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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