Works and Composers
Holst Symphony in F ‘The Cotswolds’
Holst Mars, the Bringer of War
Holst Invocation
Elgar Enigma Variations
David Hill
Conductor
Jesper Svedberg
Cello
Holst's 'Cotswolds' Symphony in F is at once pastoral and romantic, the music fully expressing Holst’s affection for the landscape. It is also a gentle tribute to the great designer and Socialist visionary, William Morris, who was one of Holst’s great heroes, evoking Morris’ vision of the English countryside as a Heaven on Earth. It is a joyful work with hints of the greatness to come, and his masterpiece The Planets, with its iconic opening Mars, the Bringer of War.
Invocation, a hauntingly contemplative work for cello and orchestra, has a shimmering, mystical quality that is curiously evocative – exotic, and yet somehow, unmistakably English.
Written during the build up to the Second World War, The Variations on an Original Theme is a brilliantly varied portrait gallery of Elgar’s friends, family and neighbours. The musical caricatures contain some of the most charming and deeply felt music Elgar ever penned.
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This concert will be performed under Luke Jerram's immersive installation Mars - click below for more details: