Celtic Caravans - Road to Romanticism

Editorial Reviews
ATLANTA AUDIO SOCIETY, APRIL 2004
"...another outstanding release on MSR Classics...Burman-Hall gives vital, energetic, and insightful [on MS1086]"

GRAMOPHONE, FEBRUARY 2005
"Julianne Baird has never been in lovelier voice as she spins out the lines with elegance. A demonstration class recording."

Album Description
Traditional Celtic music has almost continually enlivened the world of formal classical music. While Celtic-speaking peoples lived through much of central Europe during the first millennium BCE -- including modern France, Austria, Switzerland and beyond -- during the following 2000 years leading up to our own time, their range has gradually narrowed to just the British Isles and western France. While 'Celtic' in America and Britain increasingly refers simply to 'Irish' music, in Europe 'Celtic' may refer broadly to the music of any of the far-flung branches of the ancient linguistic tree.

Our program explores actual Scottish, Welsh and Irish music as well as arrangements conceived by Haydn and Beethoven to flatter the 'exotic' taste of art-music audiences. In addition, we present Haydn's canzonettas, which are essentially newly created works inspired by English folksong style. At this time, when music was beginning to overflow the banks of Classicism to become Romanticism, the term 'Celtic'had not truly emerged as a political and artistic term. Only in the late 19th century did the 'Celtic Twilight' movement associated with William Butler Yeats consciously attempt to revive ancient relationships between the various far-flung Celtic peoples.

Celtic Caravans - Road to Romanticism

Tracks:

Traditional Scottish Songs (arr. Haydn)
Traditional Welsh Airs
Traditional Scottish Songs (arr. Haydn)
Instrumental Variations
Original English Songs (Haydn)
Traditional Scottish Instrumentals
Original English Songs (Haydn)
Traditional Welsh Airs (arr. Haydn)

Album Description

Traditional Celtic music has almost continually enlivened the world of formal classical music. While Celtic-speaking peoples lived through much of central Europe during the first millennium BCE -- including modern France, Austria, Switzerland and beyond -- during the following 2000 years leading up to our own time, their range has gradually narrowed to just the British Isles and western France. While 'Celtic' in America and Britain increasingly refers simply to 'Irish' music, in Europe 'Celtic' may refer broadly to the music of any of the far-flung branches of the ancient linguistic tree.

Customer Reviews:

Julianne Baird is the reason to buy this CD.......2007-04-06

If you love Celtic music as I do, this is a must have for your CD colletion. Julianne Baird has more than a beautiful voice; she is a first rate musician and interpreter of these traditional Scottish and Welsh songs.

Check out the third item on the sampler. I think you will love the traditional scottish songs arranged by Haydn.

The CD also includes original English songs by Haydn as well as Haydn and Beethoven arrangements of traditional celtic folk songs and instrumental variations. Lux Musica is the ensemble of flute, violin, violoncello, and keyboard. Their music is well done, but Julianne Baird is the reason to buy this CD.

This is just pure enjoyment.

Track Listings:

Track Listings

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Track Listings

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