Elgar
From Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Elgar's tragic and nostalgic Symphony No 2, a work strongly influenced by the writing of Percy Shelley.
Live from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hall茅 in Elgar's Second Symphony and Holst's Hymn of Jesus.
The words of Shelley inspired in Elgar some of his most personal works, above all in the Second Symphony whose score is headed with Shelley's words 'Rarely, rarely comest thou, Spirit of Delight', suggesting the music's restless and tragic character, optimism giving way to resignation and a deep nostalgia for vanished times.
In The Hymn of Jesus, Holst looked to a diverse range of sources for his inspiration. With its plainchant and euphoric dance rhythms. The Hall茅's outstanding Assistant Conductor, Andrew Gourlay opens with the young Richard Strauss's radiant Serenade.
Elgar: Symphony No.2
Hall茅 Choir
Hall茅 Youth Choir
Hall茅 Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Andrew Gourlay, conductor*.
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Richard Strauss
Serenade in E flat major Op.7 for 13 wind instruments
Conductor: Andrew GOURLAY Performer: Halle Orchestra
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Gustav Holst
The Hymn of Jesus Op.37
Conductor: Mark ELDER Performer: Halle Choir Performer: Halle Orchestra Performer: Halle Youth Choir
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Edward Elgar
Symphony no. 2 in E flat major Op.63
Conductor: Mark ELDER Performer: Halle Orchestra
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- Thu 15 Mar 2012 20:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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