Lincolnshire Posy – Reference Recordings HDCD
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin
Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”). Australia considers Grainger its greatest composer; the U.S., where he lived most of his life, praises him as a music educator, composer and arranger of band music; and England considers him supremely important in the preservation and arrangement of British folk songs.
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Description
Lincolnshire Posy – Reference Recordings HDCD
Grainger’s gems are performed to perfection by America’s only full-time professional wind band, conducted by Jerry Jerry Junkin. Grainger specified many unusual, optional, instruments, and this recording has them all. Hear these “original instrument” performances in the spectacular sonics captured by Reference Recordings’ world-renowned team of engineer Keith Johnson and producer Tam Henderson.
Track Listing
The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare
I. Lisbon
II. Horkstow Grange
III. Rufford Park Poachers
IV. The Brisk Young Sailor
V. Lord Melbourne
VI. The Lost Lady Found
The Merry King
Children’s March, “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Colonial Song
Mock Morris
The Gum-Suckers March
Molly on the Shore
Spoon River
After-Word
Lads of Wamphray March
Irish Tune from County Derry
Shepherds Hey
CLASSICAL
Classical music is a genre characterised by its structured compositions, which span from intricate solo pieces to complex orchestral arrangements, developed over centuries starting in the Western world around the 11th century. It emphasises formal styles and is known for its diverse range of forms, including symphonies, concertos, and operas, often focusing on harmonic development and sophisticated musical motifs.
