Monday, September 5, 2022

TDCM: September 5th - Sir Hamilton Harty

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941)


Bio

Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty was born in Hillsborough, Ireland. Harty's father was a church musician and raised him on the viola and piano. He took a few church positions before studying with Michele Esposito who was teaching at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He moved to London and gained notoriety as an accompanist and conductor. He led several different Orchestras and premiered some of the great pieces of his time including Mahler's 9th, Shostakovich's 1st, and Mahler's 4th. He was knighted in 1925.

Music

An Irish Symphony


A John Field Suite for Orchestra


Concerto in B minor for Piano and Orchestra


The Children of Lir


Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra


With the Wild Geese


Variations on a Dublin Air for Violin and Orchestra



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