Grainger: The Grainger Edition Volumes 1-19 - Richard Hickox et al
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Susan Gritton (soprano), Della Jones, Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-sopranos), Martyn Hill, Mark Padmore, Mark Tucker (tenors), Johan Reuter, Stephen Varcoe (baritones), Tim Hugh (cello), John Lavender, Wayne Marshall, Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Tozer (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus and Ensemble, Danish National Radio Choir, Joyful Company of Singers, RNCM Wind Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, BBC Philharmonic, Jesper Grove Jorgensen, Timothy Reynish, Clark Rundell, Richard Hickox
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Percy Grainger’s death in 1961, we are re-issuing The Grainger Edition, Volumes 1 – 19, in a nineteen-disc box set, which will be available at a very special price: 19 CDs for the price of 4. The box set demonstrates the extraordinary range of Grainger’s compositional styles, including orchestral works, works for wind orchestra and for chorus and orchestra, solo songs, works for chamber ensemble, as well as works for solo piano, here performed by Penelope Thwaites. On Volume 16, Works for Solo Piano 1 (CHAN 9895), Fanfare wrote: ‘Rarely has the precociousness of his [Grainger’s] talent been better demonstrated than on this new disc… the rarities, like the more familiar pieces, are played with unapologetic conviction. Penelope Thwaites paints the music in bold strokes… a major contribution to the Grainger discography.’
Grainger, the Australian-born composer and pianist, was one of music’s most original voices and his compositions, especially his arrangements of folksongs, include some of the world’s most well-loved pieces. He studied piano from an early age and, by the time he reached the age of twenty, had already thought out or formulated the majority of his compositions. The following years saw him feverishly reworking and re-arranging these pieces for different forces; in fact it was Grainger who conceived the idea of ‘elastic’ scoring: a work having an almost limitless number of performable versions, all showing a wonderful sense of instrumental colouring. In his various approaches to a single work, Grainger would explore the possibilities of instrumentation from solo piano to wind band and to full orchestra, harmonic textures varying from simple support of the well-known melody to highly contrapuntal settings involving unusual harmonic progressions.
An enthusiastic participant in the English folksong movement, Grainger collected more than 500 folksongs on which he drew both for his impressive original works and for his imaginative arrangements, ‘Country Gardens’ and ‘Molly on the Shore’ being among the best-known. His involvement with British folksong led Grainger to cherish the voice, which became an essential ingredient in his music, and as an arranger of folksongs he was hard to surpass, Benjamin Britten exclaiming: ‘In the art of folksong arrangements, Grainger is my master!’
Towards the end of his life, Grainger became fascinated with the idea of ‘Free Music’; music not limited by time or pitch intervals. The mechanical devices he created in partnership with the scientist Burnett Cross are today regarded as crude forerunners to the modern electronic synthesiser. Grainger’s huge collection of musical materials, instruments and musical devices were eventually housed in a building in the grounds of the University of Melbourne. The Grainger Museum, as it is now generally known, is today a veritable treasure trove, invaluable for the exploration of Grainger’s vast compositional output.
