Selling slowly at first, it then rapidly grew in popularity, particularly among young readers. So this weeks video brings you butterworths setting of the poem loveliest of trees and then moves rather abruptly into his glorious orchestral rhapsody on the theme. Butterworth, g a shropshire lad rhapsody this page lists all recordings of a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916. The rhapsody, an orchestral epilogue to the composers song cycle of the same name, is in the form of an elegy. Even 100 years after his death on the somme, its still impossible not to feel the gap left by george butterworth. Heslington in 1907 and premiered his shropshire lad rhapsody at leeds in 19. Housmans poetry and thematically related to his earlier housman song cycle of the same name. How the first world war robbed us of one of britains greatest young. George sainton kaye butterworth was born on 12 july 1885.
George butterworth a shropshire lad songtheme and rhapsody. Hope you can take this opportunity to catch the film on a big screen and in the wonderful setting of the victoria hall. He is best known for his arrangements of english folk songs, and in 1911 and 1912 he set to music eleven of a e housmans a shropshire lad. A shropshire lad was housmans first book of poems to be published. Pyp will perform a shropshire lad on sunday, may 6, 2018 in the arlene schnitzer concert hall. A shropshire lad 1911 the banks of green willow 19 eleven songs from a. Ft business book of the year a lockdown reading list. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english composer best known for the orchestral idyll the banks of green willow and his song settings of a. Loveliest of trees e major when i was one and twenty b minor look not in my eyes f major think no more, lad g. Vaughan williams was in no doubt about the loss british music had sustained when his friend was killed at the somme two months previously. A shropshire lad, rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916.
The the banks of green willow, another folksong rhapsody using two versions of the same tune that butterworth came across in sussex, was the last thing he wrote. The following year butterworth produced this ravishing and evocative rhapsody for orchestra, which utilizes several themes from his housman songs. It is an epilogue to his two sets of songs, the intention being to express the homethoughts of the exiled lad. Butterworth must have swiftly changed his mind about the success of the sequence for by the following month it was the six songs from a shropshire lad in their published version that were performed in london on 20 june at the aeolian hall when mcinnes again was the singer and hamilton harty accompanied. Butterworth a shropshire lad wind quintet portus press. Six songs from a shropshire lad this set first made butterworths name famous and has since been regarded as a classic amongst 20th century english songcycles. Jun 14, 2009 on the cover sheet of the printed score shown here, butterworth calls the rhapsody an orchestral epilogue to his two sets of songs, based on mr. Butterworth set eleven of housmans poems, originally to be grouped in one narrative cycle, but later regrouped into two sets for publication. Program notes written by huw edwards, guest conductor and pyp music director from 1995 to 2002 having attended the royal college of music in london as an organ scholarwhere he assisted cecil sharp and ralph vaughan williams. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Housmans a shropshire lad poems in two cycles in 19091911. A shropshire lad rhapsody land of the mountain and the flood label. Posts about a shropshire lad written by tish farrell.
Butterworths two bestknown works, the idyll the banks of green willow, and the rhapsody a shropshire lad, receive decent, if not truly. Its premiere in 19 at the leeds festival under artur nikisch was a gratifying success for the young composer. Vaughan williams and butterworth would tour the countryside. This disc offers one answer, with a completion by kriss russman of butterworths sketches for an orchestral fantasia. Composers began setting the poems to music less than ten years after their first appearance, and many parodists have satirised housmans themes and poetic style. The joy of the recording is hearing butterworths own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in context with the song cycle. May 03, 2016 his shropshire lad rhapsody a sort of orchestral postlude to his earlier song cycle a shropshire lad employs a normal sized symphony orchestra, and was first performed on 2 october 19. Soon after his birth, his family moved to yorkshire so that his father sir alexander kaye butterworth could take up an. George sainton kaye butterworth 18851916 one of englands most distinctive composers, george butterworth was born on 12 july 1885 in london, the only child of sir alexander kaye butterworth 18541946, a solicitor and later general manager of the north eastern railway company. A shropshire lad and other songs by george butterworth 1885.
Housmans a shropshire lad, and chose those that mourn the lives and deaths of redcoats british soldiers. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth. Apr 11, 2018 a meticulous craftsman, butterworth only produced a handful of works, including a songcycle a shropshire ladafter the tragic, eerilyprophetic war poems by a. In 1911 he composed an orchestral rhapsody which he first called the land of lost content and then the cherry tree before settling on a shropshire lad. For details of some of the songs from a shropshire lad click here in 1911, he wrote his a shropshire lad rhapsody which quotes from some of the songs from his two sets. George butterworth music, videos, stats, and photos. The rhapsody, a shropshire lad a sort of postlude to the songs employs a normal. August 1916, pozieres volume 1 works for orchestra. Boult attended the premiere of a shropshire lad rhapsody in 19 and gave the premiere of the banks of green willow the following year at his first public appearance as a professional conductor, and his understanding of and sympathy for butterworths achingly sensual and poignantly nostalgic music is absolute and unwavering. While the orchestrations of the six songs from a shropshire lad, sung with. A shropshire lad is a collection of sixtythree poems by the english poet alfred edward housman, published in 1896. Perhaps butterworths most famous orchestral piece is his 1911 rhapsody a.
Housmans evocative portrayal of rural life and the untimely death of young men had resonated with the british public during. It received its first performance in leeds in 19, and for the first time brought butterworth to national attention. Housmans 1896 collection a shropshire lad butterworth set another five poems from a shropshire lad in bredon hill and other songs 1912. George butterworth collection vaughan williams memorial library.
