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Petersfield Musical Festival: Stanford, Grieg, Puccini

Part of the Petersfield Musical Festival 2023

Add to my Calendar 25-03-2023 19:30 25-03-2023 21:30 36 Petersfield Musical Festival: Stanford, Grieg, Puccini Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer conduct the Festival Chorus and Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra in a programme of picturesque music from across Europe, with Ed Ballard and Samuel Stopford making their second appearance here as soloists.By 1910, when Stanford wrote the Songs of the Fleet, he was the grand old man of British music. As we might expect from the period, the fast movements have their share of cheery Edwardian gung-ho, whilst the slow movements have a haunting and timeless beauty.Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, by contrast, was the 22-year-old composer’s graduation exercise. As such, it shows his mastery of harmony and counterpoint, with a massive fugue concluding the Gloria. However, inspired by a performance of Verdi’s Aïda, he had already decided to compose operas, and it is easy to imagine the soloists and chorus as operatic characters, with their sweeping melodies, emotional gestures and dramatic orchestral accompaniment. Festival Hall, Petersfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Festival Hall
Heath Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU31 4EA
England

Programme

Charles Villiers Stanford – Songs of the Fleet, Op.117
Giacomo Puccini – Messa di Gloria
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt suite no.1, Op.46

Performers

Paul Spicer – Conductor
Stephen Scotchmer – Assistant Conductor

Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer conduct the Festival Chorus and Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra in a programme of picturesque music from across Europe, with Ed Ballard and Samuel Stopford making their second appearance here as soloists.

By 1910, when Stanford wrote the Songs of the Fleet, he was the grand old man of British music. As we might expect from the period, the fast movements have their share of cheery Edwardian gung-ho, whilst the slow movements have a haunting and timeless beauty.

Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, by contrast, was the 22-year-old composer’s graduation exercise. As such, it shows his mastery of harmony and counterpoint, with a massive fugue concluding the Gloria. However, inspired by a performance of Verdi’s Aïda, he had already decided to compose operas, and it is easy to imagine the soloists and chorus as operatic characters, with their sweeping melodies, emotional gestures and dramatic orchestral accompaniment.

Stanford, Grieg, Puccini

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