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In Reply to: What are the masterworks of the English Revival? posted by hinduclient on March 15, 2007 at 07:56:31:
Y'know - I love this stuff. Have for years.I don't think you can go wrong with Vaughn-Williams - the symphonies, shorter orchestral works, songs, choral - a great master in my book. It's just a matter of hearing what he has to offer.
Don't overlook Britten, although he's considerably spikier than the pastoralists, or the miniaturists such as Finzi and Warlock. You must own Capriole suite - then check out the songs.
Moeran is another in this vein.
I also confess a fondness for William Walton.
He's an Aussie but do check out Percy Gringer - he was right there collecting the folk material with the best of 'em so if the English Revial floats your boat be sure to check him out.
There are lots of great compilations on Hyperion and other English labels - a great way to discover new works. Plus there are tons of budget and mid-priced re-releases of this material.
And don't let the Mahlerites ever tell you this is minor stuff either.
Follow Ups:
I found a copy of folk songs by Percy Grainger on an old bit of vinyl. Looked real rough but thought I would give it a chance, cleaned it, played it and absolutely loved it... so real happy I gave it a go or else may never have come across him. It was on a the Prelude record label, a premier recording.
After some advice further down, I have been looking into Moeran and what is available of his, and Hyperion do appear to have a reasonable selection, also on Naxos...
Really getting into the Folk stuff and have got alot of joy from the Vaughan Williams that I have.If only I had some more money...
Have fun,
K
Keep the compilations in mind, especially the ones for strings.If you like VW & Holst let me reiterate you MUST own Warlock's Capriole Suite...assume you already have Holst's St. Paul's Suite. Holst & VW also composed delightful folk-inspired suites for band that are well worth owninging, classics in the repertoir. If you liked Grainer, his Lincolnshire Posey for Symphonic band is an absolute must have.
There have been many recent releases of Grainger, who has been undergoing something of a revival over the past few years. Chandos has an excellent multi-volume set of his works including a nice one by Academy of St. Martins In The Fields Chamber Orchestra - several goodies on it. John Elliott Gardiner & the Monteverdi Choir have a terrific recording of Grainger.
On this side of the ocean, Thomas Canning composed a Fantasia on a Hymn of Justin Morgan, inspired by V-W's Fantasia on Tallis - it's a lovely piece on several recordings that I know of...two on Telarc, American Adagios and Into The Light; and on Decca American Dreams, by my hometown band, ISO.
You can't go wrong with old VW though. Tonight at symphony the first half was devoted to his Symphony #4, which is not very folky, but it is brilliant.
Capriole Suite.... and a St Paul's by Holst. I also managed to find buried in my record collection a while back, a Holst Invocation for Cello and Vaughan Williams fantasia on Sussex folk tunes which was rather nice, played and signed by Lloyd Webber.I will go looking for the Grainger set you mentioned on Chandos, the internet is a terrible thing. I can spend money without leaving the house these days...
If I can find anything over hear by Thomas Canning then I shall have a listen to that as well.I regularly raid the compilations selections, because you get a good perspective on many choices.
But really getting into the folk tunes.Just been listening to Eric Coates in the car, he had a few moments as well.... but not in the same league.
Cheers,
K
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