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VA - Parry: Scenes from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Blest Pair of Sirens (2023)

Posted By: Rtax
Date: 6 Sep 2023 08:09:42
VA - Parry: Scenes from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Blest Pair of Sirens (2023)

VA - Parry: Scenes from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Blest Pair of Sirens (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 323 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 172 MB
1:10:41 | Classical | Label: Chandos

Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918), regarded by many (including Edward Elgar) as the finest English composer since Purcell, and as the father of the modern English tradition, is best known for his hymn Jerusalem (immortalised by the Women’s Institute and English cricket supporters alike!). His anthem I was glad, written for the coronation of Edward VII, in 1902, has been used also at the coronations of George V, Elizabeth II, and Charles III (who is a proclaimed fan of Parry’s music). He taught composition at London’s Royal College of Music from 1883 to 1895, when he succeeded Sir George Grove as director of the College, a post he held until his death.
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Sarah Fox, Kathryn Rudge, Toby Spence, Henry Waddington, London Mozart Players & William Vann - Parry: Judith (2020)

Posted By: varrock
Date: 26 Feb 2020 11:26:49
Sarah Fox, Kathryn Rudge, Toby Spence, Henry Waddington, London Mozart Players & William Vann - Parry: Judith (2020)

Sarah Fox, Kathryn Rudge, Toby Spence, Henry Waddington, London Mozart Players & William Vann - Parry: Judith (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks+booklet) - 623 MB | Tracks: 31 | 131:10 min
Style: Classical | Label: Chandos

Recorded after the first London performance for over 130 years, Parry’s neglected oratorio here appears for the very first time. Having been commissioned by the Birmingham Festival, Parry decided to combine the Old Testament stories of Manasseh and Judith. A good deal of the libretto was provided by Parry himself, who took other texts from the biblical books of Isaiah, Psalms, and Judith. Having originally conceived the work in four acts, Parry condensed it into two. Judith was premiered by Richter in Birmingham in August 1888, and it consolidated Parry’s reputation as a choral composer, numerous performances following in Edinburgh and in London. Although popular in his lifetime, Judith fell into obscurity after Parry’s death.
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