HAMILTON HARTY (1879-1941)

Violin Concerto (1908)*

33:13

in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur

1

I

Allegro deciso

12:26

2

II

Molto lento

11:07

3

III

Allegro con brio

9:34

Piano Concerto (1922)†

37:37

in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur

4

I

Allegro risoluto

14:07

5

II

Tranquillo e calmo

9:44

6

III

Con brio e vivace

13:45

The Children of Lir (1938)‡

31:48

Poem for orchestra

7

Introduction -

4:34

8

Allegro brioso ed animato -

4:47

9

The swan-children -

2:31

10

Calm seas and blue skies -

2:00

11

Approach of the evening -

6:07

12

Allegro brio ed animato -

6:06

13

Transformation, baptism and death

5:43

Variations on a Dublin Air (1912)*

16:19

14

Introduction and Theme -

3:45

15

Variation I -

1:01

16

Variation II -

1:03

17

Variation III -

2:11

18

Variation IV -

0:39

19

Variation V -

1:55

20

Varation VI -

2:01

21

Varation VII -

3:44

22

The Londonderry Air (1924)

5:27

Pan Hon Lee violin

Ode to a Nightingale (1907)‡

22:30

for Soprano and Orchestra

23

[Introduction] -

1:42

24

'My heart aches' -

2:36

25

'O for a draught of vintage!' -

2:02

26

'. . .and quite forget' -

4:03

27

'Already with thee!' -

4:20

28

'Darkling I listen' -

4:06

29

'Forlorn!' -

0:54

30

'Adieu! Adieu!'

2:45

31

A Comedy Overture (1906, revised 1908)

14:12

An Irish Symphony (1904, revised 1915 and 1924)

34:00

32

I

On the Shores of Lough Neagh: Allegro molto

13:13

33

II

The Fair Day: Vivace ma non troppo presto

3:08

34

III

In the Antrim Hills: Lento ma non troppo

7:21

35

IV

The Twelfth of July: Con molto brio

10:10

36

In Ireland (1935)

9:13

Fantasy for Flute, Harp and Orchestra

Colin Fleming flute

Denice Kelly harp

Moderato con passione

With the Wild Geese (1910)

20:12

37

Introduction -

1:45

38

Soldiers' life abroad -

6:58

39

The night before the battle -

4:22

40

Battle -

4:51

41

Return home

2:16

Heather Harper soprano‡

Ralph Holmes violin*

Malcolm Binns piano†

Bryden Thomson

June 1979 (Violin Concerto) & April & May 1983 (Piano Concerto)

3-4 October 1981 (The Children of Lir & Ode to a Nightingale, June 1979 (Variations on a Dublin Air & The Londonderry Air)

4-5 Octoer 1980 (An Irish Symphony & A Comedy Overture) & April & May 1983 (In Ireland & With the Wild Geese)