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SIR HAMILTON HARTY
(1879-1941)
COMPACT DISC ONE
Violin Concerto (1908)*
33:13
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
1.
I
Allegro deciso
12:26
2.
II
Molto lento
11:07
3.
III
Allegro con brio
9:34
Piano Concerto (1922)†
37:37
in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur
4.
I
Allegro risoluto
14:07
5.
II
Tranquillo e calmo
9:44
6.
III
Con brio e vivace
13:45
71:00
COMPACT DISC TWO
The Children of Lir (1938)‡
31:48
Poem for orchestra
1.
Introduction -
4:34
2.
Allegro brioso ed animato -
4:47
3.
The swan-children -
2:31
4.
Calm seas and blue skies -
2:00
5.
Approach of the evening -
6:07
6.
Allegro brio ed animato -
6:06
7.
Transformation, baptism and death
5:43
Variations on a Dublin Air (1912)*
16:19
8.
Introduction and Theme -
3:45
9.
Variation I -
1:01
10.
Variation II -
1:03
11.
Variation III -
2:11
12.
Variation IV -
0:39
13.
Variation V -
1:55
14.
Varation VI -
2:01
15.
Varation VII -
3:44
16.
The Londonderry Air (1924)
5:27
Pan Hon Lee violin
Ode to a Nightingale (1907)‡
22:30
for Soprano and Orchestra
17.
[Introduction] -
1:42
18.
'My heart aches' -
2:36
19.
'O for a draught of vintage!' -
2:02
20.
'. . .and quite forget' -
4:03
21.
'Already with thee!' -
4:20
22.
'Darkling I listen' -
4:06
23.
'Forlorn!' -
0:54
24.
'Adieu! Adieu!'
2:45
76:38
COMPACT DISC THREE
1.
A Comedy Overture (1906, revised 1908)
14:12
An Irish Symphony (1904, revised 1915 and 1924)
34:00
2.
I
On the Shores of Lough Neagh: Allegro molto
13:13
3.
II
The Fair Day: Vivace ma non troppo presto
3:08
4.
III
In the Antrim Hills: Lento ma non troppo
7:21
5.
IV
The Twelfth of July: Con molto brio
10:10
6.
In Ireland (1935)
9:13
Fantasy for Flute, Harp and Orchestra
Colin Fleming flute
Denice Kelly harp
Moderato con passione
With the Wild Geese (1910)
20:12
7.
Introduction -
1:45
8.
Soldiers' life abroad -
6:58
9.
The night before the battle -
4:22
10.
Battle -
4:51
11.
Return home
2:16
78:06
Solo:Heather Harper soprano‡
Solo: Ralph Holmes violin*
Solo:Malcolm Binns piano†
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
June 1979 (Violin Concerto) & April & May 1983 (Piano Concerto)
3-4 October 1981 (The Children of Lir & Ode to a Nightingale, June 1979 (Variations on a Dublin Air & The Londonderry Air)
4-5 Octoer 1980 (An Irish Symphony & A Comedy Overture) & April & May 1983 (In Ireland & With the Wild Geese)
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The performances are excellent, and thev ery appealing Variations on a Dublin Air and Harty’s arrangement of the haunting Londonderry Air have bee added as a most enjoyable bonus on this CD.
The Penguin Guide – 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-12
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