“ a collection that allows us to see how much more there was to Grainger than Country Gardens and "Shepherd's Hey"...the indefatigable Penelope Thwaites is the spirited Chandos Grainger house pianist...With 127 premiere recordings, 19 CDs for the price of four has to be the bargain of the year.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2011
Gramophone Magazine
Re-issue of the Month - April 2011
Tracklisting
Youthful Suite
Molly on the Shore
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Shepherd's Hey
Country Gardens, version A
Early One Morning
Handel in the Strand
Mock Morris
Dreamery
The Warriors
Molly on the Shore
for string quartet
Lord Peter's Stable-Boy
for violin, cello, piano & harmonium
The Shoemaker from Jerusalem
for flute, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, double bass & piano (four hands)
Hubby and Wifey
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, cello & two guitars
The Only Son
for string quartet & harmonium
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
for two violins, viola, cello & harmonium
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
for wind quartet
The Bridegroom Grat
for mezzo-soprano, two violas, cello & double bass
The Land O' the Leal
for mezzo-soprano, violin, two violas, cello & double bass
Walking Tune
for wind quartet
Willow Willow
for tenor, violin, viola, two cellos & guitar
Harvest Hymn
for string quartet & piano
The Old Woman at the Christening
for mezzo-soprano, piano & harmonium
The Nightingale
for cello & harmonium
The Two Sisters
for cello & harmonium
Sea Song (Sketch for the style of 'Grettir the Strong' Overture or 'Hærmændene paa Helgeland' Overture)
for string quartet & harmonium
Bold William Taylor
for baritone, two clarinets, two violins, viola, two cellos, double bass & harmonium
The Power of Love
for violin, cello, piano & harmonium
Lord Maxwell's Goodnight
for tenor, violin, viola & two cellos
Colonial Song
for mezzo-soprano, tenor, violin, cello & piano
Free Music
for string quartet
The Twa Corbies
for tenor, two violins, two violas, tow cellos & double bass
Died for Love
for mezzo-soprano, flute, viola & cello
Green Bushes
(1905/6 version)
Hill-Song No. 2
The Merry King
Eastern Intermezzo
(for percussion ensemble)
Colonial Song
(1919 version)
Spoon River
Lord Maxwell's Goodnight
The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart
The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
English Dance No. 1
Preludes in G & C
Gigue
Andante con moto
Klavierstück in D major, E major, A minor & B flat
Peace
Saxon Twi-Play
Eastern Intermezzo
English Waltz
At Twilight
Train Music
Sailor's Song
Walking Tune
Three Scotch Folksongs
Scotch Strathspey and Reel
Seven men from all the world
Preliminary Canter for piano
Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Flower Waltz
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Near Woodstock Town
In Dahomey 'Cakewalk Smasher'
Molly on the Shore
Irish Reel for Piano
In a Nutshell, suite
Shepherd's Hey
Morris Dance Tune
Country Gardens
English Morris Dance Tune
Mock Morris
Colonial Song
The Tents of the Happy Tribes
section from 'The Lonely Desert Man'
Handel in the Strand
Clog Dance
My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone
Tiger-Tiger!
The Hunter in His Career
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Australian Up-Country Song
Harvest Hymn
The Merry King
English Folksong
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
The Widow's Party
Died for Love
Horkstow Grange
'The Miser and His Man' - A Local Tragedy
The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his true love)
English Folksong
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H)Ellen
Bristol Town
English Folksong
Sea-Song Sketch
My Love's in Germanie
Six Dukes Went a-Fishin'
O Mistress Mine
Mary Thomson
Early One Morning
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Agincourt Song
Australian Up-Country Song
Recessional
At Twilight
The Gypsy's Wedding Day
Mo Nighean Dubh (My dark-haired maiden)
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
Soldier, Soldier
Jungle-Book Verses
Near Woodstock Town
Love at First Sight
Lullaby from Tribute to Foster (2 Versions)
One More Day, My John
Bridal Lullaby
Knight & Shepherd's Daughter
Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away'
Ramble on Love (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Spoon River
The Power of Love
The Nightingale and The Two Sisters
Jutish Medley
To a Nordic Princess
