Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra
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 wouldnât return from battle and wouldnât be able to revise them. He is most known for his orchestral setting âA Shropshire Ladâ which is the âorchestral epilogueâ to the original vocal settings of A. E. Housmanâs poems. Also especially notable on this release is an âOrchestral Fantasia.â 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 Butterworthâs original ideas and adds additional material.
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 wouldnât return from battle and wouldnât be able to revise them. He is most known for his orchestral setting âA Shropshire Ladâ which is the âorchestral epilogueâ to the original vocal settings of A. E. Housmanâs poems. Also especially notable on this release is an âOrchestral Fantasia.â 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 Butterworthâs original ideas and adds additional material.
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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 wouldnât return from battle and wouldnât be able to revise them. He is most known for his orchestral setting âA Shropshire Ladâ which is the âorchestral epilogueâ to the original vocal settings of A. E. Housmanâs poems. Also especially notable on this release is an âOrchestral Fantasia.â 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 Butterworthâs original ideas and adds additional material.
