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On sale -50%The Naxos label's complete three-volume cycle of Percy Grainger's music for wind band, by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band under Bjarte Engeset, has been a delight from the start to this final album. Each album in the set has a miscellaneous collection of Grainger works, which is all to the good since it showcases the extraordinary range and color of Grainger's writing in this genre. But to some degree, the best has been saved for last. The composer's folk song settings are represented in A Lincolnshire Posy, one of his most famous pieces, and one that was premiered by workers from the Blatz and Pabst breweries in Milwaukee. There are arrangements of John Jenkins and, remarkably for the day, Machaut. But most of the rest of the program is given over to longer works, several of which are even more experimental than the common run of Grainger's music. The Immovable Do (or The Cyphering C) is reputed to contain the longest pedal point in the history of music, and the Hill-Song No. 1, from early in his career, is a sort of crazy pastoral, filled with dissonances and irregular rhythms. Strangest of all is The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart, a sort of musical depiction of early Christianity in American vernacular elements. The score is performed here with the Hammond organ Grainger specified, and the effect is uncanny. Grainger has long been popular in Norway, and the performances here are elegant and in touch with the peculiar mixture of straightforward folkishness and extreme individuality that is Grainger's hallmark. Highly recommended, even for those who just want to sample the series.
© TiVo
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Lads of Wamphray March (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Chosen Gems for Winds (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart (Live) (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Hans Knut Sveen, Artist - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Danish Folk-Music Suite (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Chosen Gems for Winds (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Hill Song No. 1 (Percy Grainger)
Percy Grainger, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Michael Dahlvid, Editor - Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Album review
The Naxos label's complete three-volume cycle of Percy Grainger's music for wind band, by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band under Bjarte Engeset, has been a delight from the start to this final album. Each album in the set has a miscellaneous collection of Grainger works, which is all to the good since it showcases the extraordinary range and color of Grainger's writing in this genre. But to some degree, the best has been saved for last. The composer's folk song settings are represented in A Lincolnshire Posy, one of his most famous pieces, and one that was premiered by workers from the Blatz and Pabst breweries in Milwaukee. There are arrangements of John Jenkins and, remarkably for the day, Machaut. But most of the rest of the program is given over to longer works, several of which are even more experimental than the common run of Grainger's music. The Immovable Do (or The Cyphering C) is reputed to contain the longest pedal point in the history of music, and the Hill-Song No. 1, from early in his career, is a sort of crazy pastoral, filled with dissonances and irregular rhythms. Strangest of all is The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart, a sort of musical depiction of early Christianity in American vernacular elements. The score is performed here with the Hammond organ Grainger specified, and the effect is uncanny. Grainger has long been popular in Norway, and the performances here are elegant and in touch with the peculiar mixture of straightforward folkishness and extreme individuality that is Grainger's hallmark. Highly recommended, even for those who just want to sample the series.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps Bjarte Engeset Hans Knut Sveen
- Composer: Percy Grainger
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
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