The a shropshire lad rhapsody for string orchestra is a wonderful, beautifully textured and emotionally complex work, and the banks of green willow is similarly amazingly evocative. For other people named george butterworth, see george butterworth disambiguation. A shropshire lad rhapsody by london philharmonic orchestra and sir adrian boult on amazon music. A shropshire lad, rhapsody for orchestra 1911 youtube ralph vaughan williams. Housmans a shropshire lad, and chose those that mourn the lives and deaths of redcoats british soldiers. Exploring the music of george butterworth the listeners club. Two english idylls, rhapsody a shropshire lad, the banks of green willow, 11 songs from a shropshire lad. George butterworth was one of britains finest musicians during the years leading. Its premiere in 19 at the leeds festival under artur nikisch was a gratifying success for the young composer. George butterworth music, videos, stats, and photos.
The rhapsody, a shropshire lad a sort of postlude to the songs employs a normal sized symphony orchestra. A shropshire lad 1911 the banks of green willow 19 eleven songs from a shropshire lad 19101911 arranged for voice and small orchestra by phillip brookes preface george butterworth was one of britains finest musicians during the years leading up to world war one, a conflict which tragically claimed his life. 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.
Six songs from a shropshire lad is a song cycle for baritone and piano composed in 1911 by george butterworth 18851916. His mother, a former professional soprano, taught him his first musical education. Butterworth iii has 59 books on goodreads with 4866 ratings. The life of george butterworth george butterworth was one of britains finest musicians during the years leading up to world war one, a conflict which tragically claimed his life. Buy benjamin luxons album titled the british music collection. Butterworth, g songs from a shropshire lad folk songs from sussex english song, vol. 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. George sainton kaye butterworth was born on july 12, 1885, in london, in a quite welloff family. A shropshire lad and other songs by george butterworth 1885. Butterworth set eleven of housmans poems, originally to be grouped in one narrative cycle, but later regrouped into two sets for publication. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A shropshire lad rhapsody for orchestra butterworth. Butterworth was the first of several english composers to set poems from a.
Jul 01, 2010 roderick williams and iain burnside concentrate on butterworth s two sets of housman settings that are among the greatest of all 20thcentury english songs, writes andrew clements. Martin in the fields and sir neville marriner on amazon music. Shop and buy a shropshire lad and other songs sheet music. George sainton kaye butterworth, mc 12 july 1885 5 august 1916 was an english. George butterworth a shropshire lad the banks of green willow a john field. Butterworth wrote two shropshire lad cycles in 1911 and 1912, but only six of the finest songs are usually performed today.
Shropshire lad songs from a shropshire lad folk songs from sussex by roderick williams, iain burnside, george butterworth from amazons classical music store. Six songs from a shropshire lad this set first made butterworth s name famous and has since been regarded as a classic amongst 20th century english songcycles. On the other hand, the present disc promises to give us a more representative overview of the composer by including butterworths orchestral works as well. Butterworth booksellers and book dealers including school, college and university books christison rare books operating largely as a mail order dealership, christison rare books are specialists in the natural heritage, anthropology, military campaigns and lore of our region of africa. Butterworth, george eleven songs from a shropshire lad. 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 tone poem adjunct to his housman settings, a shropshire lad, has a symphonic breadth its perceived as a work of drama more than mere picturesque english romanticism.
The rhapsody, an orchestral epilogue to the composers song cycle of the same name, is in the form of an elegy. Butterworth, g a shropshire lad rhapsody this page lists all recordings of a shropshire lad rhapsody by george butterworth 18851916. George butterworth, neville marriner, academy of st. On the other hand, the present disc promises to give us a more representative overview of the composer by including butterworth s orchestral works as well. 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. A shropshire lad, rhapsody by george butterworth 1885. 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. George butterworth to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Title rhapsody for full orchestra composer butterworth, george.
The halle was born to play this music and mark elder draws out all the colour in butterworths orchestration. Butterworth and his men succeeded in capturing a series of trenches near pozieres on 1617 july 1916, the traces of. Butterworth iii, including empire and honor, and the hunting trip. Housmans a shropshire lad poems in two cycles in 19091911.
The opening five notes of the first, loveliest of trees, a somber meditation on mortality, became the central melodic motif in butterworth s powerful orchestral rhapsody based on the cycle. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. When george butterworth joined the army in 1914, his most recent works included the song cycle six songs from a shropshire lad as well as the rhapsody a shropshire lad, which he called an orchestral epilogue to his settings of a. George butterworth mc numbered among many promising young british. George sainton kaye butterworth 18851916 was an english composer, best known for his settings of a. Housmans poetry and thematically related to his earlier housman song cycle of the same name. The banks of green willow, etc by various artists now. As a composer, he wrote exquisite music for the orchestra in addition to moving and poignant songs, especially to words by a. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from george butterworth at the discogs marketplace.
Mar 11, 2017 george butterworth, 1885 1916 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. Youll find a wide selection of george butterworth sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Shop and buy a shropshire lad, rhapsody sheet music. It is an epilogue to his two sets of songs, the intention being to express the homethoughts of. A shropshire lad the banks of green willow discogs. Produced in association with bbc radio 3 and bbc national orchestra of wales. Butterworth, g songs from a shropshire lad folk songs. Between 1909 and 1911, butterworth wrote two sets of songs based on a. Butterworth iiis most popular book is the hunting trip. Six songs from a shropshire lad hyperion records cds, mp3.