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We do get the Berlioz Symph Fantastic, Tchaikovsky Cadenzas, Britten’s YPGTTO and some of the others as well.
In what way ask for more – the playing standard or the broadness of the repertoire?
Close – but no haggis!
Scotland actually. Some of the pieces were played with the youth orchestra back home in N. Ireland before I came over to uni in Aberdeen.The Arnold is a great set. The third movement is lovely but I must admit I rather enjoy the lift of the other movements. Have you ever come across the Kabalevsky? I’ve only played it once and haven’t found an orch to do it again yet.
I’m trying to get a concert of British Light Music organised for next season and will be able to give you quite a list of ‘unstandards’ then!
All the best,
Fearghal
Britten – Soirees Musicales,
Dmitri Kabalevsky – Colas Breugnon Suite (one of my faves),
Vaughan Williams – Folk Songs of the Four Seasons (Orch Suite),
Gordon Jacobs – Passacaglia on a Well Known Theme,
Grace Williams – Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes,
William Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast,
Rachmaninov – ‘The Rock’ Fantasy,
Massenet – Le Cid Ballet Suite,
Rimsky-Korsakov – Mlada,
Malcolm Arnold – 4 Scottish Dances (what about the other suites?),
Charles Villiers Stamford – Songs of the Fleet
Joseph Holbrooke – The Wild Fowl, Dylan-Son of the Wave and my fave – Three Blind Mice ‘Variations on an old English Air’ (and his other works as well).
These are just the ones I have played – Can soon find others.
Fearghal
Bartok – Music for String Instruments , Percussion and Celeste
Smetana – Vysehrad (opening cadenza)
Ravel – Tzigane
Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana
Massenet – Le Cid (excerpts)
Yes it really is a lovely tune – I have been playing it for several years now. It is also known as Madame Judge and is one of O’Carolan’s more classically styled compositions for a patron – especially with the jig ending.
I recommend playing the piece in the following way (though this is just personal choice – but has served well at harp competitions/music festivals etc): Play 1st part & repeat, play 2nd part & repeat, play 1st and 2nd parts again in same style. Then move to the jig to end the piece. The jig however can/should (you decide)
I use Bow-Brand gut up there and haven’t had a single issue – they have a lovely tone on my Arianna. My problem octave is 2nd Octave – almost all strings that have gone on the harp have been there. I have had each string go at least once now and a couple go twice over the past 2 years. Most breaks were due to temp/humidity changes such as transporting
Hi, just wondering, does anyone know the price (€ or £) for the Javelot? Also, will Msr Thurau be at the 2011 WHC in Canada? I am considering a trip to that as a bit of post-graduation relaxation!
Fearghal
Here is a link to a site selling a recording. http://www.hbdirect.com/browse_classical.php?v%5B0%5D=composer&v%5B1%5D=specific_composer&composer=S&specific_composer=Salzedo%2C+Carlos&v%5B2%5D=specific_work&specific_work=Concert+Variations+on+Adeste+Fideles
The harpist is Judy Loman
Good points there. On the last one – drat, you got there before me! That was going to be my glorious opener!
As to the patterns appearing in
