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| Grainger: Works for Chamber Ensemble 2 | 
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| Creators: Stephen Varcoe, Percy Grainger, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-fields, Della Jones, Martyn Hill
Label: Chandos
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 382244
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 095115981924
EAN: 0095115981924
ASIN: B00004SUD9
Release Date: June 27, 2000
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Though Australian, more than any figure in English music Percy Grainger consistently blurred the bounds between folk-music arrangements and original composition. Two arrangements of Danish folk songs on this disc, "The Nightingale" and "The Two Sisters," have never been recorded before, while 13 others of the 23 pieces are, in these versions, premiere recordings. An essential issue for Grainger collectors, the music has broad appeal, conveying a direct emotional intimacy in such pieces as the solo piano version of "The Power of Love," a tune that, Grainger noted, "matched my soul-seared mood" after his mother's death. "Molly on the Shore" is among Grainger's best-known folksong arrangements, though not so many will know this vibrantly performed string quartet version. The Lincolnshire song "Died for Love" is given a poignant reading by Della Jones, who also has fun duetting with Stephen Varcoe on "Hubby and Wifey." Elsewhere, Martyn Hill brings the pure melancholy that distinguishes his Finzi songs to "Willow Willow." Impeccably produced and annotated, this diverse anthology is another Chandos triumph. --GaryS. Dalkin
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| Customer Reviews:
REALLY NICE COMPENDIUM... December 3, 2005
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Chandos' Grainger Edition is a significant contribution to modern art.
This particular volume (Vol. 14) features Grainger's settings of various folk and popular songs which he made in the first quarter of the 20th Century. The accompaniments are set for small ensembles, and Grainger utilized the harmonium on many of the song settings on this disc.
Sound is 24-bit.
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