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Vol. 17, No. 4 April 2012
Journal April 2012 Vol.17, No. 4 The Elgar Society Journal The Society 18 Holtsmere Close, Watford, Herts., WD25 9NG Email: [email protected] April 2012 Vol. 17, No. 4 President Editorial 3 Julian Lloyd Webber FRCM ‘... unconnected with the schools’ – Edward Elgar and Arthur Sullivan 4 Meinhard Saremba Vice-Presidents The Empire Bites Back: Reflections on Elgar’s Imperial Masque of 1912 24 Ian Parrott Andrew Neill Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC Diana McVeagh ‘... you are on the Golden Stair’: Elgar and Elizabeth Lynn Linton 42 Michael Kennedy, CBE Martin Bird Michael Pope Book reviews 48 Sir Colin Davis, CH, CBE Lewis Foreman, Carl Newton, Richard Wiley Dame Janet Baker, CH, DBE Leonard Slatkin Music reviews 52 Sir Andrew Davis, CBE Julian Rushton Donald Hunt, OBE DVD reviews 54 Christopher Robinson, CVO, CBE Richard Wiley Andrew Neill Sir Mark Elder, CBE CD reviews 55 Barry Collett, Martin Bird, Richard Wiley Letters 62 Chairman Steven Halls 100 Years Ago 65 Vice-Chairman Stuart Freed Treasurer Peter Hesham Secretary The Editor does not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors, Helen Petchey nor does the Elgar Society accept responsibility for such views. Front Cover: Arthur Sullivan: specially engraved for Frederick Spark’s and Joseph Bennett’s ‘History of the Leeds Musical Festivals’, (Leeds: Fred. R. Spark & Son, 1892). Notes for Contributors. Please adhere to these as far as possible if you deliver writing (as is much preferred) in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. A longer version is available in case you are prepared to do the formatting, but for the present the editor is content to do this. -
The Digital Concert Hall
Welcome to the Digital Concert Hall he time has finally come! Four years have Emmanuelle Haïm, the singers Marlis Petersen passed since the Berliner Philharmoniker – the orchestra’s Artist in Residence – Diana T elected Kirill Petrenko as their future chief Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Anja Kampe and Julia conductor. Since then, the orchestra and con- Lezhneva, plus the instrumentalists Isabelle ductor have given many exciting concerts, fuel- Faust, Janine Jansen, Alice Sara Ott and Anna ling anticipation of a new beginning. “Strauss Vinnitskaya. Yet another focus should be like this you encounter once in a decade – if mentioned: the extraordinary opportunities to you’re lucky,” as the London Times wrote about hear members of the Berliner Philharmoniker their Don Juan together. as protagonists in solo concertos. With the 2019/2020 season, the partnership We invite you to accompany the Berliner officially starts. It is a spectacular opening with Philharmoniker as they enter the Petrenko era. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, whose over- Look forward to getting to know the orchestra whelmingly joyful finale is perfect for the festive again, with fresh inspiration and new per- occasion. Just one day later, the work can be spectives, and in concerts full of energy and heard once again at an open-air concert in vibrancy. front of the Brandenburg Gate, to welcome the people of Berlin. Further highlights with Kirill Petrenko follow: the New Year’s Eve concert, www.digital-concert-hall.com featuring works by Gershwin and Bernstein, a concert together with Daniel Barenboim as the soloist, Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival and in Berlin, and – for the European concert – the first appearance by the Berliner Philharmoniker in Israel for 26 years. -
Digital Concert Hall
Digital Concert Hall Streaming Partner of the Digital Concert Hall 21/22 season Where we play just for you Welcome to the Digital Concert Hall The Berliner Philharmoniker and chief The coming season also promises reward- conductor Kirill Petrenko welcome you to ing discoveries, including music by unjustly the 2021/22 season! Full of anticipation at forgotten composers from the first third the prospect of intensive musical encoun- of the 20th century. Rued Langgaard and ters with esteemed guests and fascinat- Leone Sinigaglia belong to the “Lost ing discoveries – but especially with you. Generation” that forms a connecting link Austro-German music from the Classi- between late Romanticism and the music cal period to late Romanticism is one facet that followed the Second World War. of Kirill Petrenko’s artistic collaboration In addition to rediscoveries, the with the orchestra. He continues this pro- season offers encounters with the latest grammatic course with works by Mozart, contemporary music. World premieres by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Olga Neuwirth and Erkki-Sven Tüür reflect Brahms and Strauss. Long-time compan- our diverse musical environment. Artist ions like Herbert Blomstedt, Sir John Eliot in Residence Patricia Kopatchinskaja is Gardiner, Janine Jansen and Sir András also one of the most exciting artists of our Schiff also devote themselves to this core time. The violinist has the ability to capti- repertoire. Semyon Bychkov, Zubin Mehta vate her audiences, even in challenging and Gustavo Dudamel will each conduct works, with enthusiastic playing, technical a Mahler symphony, and Philippe Jordan brilliance and insatiable curiosity. returns to the Berliner Philharmoniker Numerous debuts will arouse your after a long absence. -