His shropshire lad rhapsody a sort of orchestral postlude to his earlier song cycle a shropshire lad employs a normal sized symphony orchestra, and was first performed on 2 october 19. A shropshire lad, rhapsody by george butterworth 1885. George butterworth documentary dear eric, you may be interested to know. The banks of green willow, etc by various artists now. Hope you can take this opportunity to catch the film on a. Six songs from a shropshire lad this set first made butterworths name famous and has since been regarded as. Butterworth died young, being killed in action in the battle of the somme in 1916 when he was thirtyone. Find upcoming concerts, watch performances, and learn more about the music. Boult attended the premiere of a shropshire lad rhapsody in 19 and gave the premiere of the banks of green willow the following year at his first public appearance as a professional conductor, and his understanding of and sympathy for butterworth s achingly sensual and poignantly nostalgic music is absolute and unwavering.
It is an epilogue to his two sets of songs, the intention being to express the homethoughts of. Butterworth must have swiftly changed his mind about the success of the sequence for by the following month it was the six songs from a shropshire lad in their published version that were performed in london on 20 june at the aeolian hall when mcinnes again was the. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 by george butterworth. George butterworth was one of britains finest musicians during the years leading. Visa, mastercard, american express paypal, diners club and discover. Complete your george butterworth hamilton harty frank. One could go so far as to say that neville marriner is english music, for even though this ensemble, which he founded in 1959 for noontime concerts in the church that gave the orchestra its name, made its reputation via a series of stunning recordings of baroque works, marriner and his colleagues went on to fill a significant gap in the recorded repertoire of british music by championing. Nine of the eleven songs were premiered at oxford on 16 may 1911, by james. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english. Program notes written by huw edwards, guest conductor and pyp music director from 1995 to 2002 having attended the royal college of music in london as an organ scholarwhere he assisted cecil sharp and ralph. George sainton kaye butterworth 18851916 was an english composer, best known for his settings of a. This instantly made me think of george butterworth whose promising career as a composer ended with a snipers bullet on the somme in 1916. Jul 25, 2003 the the banks of green willow, another folksong rhapsody using two versions of the same tune that butterworth came across in sussex, was the last thing he wrote and the last of his own music. The first piece in our concert on 28 april, rhapsody, a shropshire lad, was written by george butterworth.
Jan 01, 2001 the joy of the recording is hearing butterworth s own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in context with the song cycle. On the cover sheet of the printed score shown here, butterworth calls the rhapsody an orchestral epilogue to his two sets of songs, based on mr. Banks of green willow, and the rhapsody a shropshire lad, receive decent. So this weeks video brings you butterworth s setting of the poem loveliest of trees and then moves rather abruptly into his glorious orchestral rhapsody on the theme. Six songs from a shropshire lad is a song cycle for baritone and piano composed in 1911 by george butterworth 18851916. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 george. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english composer who was best known for the orchestral idyll the banks of green willow and his song settings of a. Suite for string quartette 6 songs from a shropshire lad. Butterworth, g songs from a shropshire lad folk songs. Housmans collection entitled a shropshire lad were written several years before world war ii, they poignantly mirror the futility of the 19141918 conflict. And with apologies to ralph vaughan williams housman means george butterworth. George butterworths most famous work is his orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad, inspired by a. This exquisite piece a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth is a miniature symphonic poem based on his setting of a.
Shop and buy a shropshire lad, rhapsody sheet music. At oxford he ran the university musical club and started to meet men such as hugh. Provided to youtube by universal music group butterworth. Two english idylls, rhapsody a shropshire lad, the banks of green willow, 11 songs from a shropshire lad b. Shop and buy a shropshire lad and other songs sheet music. His dreamy orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad is better known than the 11 housman songs. Butterworth, george volume 3 vocal works repertoire explorer. George sainton kaye butterworth 18851916 epitaphs of the. A shropshire lad and other songs by george butterworth. Which of us, enchanted by the banks of green willow or the shropshire lad.
George butterworth s most famous work is his orchestral rhapsody a shropshire lad, inspired by a. Born on 12th july 1885, he studied at trinity college, oxford, with fellow composer ralph vaughan williams, going on to become a music critic for the times while composing and teaching at radley college, a public school in oxfordshire. I sometimes dread coming back to normal life with so many gaps, wrote vaughan williams to holst in october 1916, especially, of course, george butterworth. A shropshire lad rhapsody by london philharmonic orchestra and sir adrian boult on amazon music. Anthony murphy who will have copies of his excellent book for salesigning. Composers began setting the poems to music less than ten years after their first appearance, and many parodists have satirised housman. Note book containing index of folk songs and verses. Complete your butterworth, parry, bridge, english string orchestra conducted by william boughton collection. Title rhapsody for full orchestra composer butterworth, george. Butterworth was the first of several english composers to set poems from a. Many yorkshire connections with butterworth raised in york, schooled at aysgarth, a collector of folk songs in askham bryan and heslington in 1907 and premiered his shropshire lad rhapsody at leeds in 19.
A shropshire lad the banks of green willow discogs. There are many reasons to do so, and it all begins with that other very english creation, the collection of poems called a shropshire lad, by a. Its premiere in 19 at the leeds festival under artur nikisch. Jul 22, 2017 as i was man alive ay, the horses trample the harness jingles now no change though you lie under the land you used to plough is football playing along the river shore with lads to chase the leather now i stand up no more ay, the ball is flying the lads play heart and soul the goal stands up the keeper stands up to keep the goal is my girl happy that i thought hard to leave and has she tired of. Housman, the work that inspired butterworths rhapsody and the several housman poems that he set to music. Butterworth, g songs from a shropshire lad folk songs from sussex english song, vol. The joy of the recording is hearing butterworth s own orchestral a shropshire lad, rhapsody for string orchestra in context with the song cycle.
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