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11-05-2016, 05:33 PM
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The importance of Charles Hubert Parry to the renaissance of English musical life is often underestimated, but
like his equally great colleague in that endeavor, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Parry is more often found in music
encyclopedias than on the programs of modern orchestras. His profound influence on generations of composers,
exerted during his years as director of the Royal College of Music, qualifies him as a genuine paterfamilias to
music in the British Isles.
Parry's family was distinguished. His father, Thomas Gambier Parry, was a director of the East India Company;
Thomas' great-uncle was Lord Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet. Salt water was, as it were, in Parry's blood, and
one of his lifelong favorite recreations was piloting his own seaworthy yacht.
Parry must have seemed unusually talented for a young man of his day. One summer while at Eton, Parry had to
travel to Stuttgart in order to study composition with the English pedagogue Henry Hugo Pierson, who had left
England for an artistic climate more congenial to his endeavors. While still at Eton, Parry earned the Oxford
bachelor of music degree, subsequently entering Exeter College at Oxford. His marriage to Maude Herbert, sister
of his school chum George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, forced him to seek nonmusical work with Lloyd's
register in London while establishing himself as a composer, but it was while working in London that he met and
allied himself with teacher and pianist Edward Dannreuther, who was a great influence on the young man,
arranging for private performances of much of Parry's early chamber music, and introducing him to the music
of Wagner by procuring for Parry tickets for the second ever performance at Bayreuth of the Ring. Dannreuther
was the pianist at Parry's first public triumph, a performance of his Piano Concerto in F sharp major at the
Crystal Palace in 1880.
Parry made his mark at the many choral society festivals throughout England, with 1880's Scenes from Shelley's
Prometheus Bound, Blest Pair of Sirens (1887; to words of Milton), a setting of Milton's L'allegro ed il penseroso (1890),
the oratorio Job (1892; considered by some to be his masterpiece of the 1890s), and the sublime Invocation to Music,
with words by Robert Bridges (1895). In these works, Parry came up with a tangible English style, all the more n
oteworthy for its originality and wit.
Parry got in on the ground floor when it came to creating a viable musical education establishment for England,
joining the staff of the Royal College of Music upon its opening in 1883. Eleven years later he succeeded Sir George Grove
as the RCM's director. Parry also was Choragus at Oxford, beginning in 1883, and in 1900 took John Stainer's place as
professor of music there. Parry wrote extensively and quite vigorously about music, in 1893's The Art of Music, Style
in Musical Art (1911), and the unpublished Instinct and Character. He also wrote an excellent critical biography of
J.S. Bach (1909), and was responsible for the third volume of the Oxford History of Music, Music of the Seventeenth
Century.
Toward the end of his life, Parry was honored with knighthood and a baronetcy, as well as the genuine affection of
the many composers who had benefited from his prescient and understanding way with helping his students find
their own voices. In 1908, a breakdown of health forced Parry to retire from his administrative posts, but instead
of causing a cessation creative activity, this crisis actually brought about what is frequently described as his "Indian
summer," in which some of his very finest music was written.
Apart from the five symphonies, this collection includes:
The Soul's Ransom
The Lotos Eaters
Concertst�ck in F minor
Symphonic Variations
From Death to Life
Elegy for Brahms
Music Composed by
Charles Hubert Parry
Played by the
London Philharmonic Orchestra
With the
London Philharmonic Choir
And
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Della Jones (soprano)
Conducted by
Matthias Bamert
"Although he has a solid reputation as a conductor of the standard repertory, Matthias Bamert is best
known for his work on behalf of new music, obscure 18th century music, and neglected music from all eras
(especially in a long series of recordings for Chandos). He is also known for his participation in provocative
classical music videos directed by Adrian Marthaler. Bamert studied music in his native Switzerland, as well as
in Darmstadt and Paris, falling in with the likes of Boulez and Stockhausen; these associations can be detected
in his own compositions from the 1970s. He spent from 1965 to 1969 as principal oboist with the Salzburg
Mozart Orchestra, but then switched to conducting. He assisted Stokowski at the American Symphony Orchestra
in 1970 and 1971, then joined the Cleveland Orchestra's conducting staff. He was music director of the Swiss
Radio Orchestra (1977-1983), then began making a wider reputation across Europe. He was principal guest
conductor of the Scottish National Orchestra from 1985 to 1990. Bamert served as artistic director of the
Lucerne Festival (1992-1998) (where he made inroads in thematic programming) and of the London Mozart
Players (1993-2000). In 2000, he became principal guest conductor of the New Zealand Symphony. Bamert is
known to be a quick study, able to master new scores in very little time, and bring off highly effective premieres
in concert and on CD. His most notable recordings include symphonies of Gossec, concert music by Korngold,
the orchestral works of Martin, and a series devoted to Stokowski arrangements."
Source: Chandos Records CDs (My rips!)
Quality: FLAC 16-44 files (each disc incl. cover & booklet)
File Sizes: 242 MB / 241 MB / 350 MB / 261 MB / 341 MB
Total Size: 1.4 GB
Please request the FLAC links (including the covers
and individual booklets) in this thread. PMs will be ignored! These are my own rips.
Please do not share my material further, also please add to my reputation!
and individual booklets) in this thread. PMs will be ignored! These are my own rips.
