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Track(s) taken from CDHLL7503

Two English Idylls

composer
1910/1911

The Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Recording details: October 2002
BBC New Broadcasting House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Phil Rowlands
Release date: October 2003
Total duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Emotions run deep in this haunting music … Elder’s communicative approach, allied to his sophisticated control of texture and probing harmonic sense, lend Butterworth a decidedly contemporary resonance and cosmopolitan outlook’ (Gramophone)

‘Mark Elder has been working wonders at the rejuvenated Hallé with a silky string sound that is ideally suited to this music’ (Classical.net)» More
George Butterworth (1885-1916) was perhaps the most gifted of the British composers who were killed in the First World War. The Two English Idylls of 1910-1911 is his first surviving orchestral work and was first performed in Oxford in 1912. The delicacy and skill of his orchestration distinguish these folk song-based rhapsodies. In the first, three tunes are used, Dabbling in the dew, Just as the tide was flowing and the lively Henry Martin. All were collected by Butterworth in Sussex. Woodwind features predominantly in this score. In the second idyll only one folk song is used, Phoebe and her dark-eyed sailor (also collected in Sussex). Solo oboe plays the theme, with two bassoons accompanying. This is a slower, quieter and more meditative idyll, but with a strong climax before solo violin and solo clarinet in canon lead the piece to a gentle close.

from notes by Michael Kennedy © 2003

George Butterworth (1885-1916) fut sans doute le plus doué des compositeurs britanniques qui furent tués pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale. Les Deux idylles anglaises de 1910-1911 sont la première œuvre orchestrale qu’on ait conservé de lui et leur création eut lieu à Oxford en 1912. Ces rhapsodies inspirées de chansons populaires se distinguent par la délicatesse et l’habileté de leur orchestration. Dans la première, trois mélodies sont employées, Dabbling in the dew, Just as the tide was flowing et la vive Henry Martin. Toutes furent recueillies par Butterworth dans le Sussex. Les vents jouent un rôle prépondérant dans cette partition. Dans la deuxième idylle, une seule chanson populaire est utilisée, Phoebe and her dark-eyed sailor (provenant également du Sussex). Un hautbois seul joue le thème, accompagné par deux bassons. Il s’agit d’une idylle plus lente, plus paisible et plus méditative, mais elle atteint un puissant apogée avant qu’un violon et une clarinette solistes ne la mènent en canon à sa douce conclusion.

extrait des notes rédigées par Michael Kennedy © 2003
Français: David Ylla-Somers

George Butterworth (1885-1916) war möglicherweise der begabteste unter den britischen Komponisten, die im Ersten Weltkrieg umkamen. Two English Idylls von 1910-1911 ist sein erstes erhaltenes Orchesterwerk, 1912 in Oxford uraufgeführt. Das Feingefühl und Geschick seiner Orchestrierung sind das Besondere an diesen Rhapsodien auf Volksliedbasis. In der ersten davon kommen drei Weisen zum Einsatz, nämlich Dabbling in the dew, Just as the tide was flowing und das lebhafte Henry Martin. Alle drei wurden von Butterworth in der Grafschaft Sussex gesammelt. In dieser Partitur spielen die Holzbläser eine herausragende Rolle. Im zweiten Idyll wird nur ein einziges Volkslied verwendet (das ebenfalls in Sussex gefundene Phoebe and her dark-eyed sailor). Die Solo-Oboe spielt das Thema, begleitet von zwei Fagotten. Dieses Idyll ist langsamer, leiser und besinnlicher, doch baut es zu einem kräftigen Höhepunkt auf, ehe Sologeige und Soloklarinette im Kanon das Stück sanft ausklingen lassen.

aus dem Begleittext von Michael Kennedy © 2003
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

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