably Britten's biggest influence.

[EdgeleyRob]

The Hymn of Jesus should surely be performed more often,it's an astounding masterpiece IMVHO.

[Serial_Apologist]

The Hymn of Jesus should surely be performed more often,it's an astounding masterpiece IMVHO.

Hmmm - I always find the ending too protracted, and a little bombastic. I prefer the Ode to Death, from around the same time.

[Pabmusic]

Who is Elgar ? ...

Sadly, not anyone anymore. But can I suggest you explore his music. The Dream of Gerontius might be a good starter for you.

[salymap]

Some of Elgar's lighter suites are very attractive and I loved them as a youngster before I heard the symphonies and choral works.

The Wand of Youth and the Nursery Suite are worth hearing and Sea Pictures - I have some old LPs of most of his music, played by people who knew him probably

[Serial_Apologist]

Some of Elgar's lighter suites are very attractive

Cavalry twill, saly???

[MrGongGong]

Sadly, not anyone anymore. But can I suggest you explore his music. The Dream of Gerontius might be a good starter for you.

Been there ........ never again
it's Merzbow and Gorgoroth for me these days

[EdgeleyRob]

Hmmm - I always find the ending too protracted, and a little bombastic. I prefer the Ode to Death, from around the same time.

He wrote some amazing choral music didn't he S_A.
I've got the Chandos/Hickox collection which includes the above,think I'll play it next.