Digital Concert Hall Die Berliner Philharmoniker Live Im Internet
www.digital-concert-hall.com DIGITAL CONCERT HALL DIE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER LIVE IM INTERNET PROGRAMM 2013/ 2014 3 WILLKOMMEN WILLKOMMEN IN DER DIGITAL CONCERT HALL Ein kleines Jubiläum ist zu feiern: Seit fünf Jahren übertragen die Berliner Philharmoniker ihre Konzerte in der Digital Concert Hall — live und in exzel- lenter HD-Qualität. Über 200 Produktionen mit rund 450 Werken sind bisher entstanden und bleiben dauerhaft im Video-Archiv verfügbar. Hinzu kommen zahlreiche Künstlerinterviews und vielfältige Bonus-Videos. All das lässt sich nicht nur über die Website der Digital Concert Hall abrufen, sondern ebenso als App für Mobilgeräte und Fernseher. — Für viele Konzert-Highlights der neuen Saison 2013/2014 zeichnet Chefdirigent Sir Simon Rattle verantwortlich. Nach seinem Eröffnungs- konzert mit einem Mozart-Programm ist vor allem das Festkonzert zum 50-jährigen Bestehen der Philharmonie zu nennen, ebenso die Wieder- aufnahme der hoch gelobten Matthäus-Passion in der halbszenischen Fassung von Peter Sellars, der in dieser Spielzeit außerdem seine Lesart der Johannes-Passion präsentieren wird. — Wie immer bereichern bedeutende musikalische Gäste — New- comer wie Altmeister — den Konzertkalender: von Gustavo Dudamel bis Claudio Abbado, von Andris Nelsons bis Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Eine gute Nachricht gibt es außerdem für alle Freunde Lorin Maazels, der nach langer Pause mit einem Strauss-Abend in die Philharmonie zurückkehrt. Und wir erleben zwei weitere Jubiläen mit Daniel Baren- boim und Bernard Haitink, die beide seit einem halben Jahrhundert mit den Berliner Philharmonikern musizieren. — Unser Partner Deutsche Bank unterstützt die Digital Concert Hall seit ihrem Start 2008. Sony stellt die audiovisuelle Aufnahmetechnik zur Verfügung. Bis heute ist dieser virtuelle Konzertsaal ein weltweit einzigartiges Angebot. -
1485945431-BIS-9048 Booklet.Pdf
Disc 1 Playing Time: 80'00 SIBELIUS, Johan [Jean] Christian Julius (1865–1957) Kullervo, Op. 7 (1892) (Breitkopf & Härtel) 79'29 for soloists, male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Kalevala) 1 I. Introduction. Allegro moderato 12'46 2 II. Kullervo’s Youth. Grave 19'05 3 III. Kullervo and his Sister. Allegro vivace 25'55 4 IV. Kullervo Goes to War. Alla marcia [Allegro molto] – Vivace – Presto 9'41 5 V. Kullervo’s Death. Andante 11'19 2 Disc 2 Playing Time: 34'05 KORTEKANGAS, Olli (b. 1955) Migrations (2014) (Fennica Gehrman) 25'22 for mezzo-soprano, male voice choir and orchestra (text: Sheila Packa) Commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra · Recorded in the presence of the composer 1 I. Two Worlds 3'40 2 II. First Interlude 2'57 3 III. Resurrection 5'10 4 IV. Second Interlude 3'27 5 V. The Man Who Lived in a Tree 2'19 6 VI. Third Interlude 3'29 7 VII. Music That We Breathe 4'20 SIBELIUS, Jean 8 Finlandia, Op. 26 (1899, rev.1900) (Breitkopf & Härtel) 8'19 with choir participation (text: V.A. Koskenniemi) TT: 114'05 YL Male Voice Choir Pasi Hyökki chorus-master Minnesota Orchestra Erin Keefe leader Osmo Vänskä conductor Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano · Tommi Hakala baritone 3 Jean Sibelius: Kullervo · Finlandia The Kalevala, Finland’s national epic in fifty ‘runos’ (‘poems’), was assembled by Elias Lönnrot, a doctor, from Karelian folk originals and published in 1835; a revised edition followed in 1849. It would be difficult to overestimate the impact of this remark able work on Finnish culture at all levels, especially during the years when Finland, a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire, found its autonomy under increasing threat – a period that broadly coincided with the early part of Sibelius’s active career as a composer. -
The Sydney Symphony
WELCOME TO THE EMIRATES METRO SERIES The Sydney Symphony is a fi rst-class orchestra based in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, and Emirates, as a world-class airline, is proud to continue as the orchestra’s Principal Partner in 2011. A fi rst-class experience is always a memorable one. Whether it be exiting your personal Emirates chauffeur driven car at the airport, ready to be whisked away to the Emirates lounge, or entering a concert hall for an unforgettable night of music, the feeling of luxury and pleasure is the same. Emirates views sponsorships such as the Sydney Symphony not just as an alignment of values, but also as a way of extending commitments to the destinations the airline serves around the world. Emirates has been a partner of the Symphony since 2000, the same year the airline launched fl ights to Sydney. Through the support of sponsors and customers in New South Wales over the past ten years, Emirates has grown and now operates double-daily fl ights between Sydney and Dubai, with convenient connections to more than 100 destinations, as well as daily trans-Tasman fl ights to Auckland and Christchurch. Australia-wide, Emirates operates 63 fl ights per week from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Dubai, and 28 fl ights per week trans-Tasman. Sydneysiders can experience the state-of-the-art features of Emirates’ ultra-modern A380 aircraft which operates daily from Sydney to Dubai and Auckland. These features include onboard lounges where First and Business Class passengers can socialise while enjoying canapés and beverages on demand, and onboard Shower Spas. -
Elgar's the Dream of Gerontius
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius - Some personal observations on recordings of the work by John Quinn Updated 2020 This article originally appeared on MusicWeb in 2007 in connection with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elgar and I updated it in 2014 when we marked the 80th anniversary of the death of the composer in 1934. The release in 2018 of a newly-issued 1961 live recording conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent caused me to refer to our Masterworks Index for Gerontius whereupon I discovered, slightly to my surprise, that since my 2014 update this was the fifth recording of the work to be issued – although only two of them were brand new. In addition, I’d caught up with two earlier recordings – conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson and by Yevgeny Svetlanov – to which I’d referred in the survey though I’d not heard them. Time, then, to refresh the survey in order to include these seven recordings. For this latest 2020 revision I toyed with the idea of a fundamental re-write, considering all the recordings in chronological order. However, on reflection it seems to make more sense to retain the layout of the 2014 text and to add comments about the seven recordings not previously covered by the survey in a new section just before the summary. I have made as few changes as possible to my original 2007 text because that included detailed comments on several versions that hadn’t, at least then, been reviewed on MusicWeb International whereas the more recently released recordings have generally received full reviews at the time of issue. -
2010 Annual Report
CONTENTS Sydney Symphony Musicians 2010 04 The Year in Review 06 Chairman’s Review 08 Managing Director’s Report 10 Community 14 Supporters – Donors and Sponsors 20 Five Year Performance Summary 24 IMAGES FROM TOP LEFT: TaikOz at the Blue Note Dinner; Vladamir Ashkenazy Wiesbaden European Tour; Mahler 8 Sydney Children’s Choir; Education concert Sydney Olympic Park; Playerlink Wollongong; Concert Last Night of the Proms; Yannick Nézet-Séguin Sydney Sinfonia Masterclass; Sydney Symphony Fellows; European tour with soloist Helene Grimaud; BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall London; Tchaikovsky Spectacular Credit Suisse post concert event; Musicians on board Emirates A380 flight; Sydney Symphony Fellows Berry Concert; Admirer Sydney Symphony Fellows Berry Concert; Bugs Bunny at the Symphony; Parramatta Park free concert. COVER IMAGE: Portrait Gustav Mahler SYDNEY SYMPHONY ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Vladimir FIRST VIOLAS FLUTES BASSOONS TROMBONES SYDNEY Ashkenazy VIOLINS Roger Benedict Janet Webb Matthew Wilkie Ronald Prussing SYMPHONY Sun Yi Principal Principal Principal Principal Trombone MUSICIANS Principal Conductor Roger Allen and Maggie Gray Chair Industry and Investment NSW Chair Associate Concertmaster Emma Sholl Roger Brooke 2010 and Artistic Advisor Anne Louise Comerford Scott Kinmont Kirsten Williams Associate Principal Associate Principal Sponsored by Emirates Associate Principal Robert and Janet Constable Chair Associate Principal Associate Concertmaster Fiona McNamara Yvette Goodchild Carolyn Harris Nick Byrne Fiona Ziegler Assistant Principal -
Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARTIST CHANGE January 12, 2015 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; [email protected] ALAN GILBERT AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Tenor RUSSELL THOMAS To Replace Brandon Jovanovich in the VERDI REQUIEM, Conducted by ALAN GILBERT With Soprano ANGELA MEADE in Her Philharmonic Debut, Mezzo-Soprano LILLI PAASIKIVI, and Bass-Baritone ERIC OWENS January 15–17, 2015 Tenor Russell Thomas will replace Brandon Jovanovich, who has withdrawn due to illness, in the New York Philharmonic performances of the Verdi Requiem, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert. The performances will also feature soprano Angela Meade (in her Philharmonic debut), mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi, bass-baritone Eric Owens, and the New York Choral Artists, directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, January 17 at 8:00 p.m. The soloists are from the U.S. and Finland, one of whom will be making her debut and the rest of whom have appeared with Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic, including in landmark productions. Mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi performed in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection; bass-baritone Eric Owens appeared in the Giants Are Small productions of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre in 2010 and A Dancer’s Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky in 2013 (pre- recorded video appearance), in addition to numerous concert appearances; and Russell Thomas performed in the Finale from Act I of Mozart’s Don Giovanni as part of Philharmonic 360, co- presented with Park Avenue Armory in 2012, in addition to Beethoven’s Symphony No. -
WEDNESDAY SERIES 7 Osmo Vänskä, Conductor Lilli
14.12. WEDNESDAY SERIES 7 Helsinki Music Centre at 19.00 Osmo Vänskä, conductor Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano Jussi Nikkilä, narrator Eero Hämeenniemi: Winter calm and Summer storms 20 min for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (fp, Yle commission) INTERVAL 20 min Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, selections by Osmo Vänskä 60 min Introduction Ariel flies in Ariel’s First Song Ariel’s Second Song Interlude The Oak Tree Ariel’s Third Song Interlude Interlude Humoresque Dance of the Shapes Melodrama The Shapes Dance Out Intermezzo Ariel flies in Ariel’s Fourth Song The Rainbow Melodrama Minuet Polka The Dogs Ariel brings the foes to Prospero Ariel’s Fifth Song Cortège Epilogue Interval at about 19:40. The concert ends at about 21:15. Broadcast live on Yle Radio 1 and online at yle.fi/rso. 2 EERO HÄMEENNIEMI Eero Hämeenniemi emerged as the cially the Carnatic music of Southern voice of his classical-music generation India – not so much as a treasure in the late 1970s, as chairman of the trove of musical material or exotic ide- Korvat auki (Ears Open) association. as but as the generator of a new type He studied with Paavo Heininen at the of musicianship, attitude and commu- Sibelius Academy, graduating in com- nity. Another of his great interests is position in 1978 and thereafter contin- improvisation; this he has cultivated in uing his studies with Boguslaw Schäfer, his Nada ensemble, for example, and Franco Donatoni, Joseph Schwantner he has variously incorporated it in his and others. As a lecturer and later pro- compositions. fessor of composition at the Sibelius In the 2000s, Eero Hämeenniemi Academy, he has left his mark on con- has developed an even more pro- temporary Finnish music, since most of found relationship with Indian music, the young generation of Finnish com- as reflected in his many orchestral and posers have been his pupils. -
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Digital Concert Hall Where We Play Just for You
DIGITAL CONCERT HALL WHERE WE PLAY JUST FOR YOU PROGRAMME 2015/2016 PROGRAMME 2015/2016 1 WELCOME TO THE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL When people think of classical music, they And there is a lot more to see and hear invariably think of Ludwig van Beethoven. in the Digital Concert Hall this season on top Interpretations of his symphonies were high- of the symphonic concerts of the Berliner lights of the tenure of all chief conductors of Philharmoniker: late-night concerts, educa- the Berliner Philharmoniker. In the 2015/2016 tional projects, concerts by youth orchestras season, Sir Simon Rattle will present his and a variety of bonus films. In short: as al- reading of these works – in the Berlin Phil- ways, you have the opportunity to immerse harmonie and in the Digital Concert Hall. yourself in the world of the Berliner Philhar- moniker. Sir Simon also appears on two occa- sions as an opera conductor. These include a concert performance of Wagner’s Tristan www.digital-concert-hall.com and Isolde with Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek. We will also encounter another famous pair of lovers in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande – here directed by Peter Sellars and with Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená in the title roles. Debussy’s opera is part of a further theme that runs through the season, that of French music, which also includes works by Hector Berlioz, Henri Dutilleux, César Franck, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Saëns. Outstanding conductors and soloists will as usual appear as guest artists in these and many other works from all areas of the sym- phonic repertoire.