Ignore for a moment that this recording is part of Naxos' British Piano Concertos series. Hamilton Harty is among the five or six names that come to mind (usually after some thought) when asked to name Irish classical composers. His most popular works -- An Irish Symphony, With the Wild Geese, In Ireland -- do refer to his homeland in some way. However, he was well-educated musically and spent much of his career conducting the works of many composers in Europe, America, and Australia. It isn't a surprise, then, that the two ...
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Ignore for a moment that this recording is part of Naxos' British Piano Concertos series. Hamilton Harty is among the five or six names that come to mind (usually after some thought) when asked to name Irish classical composers. His most popular works -- An Irish Symphony, With the Wild Geese, In Ireland -- do refer to his homeland in some way. However, he was well-educated musically and spent much of his career conducting the works of many composers in Europe, America, and Australia. It isn't a surprise, then, that the two larger works on this recording by the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Takuo Yuasa are more cosmopolitan in nature. All three works here are true to the Romantic tradition, using full and colorful orchestrations and emotionally rich, tonal melodies and harmonies. Also, one of Harty's better-known works, the Comedy Overture, which opens the program, is a concert overture that alternates a lively, sunny, almost reel-like theme with a calmer, warm one. Yuasa makes sure the orchestra...
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