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Track(s) taken from CDA67067

The Whistler and his Dog

composer
1905

Jennifer Welch (piccolo), New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
Recording details: February 1998
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Oliver Rivers
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: June 1998
Total duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
 

Reviews

‘These lovely old tunes have a freshness and charm akin to the best light-hearted literature or illustration from the same period. A splendid successor to the previous volumes’ (Gramophone)

‘These guys can take on the Boston Pops any day!’ (Classic FM)

‘A lovely, irresistible record’ (Birmingham Post)

«Une collection indispensable aux amateurs du genre!» (Diapason, France)

„Hewitt’s Liszt interpretations are both refined and dramatic, very personal and technically flawless. For anyone keen on getting a new view of Liszt this is enriching listening“ (Pizzicato, Luxembourg)

Arthur Pryor (1870–1942) was one of three accomplished musician brothers from St Joseph, Missouri. He became so well known as a trombonist that he was styled the ‘Paganini of the trombone’. He was in turn a leading attraction of the bands of Patrick S Gilmore and John Philip Sousa, whose assistant conductor he became before forming his own band in 1903. Besides marches and trombone solos he composed many dances and novelty pieces, among which The Whistler and his Dog (1905) has proved the most enduring. Besides its extensive solo for the piccolo, it provides the opportunity for a brief but virtuoso demonstration of whistling and barking!

from notes by Andrew Lamb © 1998

Arthur Pryor (1870–1942) fut l’un des trois frères musiciens accomplis de St Joseph, Missouri. Surnommé le «Paganini du trombone», il fut tour à tour une attraction majeure des orchestres d’harmonie de Patrick S. Gilmore et de John Philip Sousa, dont il devint le chef d’orchestre adjoint avant de former son propre ensemble, en 1903. Auteur de marches et de solos de trombones, il composa aussi de nombreuses danses et nouveautés—dont The Whistler and his Dog (1905), sa pièce la plus durable, qui offre, outre son vaste solo pour le piccolo, l’occasion d’une démonstration, brève mais virtuose, de sifflements et d’aboiements!

extrait des notes rédigées par Andrew Lamb © 1998
Français: Hypérion

Arthur Pryor (1870–1942) war einer der drei vorzüglichen Musikerbrüdern aus St. Joseph im Bundesstaat Missouri. Als Posaunist wurde er so bekannt, daß man ihn als „Paganini der Posaune“ bezeichnete. Er war die größte Attraktion der Bands von Patrick S. Gilmore und John Philip Sousa, dessen assistierender Dirigent er wurde, bevor er 1903 seine eigene Band gründete. Neben Märschen und Posaunensoli komponierte er zahlreiche Tänze und „Novelty Pieces“, von denen sich The Whistler and his Dog (1905) als am dauerhaftesten erwiesen haben. Außer einem langen Pikkolosolo bietet es Gelegenheit für eine kurze, jedoch virtuose Zuschaustellung von Pfeif- und Bellgeräuschen!

aus dem Begleittext von Andrew Lamb © 1998
Deutsch: Anke Vogelhuber

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