約翰.威爾森 指揮 倫敦市立交響樂團 |
艾爾蘭:管絃樂作品集(倫敦序曲/聖男孩等)
約翰.威爾森 指揮 倫敦市立交響樂團 約翰.艾爾蘭可算是天才兒童, 在十四歲時就進入皇家音樂學院就讀. 在校學習鋼琴, 管風琴和作曲(在史丹佛的指導下). 他很快的進展到管風琴家的重要地位, 也同時繼續追求他成為作曲家的興趣. 1913年的(被遺忘的祭典, Forgotten Rite)是他最早期的管弦樂作品之一, 由亨利.伍德爵士在女王音樂廳(Queen’s Hall)指揮首演. (Mai-Dun)交響狂想曲是受到多塞特郡的湯瑪士.哈代地區的農村啟發而寫的 – 一片對愛爾蘭有終生影響力的鄉村風景. 雖然(丘陵地組曲, Downland Suite)是受1932年的國家銅管樂隊冠軍賽委任而寫的, 艾爾蘭後來改編中間的兩個樂章給弦樂器. 第一和最後的樂章之後也被他的學生傑佛瑞.布希(Geoffrey Bush)改寫. (Satyricon)序曲是艾爾蘭最後的大型作品之一, 其來源依據是羅馬尼羅皇帝侍臣作家Gaius Petronius Arbiter所寫的書. (一首倫敦序曲)和(史詩進行曲 Epic March)都是受英國國家廣播公司(BBC)委任而寫 – 後者是在二次大戰期間鼓勵士氣的音樂. 在同一時期, 他為一首寫於1913年聖誕節期間(The Holy Boy)鋼琴作品配器成管絃樂曲. 約翰.威爾森和倫敦市立交響樂團在此以細心和堅定的信念呈現這位不公平地被忽略的作曲家的偉大作品特質. John Ireland was something of a child prodigy, entering the Royal College of Music at the age of fourteen. There he studied piano, organ and composition (under Charles Villiers Stanford). He quickly progressed to significant positions as an organist, whilst continuing to pursue his interests as a composer. The Forgotten Rite, from 1913, is one of his earliest orchestral compositions, and was premiered by Sir Henry Wood at the Queen's Hall. The symphonic rhapsody Mai-Dun was inspired by the Dorset countryside – Thomas Hardy Country – a landscape that exerted a lifelong influence on Ireland. While it was commissioned for the national Brass Band Championships in 1932, Ireland later arranged the central two movements of A Downland Suite for strings. The first and last movements were later arranged by his pupil Geoffrey Bush. The overture Satyricon was one of Ireland's final large-scale works, and is based upon texts by the Roman writer Gaius (or, in some sources, Titus) Petronius Arbiter, a courtier of Nero. A London Overture and the Epic March were both commissioned by the BBC – the latter as a morale-booster during World War II. It was during this period that Ireland orchestrated The Holy Boy – a piano piece composed on Christmas Day in 1913. JOHN IRELAND 1. Satyricon 8:32 Overture To Julian and Anna A Downland Suite 17:01 for Brass Band Transcribed for strings (1941) by John Ireland (II, III) and (1978) by Geoffrey Bush (I, IV) To my friend Kenneth Wright 2. I Prelude. Allegro energico - Easily - Meno mosso - A tempo 4:14 3. II Elegy. Lento espressivo 4:35 4. III Minuet. Allegretto grazioso 4:32 5. IV Rondo. Poco allegro - Molto sostenuto, poco meno mosso -3 :28 Vivace gioviale - Avanti - Con anima, piu mosso 6. Mai-Dun 10:46 Symphonic Rhapsody for Orchestra Allegro enerigoc - Broader time - Piu tranqillo - Meno mosso - 7. The Forgotten Rite 7:09 Prelude for Orchestra Lento e mistico - Poco piu lento - Largamente ed appassionato - 8. A London Overture 12:02 for Orchestra In memory of Percy G. Bentham. Sculptor and Friend - died June 1936. 9. The Holy Boy 2:59 A Carol of the Nativity Prelude for Piano Arranged 1941 by the Composer for String Orchestra 10. Epic March 8:45 EPIC (adj.). Concerning some heroic action or series of actions and events events of deep and lasting significance on the history of a nation or a race. Nuttall''s Standard Dictionary Total time: 67:02 Orchestra: Sinfonia of London John Mills leader Conductor: John Wilson (A Donwland Suite, Mai-Dun, Satyricon) |