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British composer Patrick Hawes was composer-in-residence at Britain's Classic FM radio network, and his music falls into the accessible neo-Romantic vein favored in the network's programming. The Great War Symphony is a full-blown choral treatment of World War I, in four movements, one each for the years 1914-1916, and one for the last two years of the war. Proceeds from the work's performances and recordings sold go to a major British veterans' organization. Each movement is divided into choral sections and solos, with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain taking a Greek-chorus role while the solos mostly embody the voices and experiences of individual soldiers as they go through the carnage. The texts include the Latin "Dies irae," which gets a thumping, dramatic, choral setting here, as well as such things as words on headstones, but mostly consist of English poetry by various authors in the manner of John Rutter. Rutter is one influence here; Elgar is another, and the feel of English tradition is strong throughout. The performances are the best part: the texts are all clear, not only due to the work of the singers but also to that of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Hawes himself. Recommended for those sympathetic to the Classic FM approach.
© TiVo
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The Great War Symphony / 1. Praeludium (Patrick Hawes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Audio Network Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
The Great War Symphony / 2. March (Patrick Hawes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
The Great War Symphony / 3. Elegy (Patrick Hawes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
The Great War Symphony / 4. Finale (Patrick Hawes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Choir, MainArtist - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Hawes, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Ellicott, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Alder, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer
℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
Album review
British composer Patrick Hawes was composer-in-residence at Britain's Classic FM radio network, and his music falls into the accessible neo-Romantic vein favored in the network's programming. The Great War Symphony is a full-blown choral treatment of World War I, in four movements, one each for the years 1914-1916, and one for the last two years of the war. Proceeds from the work's performances and recordings sold go to a major British veterans' organization. Each movement is divided into choral sections and solos, with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain taking a Greek-chorus role while the solos mostly embody the voices and experiences of individual soldiers as they go through the carnage. The texts include the Latin "Dies irae," which gets a thumping, dramatic, choral setting here, as well as such things as words on headstones, but mostly consist of English poetry by various authors in the manner of John Rutter. Rutter is one influence here; Elgar is another, and the feel of English tradition is strong throughout. The performances are the best part: the texts are all clear, not only due to the work of the singers but also to that of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Hawes himself. Recommended for those sympathetic to the Classic FM approach.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:18
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Patrick Hawes National Youth Choir Of Great Britain Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Joshua Ellicott Louise Alder
- Composer: Patrick Hawes
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 Global Media and Entertainment Limited ℗ 2018 Hawes Music Limited
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