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Forsyth and Ireland

Posted by Amphissa (A) on November 7, 2015 at 06:47:47

In Reply to: Local Competitions posted by Chris from Lafayette on November 7, 2015 at 01:13:12:

I'm not a great fan of flute music, but I do like Forsyth well enough. His music has always struck me as very professionally composed, solidly within the British pastoral school of its period. His Viola Concerto is an exemplary work. There's a good Hyperion disc of it coupled with Bowen's Viola Concerto, which is more adventurous in its influences.

As for Ireland, I'm not sure he is any better known these days than Forsyth. Well, maybe in the realm of chamber music, but not on orchestral programs. This is really unfortunate, because Ireland wrote some very enjoyable orchestral music. The Chandos disc collecting some of his best symphonic poems and suites is a really fine one.

It's really interesting that so many very good composers are pretty much forgotten by audiences today, and actually by orchestral musicians as well, and yet their chamber music continues to be played. The constriction of the core repertoire of orchestral music has been really disheartening. So many fine works by very good composers ignored and forgotten, while audiences are bludgeoned with repetition of warhorses.

Sorry about the rant. It's not the first time I've said it and won't be the last. hahaha


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