Blithe Bells
Walking Tune
The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)
Country Gardens
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Stalt Vesselil
Rimmer & Goldcastle
Bridal Lullaby
Now, Oh Now I needs Must Part
Beautiful Fresh Flowers
Molly on the Shore
My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Shepherd's Hey
Harvest Hymn
Arrival Platform Humlet (from In a Nutshell)
Handel in the Strand
Scandinavian Suite
The Nightingale and The Two Sisters
The Maiden and the Frog
The Shoemaker from Jerusalem
Mock Morris
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
Theme and Variations
Youthful Rapture
Colonial Song
C. Hughes - Daffyd Y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock)
Died For Love
The Sprig of Thyme
Willow Willow
Near Woodstock Town
Early One Morning
In Bristol Town
Four Settings from Songs of the North
The Bridegroom Grat
Lady Nairne - The Land O' the Leal
Proud Vesselil
Under A Bridge
Hubby and Wifey
The Lonely Desert-Man Sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes
Colonial Song
Kipling - The Only Son & The Love Song of Har Dyal
A L Gordon - A Song of Autumn
Five settings of Ella Grainger
F Corteccia - O Glorious, Golden Era
Little Ole with his Umbrella
Variations on Handel's 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
Harvest Hymn
Afterword
Fadir og Dóttir (Father and Daughter)
Kleine Variationen-Form
A Song of Värmeland
To a Nordic Princess
The Merry Wedding
Stålt Vesselil (Proud Vesselil)
The Rival Brothers
Dalvisa
The Crew of the Long Serpent
Under en Bro (Under a Bridge)
Danish Folk-song Suite
Green Bushes
Let's Dance Gay in Green Meadow
In Bristol Town
English Dance
Zanzibar Boat Song
The Widow's Party
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
Jutish Medley
Harvest Hymn
Country Gardens
Random Round
The Keel-Row
The Warriors
'The Duke of Marlborough' Fanfare
Colonial Song
English Dance
Shepherd's Hey
There Were Three Friends
Fisher's Boarding House
We Were Dreamers
Harvest Hymn
Blithe Bells
Walking Tune
(symphonic wind band version)
In a Nutshell, suite
Green Bushes
Shallow Brown
Marching Tune
I'm Seventeen Come Sunday
Two Sea Shanties
Molly on the Shore
Brigg Fair
Early One Morning
Afterword
There was a Pig went out to Dig
The Lonely Desert-Man Sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes
Thou Gracious Power
County Derry Air
Handel in the Strand
Six Dukes Went a-Fishin'
Anchor Song
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
Hill-Song No. 2
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
Faeroe Island Dance
The Lads of Wamphray March
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Shepherd's Hey
The Merry King
Molly on the Shore
Country Gardens (2nd version)
Colonial Song
The Gum-Suckers March (from In a Nutshell)
Lincolnshire Posy
The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart
Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away'
Bell Piece
Blithe Bells
The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)
Hill-Song No. 1
Hill-Song No. 2
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Marching Song of Democracy
Willow Willow
Six Dukes Went a-Fishin'
British Waterside
The Pretty Maid milkin' her Cow
The Lost Lady Found
Creepin' Jane
Bold William Taylor
Four Settings from Songs of the North
Six Settings of Rudyard Kipling
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H)Ellen
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The Secret of the Sea
Arthur Conan Doyle: Sailor's Chanty
Shallow Brown
The Widow's Party
The Sea-Wife
The running of shindand
We Have Fed Our Sea for a Thousand Years
Tiger-Tiger!
The Love Song of Har Dyal
Country Gardens
The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)
Mock Morris
Collean Dhas
Scotch Strathspey and Reel
Dreamery
Colonial Song
My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone
Harvest Hymn
Handel in the Strand
Lord Maxwell's Goodnight
The Lost Lady Found
Nine Settings of Rudyard Kipling
Three Settings of Robert Burns
Four Settings from Songs of the North
The Power of Love
The Twa Corbies
A. C. Swinburne - A Reiver`s Neck-Verse
Lord Maxwell's Goodnight
Mock Morris
The Power of Love
Died for Love
Love Verses from 'The Song of Solomon'
Shepherd's Hey
Early One Morning
The Three Ravens
Scherzo
Youthful Rapture
Random Round (Set version)
The Merry King
O Gin I Were Where Gadie Rins
Skye Boat Song
Danny Deever
Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'
Dollar and a Half a Day
Molly on the Shore
