Sainton:The Island/Hadley:The Trees So High

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Chandos keeps pulling rabbits out of its hat. Sainton (1891-1967) and Hadley (1899- 1973) were two composers who were doggedly part of the English Romantic school who fell into obscurity when Vaughan Williams died. The works here are tone poems very much like those of Bax and Vaughan Williams himself. Sainton's The Island (1942) describes a beautiful seascape outside of time. Hadley's The Trees So High (1931) is another tone poem, this time with hints of Debussy and some of Bax's spectral eeriness. Thanks to Chandos for bringing these guys back to life. --Paul Cook

Tracks:

Adagio Con Moto-Allegro - Philharmonic Orchestra
I. Adagio/(Molto) Moderato- - David Wilson-Johnson
II. Andante Tranquillo- - David Wilson-Johnson
III. Vivace- - David Wilson-Johnson
IV. Adagio - David Wilson-Johnson

Tracks:

Nadir-Symphonic Elegy For Orchestra - Philharmonic Orchestra
I. The Sadness Of The Marionette- - Philharmonic Orchestra
II. The Sleep Of The Marionette- - Philharmonic Orchestra
III. The Dream Of The Marionette- - Philharmonic Orchestra
March- - Philharmonic Orchestra
Epilogue - Philharmonic Orchestra
La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Philharmonia Chorus
One Morning In Spring-Sketch For Orchestra - Philharmonic Orchestra
'I Look For The Lord'- - Leslie Pearson
'A Babe In Bethlem's Manger Laid' - Leslie Pearson
'Behold The Time Draweth Nigh'- - Leslie Pearson
'My Song Is Love Unknown' - Leslie Pearson

Sainton:The Island/Hadley:The Trees So High

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Sainton's 'The Island'

Sainton:The Island/Hadley:The Trees So High

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000AS7
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

The Island
The Trees So High: I Adagio - (Molto) moderato
The Trees So High: II Andante tranquillo
The Trees So High: III Vivace
The Trees So High: IV Adagio

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Chandos keeps pulling rabbits out of its hat. Sainton (1891-1967) and Hadley (1899- 1973) were two composers who were doggedly part of the English Romantic school who fell into obscurity when Vaughan Williams died. The works here are tone poems very much like those of Bax and Vaughan Williams himself. Sainton's The Island (1942) describes a beautiful seascape outside of time. Hadley's The Trees So High (1931) is another tone poem, this time with hints of Debussy and some of Bax's spectral eeriness. Thanks to Chandos for bringing these guys back to life. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

Sainton's 'The Island'.......2000-02-19

With an excellent coupling that is as apt as it is welcome (for we do not have another recording of the Hadley currently available), Bamert produces an excellent performance from his orchestra. The magical seascape is no mere repetition of Bax's 'The Garden of Fand', the music is more muscular and terse here and Sainton shows how close he can come to the European tradition while still retaining his English flavour. The Frank Bridge of 'Enter Spring - Rhapsody' is perhaps closer than the sleeve notes mention of Elgar and Bax. Sibelius is there in the Presto while the close has the sensuality of Debussy. Sainton is a tone poet of the first magnitude and the CD leaves one whistfully wondering why he did not produce a larger oeuvre. Perhaps he was too self-critical, but whatever his reason we must treasure these few pieces as gems of late romantic inspiration.

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