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Bush: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Trumpet Concerto

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Composer
BUSH, GEOFFREY
Artist
Johnson, Dawson, Watt, Maxwell, Pashley, James, Collins, Winfield, Riley, Moses, Musicians Of London
Format
CD
Label
Lyrita
Released
Feb 03, 2017
Catalog #
REAM1131
UPC
5020926113122

About

Composers do not usually make conscious choices about the music they write: they write in accordance with the talents given to them. For this reason I do not write complex or experimental music: I have no gift for such things. Instead, my music is lyrical, rhythmic, economical, clear cut in texture and, as far as I can make it, direct of utterance. This incisive assessment by Georffrey Bush of his own output is indicative of his lucidity on the printed page as well as on the stave, both accomplishments the result of a compulsive urge to communicate effectively. (Geoffrey Bush) Though composition was foremost among his many gifts, Bush was something of an all-rounder. He performed as both pianist and organist, made regular broadcasts for the BBC and was also a successful writer. His eminently readable guide to music, Musical Creation and the Listener, first appeared in 1954. His wide-ranging catalogue includes music for the stage, choral works, church music, orchestral pieces, chamber music and songs. Of his two symphonies, the first, which has at its core an elegiac blues in memory of Constant Lambert, was premiered at the Cheltenham Festival in 1954 and performed at the Proms four years later, whilst the second, subtitled "The Guildford", was commissioned for the 700th anniversary of the City of Guildford in 1957. He wrote a number of works for chamber orchestra in which his understanding of the intimacy and inherent reciprocity of the medium resulted in scores that are eloquent and conversational, epitomising his credo quoted at the head of these notes.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": O what a wonderful evening 04:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": O what a wonderful evening
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  2. 2 Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Sibyl's Ballad 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Sibyl's Ballad
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  3. 3 Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Introducing Mr Podgers 04:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Introducing Mr Podgers
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  4. 4 Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Lord Arthur's hand 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": Lord Arthur's hand
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  5. 5 Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": A marriage postponed. A murder foretold 04:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 1: An evening party at Lady Windemere's, "The drawing room": A marriage postponed. A murder foretold
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  6. 6 Interlude 1: Two Part Invention 02:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Interlude 1: Two Part Invention
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  7. 7 Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": Duty calls! 06:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": Duty calls!
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  8. 8 Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": A respectable anarchist 03:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": A respectable anarchist
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  9. 9 Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": This booby-trapped umbrella 04:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 2: A few weeks later, "The shop of a well-known anarchist in Soho": This booby-trapped umbrella
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  10. 10 Interlude 2: Chorale Prelude 01:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Interlude 2: Chorale Prelude
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  11. 11 Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": When you're in love! 05:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": When you're in love!
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  12. 12 Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": Letter from Chichester 04:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": Letter from Chichester
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  13. 13 Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": Mister Septimus Podgers? 04:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 3: A few days later, "The Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge": Mister Septimus Podgers?
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
  14. 14 I. Toccata 07:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Toccata
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
    Performer
    Patrick Addinall, Hamish Milne
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bryden Thomson
  15. 15 II. Nocturne 07:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Nocturne
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
    Performer
    Patrick Addinall, Hamish Milne
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bryden Thomson
  16. 16 III. Finale 06:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Finale
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Geoffrey Bush
    Performer
    Patrick Addinall, Hamish Milne
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bryden Thomson