Composers during the Great War – part 11
This is the eleventh episode in a series on orchestral music by composers who were drafted or enlisted to fight in World War I. Today we will focus in on music by composer Havergal Brian (1876-1972).
Playlist
1. English suite no. 1 op. 12
a. Characteristic march
b. Valse
c. Under the beech tree
d. Interlude
e. Hymn
f. Carnival
– New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker
2. Fantastic variations on an old rhyme, variations for orchestra
-National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Penny
3. In memoriam
a. Introduction: First scene
b. Second scene
c. Third scene
– National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Adrian Leaper
