Philip Henderson: From the Old World to the New World - Green & Pleasant Band CD
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Philip Henderson: From the Old World to the New World - Green & Pleasant Band CD
Product Description This outstanding new release features the world premiere recording of each of these compositions from Philip Henderson. Philip Henderson began his career composing radio jingles. Since then he has composed a number of choral works, orchestral pieces, film scores, and more. He is also the founder of the ensemble featured here, The Green & Pleasant Band. As the composer of the popular musical The Far Pavilions, Hendersons name is often associated with the stage. This concept album tells the story of Hendersons father leaving rural England as a young man in the 1930s and arriving to a new world full of glitz and glamor in New York City. Henderson intends to produce this music as a ballet, as it is conducive to modern dance and stage. I like Hendersons pieces very much they are up to date without sounding too modern, if you see what I mean. That is meant to be a compliment, by the way! His writing for the strings is excellent! (Michael Kennedy CBE, Classical Music Critic) The ever enthusiastic Philip has produced wonderful string ensemble ideas here. (Steve Hackett, guitarist, Genesis) Review "You could almost class this as a pop album- theres an osmotic connection between ambient pop and classical music and this excellent CD is most definitely the pop side in places. Henderson wrote the music for shows such as The Far Pavilions and this awareness of what the masses wants infuses this easy-on-the-ear classical album. Purists may well mutter that that its easy sound and straightforward timing are no match for Bachs love of algorithm and mathematical patterns, which may be correct, but Hendersons music is enjoyable and easy to listen to. If it draws some new listeners to classical music it can only be a good thing.The album is based on the true story of his fathers journey in the 1930s from rural Kent to New York. The music follows the story, from pastoral strings (The Hop-pickers Daughter and The Vine-pullers Boy) to the bustle of an Atlantic cargo vessel (Tilbury Docks and Galley Boy) and the buzz of Broadway (New York Sing Me!, featuring Bollywood actress and producer Pia Sukanya). At this stage, our hero, represented by a cor anglais, plays against the synthesised strings of the city. Given Hendersons background, its unsurprisingly an evocative album and he creates mental images of the places the music goes. Fans of gentle classical music and theatre music will love it, but wed suggest that fans of electronic music (The xx, Hauschka) and the likes of Mike Oldfield would find much to like. The Green and Pleasant Band and Pia Sukanya perform."Out on Divine Art, dda 25141, and most excellent. --Jeremy Condliffe, The ChronicleAdditional Info: Photographer: Adrian Ojerio.Specifics
- Album: Philip Henderson: From the Old World to the New World
- Artist: Green & Pleasant Band
- Label: Divine Art
- Genre: Jazz, Classical
- MPN: dda 25141
Tracklist
. The Hop-picker’s Daughter 1. The Hop-picker’s Daughter 2. The Vine-puller’s Boy 3. The Tally-Man . The Magic Wood 4. The Magic Wood By Day 5. The Magic Wood By Night 6. Dream Dance 7. Song Of The Trees 8. After Rainfall . Sea Voices 9. Tilbury Docks 10. Galley Boy 11. Gathering Storm 12. Atlantic 13. New York Sing Me! . An English Horn In New York 14. Manhattan 15. Brooklyn Bridge By Night 16. Central Park Stroll 17. Staten Island Ferry 18. Play Broadway! 19. Farewell New York
(CD-809730514128)
| SKU | CD-809730514128 |
| Barcode # | 809730514128 |
| Brand | Divine Art |
| Shipping Weight | 0.1000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.130m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.140m |
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