Composers during the Great War – part 8
This is the eighth episode in a series on orchestral music by composers who were drafted or enlisted to fight in World War I. Today we will focus in on music by composers Geoffrey Toye (1889-1942), George Dyson (1883-1964) and Gordon Jacob (1895-1984).
Playlist
1. Geoffrey Toye: The haunted ballroom
a. Scene 1
b. Interlude
c. Scene 2
d. Scene 3
– Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Barry Wordsworth.
2. George Dyson: Epigrams
a. A Capriccio
b. All’improviso
c. Sostenuto
d. Ritmico
e. Cantabile
f. Sonore
g. Di ballo
h. Grazioso
i. Con fuoco
j. Alla capella
– David Owen Morris, piano
3. Gordon Jacob: Music for viola (orch Graham Parlett)
a. Elegy (Adagio ma non troppo)
b. Ostinato (Andante con moto)
c. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
– Helen Callus, viola and BBC Concert orchestra, Stephen Bell
4. Gordon Jacob : Passacaglia stereophonica
– BBC Concert orchestra, Stephen Bell
