Edward Elgar In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 Videos
- Premiere am 1904-03-16 (In the South (Alassio), Elgar)
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Edward Elgar +••.••(...)) “In Moonlight” February 12, 2022 Jan Van Impe, Afsnee/Gent Jozef Oosterlinck, Clarinet Jan Van Impe, Organ Lovaert (1842) Sir Edward William Elgar +••.••(...)) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. "In Moonlight" is a song with music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1904 to words from the poem "An Ariette for Music. To a Lady singing to her Accompaniment on the Guitar”, by Percy Bysshe Shelley +••.••(...)) and published in 1832. The song is adapted to a central section of Elgar's concert-overture "In the South (Alassio)" where the "Canto Popolare" melody is introduced by a solo viola with a delicate and imaginative accompaniment, which could be likened to Shelley's "...accompaniment on the Guitar." The first performance of "In the South" was in March 1904. In July that year Elgar made different versions of the "Canto Popolare" section. These were variously for small orchestra, for piano and for various instrumental combinations. In August 1905 the song was reviewed in the London "Times": "Sir Edward Elgar is paying one of the penalties of popularity, and the adaptation of a theme from his overture "In the South" to Shelley's words beginning "As the moon's soft splendour" will very likely attain the success which the publishers, Messrs. Novello & Co., appear to anticipate, as they issue it in several keys. The words, as might be expected, have to suffer a good deal of rhythmic modification in order to fit the "canto popolare", but this is hardly likely to stand in the way of the song's success". The same poem was set by many others including the American composer Amy Beach ("Mrs. H. H. A. Beach"), as her Op. 1 No. 4, with the title "Ariette".
Edward Elgar Alassio Sir Georg Solti Shepherd Hallé Hans Richter Schuster London Philharmonic Orchestra Hallé Orchestra Covent Garden 1903 1904
Edward Elgar: "In the South (Alassio)" Overture, Op. 50 (with Score) Composed: 1904 Conductor: Sir Georg Solti Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra In the South (Alassio), Op. 50, is a concert overture composed by Edward Elgar during a family holiday in Italy in the winter of 1903 to 1904. The subtitle "Alassio" refers to the town on the Italian Riviera where Elgar and his family stayed. He strolled around during the visit, and his general location within the Province of Savona came to provide him with sources of inspiration. He later recalled: Then in a flash, it all came to me – the conflict of the armies on that very spot long ago, where I now stood – the contrast of the ruin and the shepherd – and then, all of a sudden, I came back to reality. In that time I had composed the overture – the rest was merely writing it down. The première of the work was given by the Hallé Orchestra on 16 March 1904, the third day of an "Elgar Festival" at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. It was to have been conducted by Hans Richter, but as Elgar did not have the score ready in time for Richter to study it before the performance, Elgar conducted the orchestra himself. Frank Schuster was with the Elgars at the première. In the piece, the central serenade is played by a solo viola (10:25). However, in July of the same year, Elgar took this section from the piece and fitted it to a poem by Shelley as a song under the title In Moonlight. Later he made several instrumental versions titled "Canto Popolare", including an arrangement for violin and piano made in collaboration with violinist Isabella Jaeger, wife of Elgar's friend August Jaeger. The piece is about 20 minutes long. The main descending theme is echoed throughout the sections of the orchestra all through the piece. The viola solo is of particular note due partly to its length, being on such an underused instrument, but also because of the contrast it creates with the rest of the piece which is very bold. There are large legato passages between the strings and horns, and the rest of the brass add tremendous excitement in the middle of the piece with loud chords separated by large intervals.
Edward Elgar Jean Dubé Alassio Shelley Novello Turner 1904
Canto Popolare is an arrangement for viola with piano accompaniment, made by the English composer Edward Elgar. It is from the viola solo in the central section of his concert-overture In the South (Alassio), written in 1904. Following the success of the overture, Elgar was asked to make arrangements of the melody for any instrument: the most important being the version for viola with piano accompaniment, edited by the violist Alfred Hobday. The vocal version, "In Moonlight", was set to words by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Other versions were for small orchestra; and for violin, cello and clarinet accompanied by piano. The composer sent corrected proofs of the arrangements to the publisher Novello & Co at the end of September 1904. "Canto popolare" (Italian) means "folk song". Elgar first suggested that the melody had come from a popular Italian song, but later admitted that it was his own invention. *Paintings by J.M.W. Turner/ If you like this video subscribe to my channel. There are many more videos like this one lovingly prepared and edited by myself for your enjoyment! Check out my extensive playlist collections as well.
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