In Ireland - Orchestral Works By Hamilton Harty

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
April 1, 2004
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HARTY, HAMILTON
    • PERFORMER
      Holmes, Thomson, Binns
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2004
    • UPC
      095115119426
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10194(3) X
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro deciso

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    2. II. Molto lento

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    3. III. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    4. I. Allegro risoluto

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    5. II. Tranquillo e calmo

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    6. III. Con brio e vivace

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    7. Introduction —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    8. Allegro brioso ed animato —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    9. The swan-children —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    10. Calm seas and blue skies —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    11. Approach of evening —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    12. Allegro brio ed animato —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    13. Transformation, baptism and death

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    14. Introduction and Theme —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    15. Variation 1 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    16. Variation 2 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    17. Variation 3 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    18. Variation 4 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    19. Variation 5 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    20. Variation 6 —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    21. Variation 7

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Ralph Holmes

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    22. The Londonderry Air

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Pan Hon Lee

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    23. [Orchestral introduction] —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    24. My heart aches —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    25. O, for a draught of vintage! —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    26. … and quite forget —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    27. Already with thee! —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    28. Darkling I listen —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    29. Forlorn! —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    30. Adieu! adieu!

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Heather Harper

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    31. A Comedy Overture

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    32. I. On the Shores of Lough Neagh: Allegro molto

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    33. II. The Fair Day: Vivace ma non troppo presto

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    34. III. In the Antrim Hills: Lento ma non troppo

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    35. IV. The Twelfth of July: Con molto brio

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    36. In Ireland

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Denise Kelly, Colin Fleming

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    37. Introduction —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    38. Soldiers' life abroad —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    39. The night before the battle —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    40. Battle —

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson

    41. Return home

      Composer: Hamilton Harty

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Bryden Thomson


3 discs for the price of 2!

This is the third reissue of Chandos' set of Hamilton Harty's complete orchestral works, and if you haven't heard this incredibly derivative but equally incredibly charming composer you're in for a treat. The influences range from Dvorák (Irish Symphony) to Rachmaninov (Piano Concerto), with plenty of Irish color in evidence everywhere else--but the one constant is Harty's skill at orchestration and general level of craftsmanship. The performances, featuring Bryden Thomson and the Ulster Orchestra in their first flush of success, have not been surpassed. It's a little sad to hear a set like this and recall just how exciting a label Chandos was at the time, how much new music there was to savor, and what a pace-setter these recordings were technically. Whether you listen out of nostalgia or simply to find something new and interesting, by all means do listen!
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com