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Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra

Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra

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English composer George Butterworth (1885-1916) did not write a great deal of music. In fact, during the war he destroyed some of his works for fear he wouldn’t return from battle and wouldn’t be able to revise them. He is most known for his orchestral setting “A Shropshire Lad” which is the ‘orchestral epilogue’ to the original vocal settings of A. E. Housman’s poems. Also especially notable on this release is an “Orchestral Fantasia.” Butterworth began this composition before the war broke out, and a three and a half minute section was preserved. The conductor of this release, Kriss Russman, has picked up where Butterworth left off, adding around five minutes of music where he develops Butterworth’s original ideas and adds additional material.

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Product Description:


  • Release Date: July 08, 2016


  • UPC: 7318599921952


  • Catalog Number: BIS-2195


  • Label: BIS


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: BUTTERWORTH, GEORGE


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales


  • Performer: Rutherford, Russman