| I can imagine him on those hills plucking sounds from the air. | ||
| —John Betjeman |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
| I can imagine him on those hills plucking sounds from the air. | ||
| —John Betjeman |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
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Apple-Gathering, an Autumn Poem, was composed in, and between, two autumns – those of 2014 and 2015. However, the kernel of the material came much earlier and from a setting of words by Damaris West, Apple-Gathering, a poem originally written in 1976 and set for voice and piano in the summer of 1985.
The orchestral version is an entirely new score, but a quotation from the poem acts as a preface:
Where the afternoon is held imprisoned Like the glow within a jewel’s heart. —Damaris West |
The orchestra is for double woodwind, two horns, one trumpet, percussion, timpani and strings.
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| Composer | Title | Forces | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson | Apple-Gathering Autumn Poem for orchestra | Orchestra | 10½ mins | ||
In the absence of a live recording of this piece, the Sibelius Orchestra, conducted by John Meccanico, has obliged to give you an idea of how it sounds.
This video is based on exactly the same audio recording as presented above; it merely adds imagery to the existing sound.
Catalogue code: FM254 • Published: 8th September 2022
Entry last updated: 8th September 2022