- Audio CD (July 4 2006)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Harmonia Mundi Canada
- ASIN: B000ECWY9O
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #145,629 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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4.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Nobility and heroism from an earlier age, July 10 2006
By Rex Barron - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ARNELL. Sym No.3. Scottish NO/Yates (Audio CD)
Arnell is new to me, although English symphonies from the first half of the 20th century are among my very favorite things in life. This is, quite simply, one of the greatest "war" symphonies ever written--broad, sweeping, triumphant and elegiac, with superb writing for the brass. One of those pieces that makes you glad to be alive, even with the tears.
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A Symphony of Courage, Mar 26 2008
By D. A Wend - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ARNELL. Sym No.3. Scottish NO/Yates (Audio CD)
The music of Richard Arnell was new to me with this CD. Arnell's Third Symphony (1944 - 45) is a massive and dramatic work in six movements. The opening movement is energetic and dramatic, signaling what is to come, and doubtlessly was influenced by events of the Second World War; the composer's mother was killed during the Blitz and the symphony is dedicated to "the courage of the British people." The energy of the first movements continues in the second with a more bucolic middle section that seems to describe life in the British countryside. The third movement is probably the heart of the symphony; it is at turns somber and heroic, reflecting more closely the courage in adversity that is Mr. Arnell's subject. The Scherzo is exuberant and rowdy making an excellent contrast to the darkness of the Andante. The music returns, briefly, to the darkness in the short fifth movement before the closing Allegro. The opening of the Finale is quiet and slowly builds. The mood is triumphant and the symphony is brought to a blazing conclusion.The disc includes The New Age Overture (1939), a nicely orchestrated work that was originally titles Highgate Hill. Listening to the music one has the feeling it is descriptive of a particular place and the people living there. Richard Arnell's music is beautifully descriptive and tuneful. The recording is well-balanced and is performed magnificently by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Glorious, Enchanting Life-Asserting Music, Jun 30 2007
By Jolly Roger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ARNELL. Sym No.3. Scottish NO/Yates (Audio CD)
I was spellbound by this wonderful music, Arnell's 3rd symphony had me singing out loud (especially in the 2nd movement). And the final movement will bring the house down. Arnell's style is traditional, tonal and ingeniously orchestrated. It has the high majesty of Elgar, the natural lyricism of Vaughan Willams and the orchestral inventiveness of Alwyn.The New Age overture is also an enchanting and creative piece, a clever English hybrid in the style of Hindemith's Matis der Maler.
Arnell is an British national treasure and it's high time the world came to know his music.
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