Please do not share my material further, also please add to my reputation!
The importance of Charles Hubert Parry to the renaissance of English musical life is often underestimated, but
like his equally great colleague in that endeavor, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Parry is more often found in music
encyclopedias than on the programs of modern orchestras. His profound influence on generations of composers,
exerted during his years as director of the Royal College of Music, qualifies him as a genuine paterfamilias to
music in the British Isles.
Parry's family was distinguished. His father, Thomas Gambier Parry, was a director of the East India Company;
Thomas' great-uncle was Lord Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet. Salt water was, as it were, in Parry's blood, and
one of his lifelong favorite recreations was piloting his own seaworthy yacht.
Parry must have seemed unusually talented for a young man of his day. One summer while at Eton, Parry had to
travel to Stuttgart in order to study composition with the English pedagogue Henry Hugo Pierson, who had left
England for an artistic climate more congenial to his endeavors. While still at Eton, Parry earned the Oxford
bachelor of music degree, subsequently entering Exeter College at Oxford. His marriage to Maude Herbert, sister
of his school chum George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, forced him to seek nonmusical work with Lloyd's
register in London while establishing himself as a composer, but it was while working in London that he met and
allied himself with teacher and pianist Edward Dannreuther, who was a great influence on the young man,
arranging for private performances of much of Parry's early chamber music, and introducing him to the music
of Wagner by procuring for Parry tickets for the second ever performance at Bayreuth of the Ring. Dannreuther
was the pianist at Parry's first public triumph, a performance of his Piano Concerto in F sharp major at the
Crystal Palace in 1880.
Parry made his mark at the many choral society festivals throughout England, with 1880's Scenes from Shelley's
Prometheus Bound, Blest Pair of Sirens (1887; to words of Milton), a setting of Milton's L'allegro ed il penseroso (1890),
the oratorio Job (1892; considered by some to be his masterpiece of the 1890s), and the sublime Invocation to Music,
with words by Robert Bridges (1895). In these works, Parry came up with a tangible English style, all the more n
oteworthy for its originality and wit.
Parry got in on the ground floor when it came to creating a viable musical education establishment for England,
joining the staff of the Royal College of Music upon its opening in 1883. Eleven years later he succeeded Sir George Grove
as the RCM's director. Parry also was Choragus at Oxford, beginning in 1883, and in 1900 took John Stainer's place as
professor of music there. Parry wrote extensively and quite vigorously about music, in 1893's The Art of Music, Style
in Musical Art (1911), and the unpublished Instinct and Character. He also wrote an excellent critical biography of
J.S. Bach (1909), and was responsible for the third volume of the Oxford History of Music, Music of the Seventeenth
Century.
Toward the end of his life, Parry was honored with knighthood and a baronetcy, as well as the genuine affection of
the many composers who had benefited from his prescient and understanding way with helping his students find
their own voices. In 1908, a breakdown of health forced Parry to retire from his administrative posts, but instead
of causing a cessation creative activity, this crisis actually brought about what is frequently described as his "Indian
summer," in which some of his very finest music was written.
Apart from the five symphonies, this collection includes:
The Soul's Ransom
The Lotos Eaters
Concertst�ck in F minor
Symphonic Variations
From Death to Life
Elegy for Brahms
Music Composed by
Charles Hubert Parry
Played by the
London Philharmonic Orchestra
With the
London Philharmonic Choir
And
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Della Jones (soprano)
Conducted by
Matthias Bamert
"Although he has a solid reputation as a conductor of the standard repertory, Matthias Bamert is best
known for his work on behalf of new music, obscure 18th century music, and neglected music from all eras
(especially in a long series of recordings for Chandos). He is also known for his participation in provocative
classical music videos directed by Adrian Marthaler. Bamert studied music in his native Switzerland, as well as
in Darmstadt and Paris, falling in with the likes of Boulez and Stockhausen; these associations can be detected
in his own compositions from the 1970s. He spent from 1965 to 1969 as principal oboist with the Salzburg
Mozart Orchestra, but then switched to conducting. He assisted Stokowski at the American Symphony Orchestra
in 1970 and 1971, then joined the Cleveland Orchestra's conducting staff. He was music director of the Swiss
Radio Orchestra (1977-1983), then began making a wider reputation across Europe. He was principal guest
conductor of the Scottish National Orchestra from 1985 to 1990. Bamert served as artistic director of the
Lucerne Festival (1992-1998) (where he made inroads in thematic programming) and of the London Mozart
Players (1993-2000). In 2000, he became principal guest conductor of the New Zealand Symphony. Bamert is
known to be a quick study, able to master new scores in very little time, and bring off highly effective premieres
in concert and on CD. His most notable recordings include symphonies of Gossec, concert music by Korngold,
the orchestral works of Martin, and a series devoted to Stokowski arrangements."
Source: Chandos Records CDs (My rips!)
Quality: FLAC 16-44 files (each disc incl. cover & booklet)
File Sizes: 242 MB / 241 MB / 350 MB / 261 MB / 341 MB
Total Size: 1.4 GB
Please request the FLAC links (including the covers
and individual booklets) in this thread. PMs will be ignored! These are my own rips.
Please do not share my material further, also please add to my reputation!