Popular song 2000 remaster fenella fielding michael flanders academy of st martinin. Here is a 1967 recording of an entertainment with poems by edith sitwell set to music by william walton. Facade poems by dame edith sitwell dame edith sitwell david horner chamber orchestra frederik prausnitz, conductor recorded in 1948 at the museum of modern art, new york city digital transfer by f. Old sir faulk tall as a stork before the honeyed fruits of dawn were ripe, would walk and stalk with a gun the reynardcolored sun. This multimedia performance piece was first performed privately in 1922 and publicly the following year, consisting of various edith sitwell poems recited rhythmically over music by william walton. Facade is a series of poems by edith sitwell, best known as part of facade an entertainment in which the poems are recited over an instrumental accompaniment by william walton. Edith sitwell explored the distinction between poetry and music in facade 1922, a series of abstract poems set to music by william walton. Jazz legends annie ross and cleo laine recite as john dankworth leads the instrumental. Facade an entertainment with poems by edith sitwell. Hornpipe edith sitwell frederik prausnitz chamber orchestra william walton. Dame edith louisa sitwell, dbe was a british poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary sitwells.
I quote from an article i wrote on facade in the glasgow evening news of 25th september, 1930. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment facade for reciter and orchestra poems by edith sitwell. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Old sir faulk tall as a stork before the honeyed fruits of dawn were ripe, would walk and stalk with a gun the reynardcolored sun among the pheasantfeathered corn. The history of facade is extremely complex since there are over thirty extant numbers setting the virtuoso and extraordinary poems of dame edith sitwell, and. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Behind edith sitwells facade at jupiter concert the. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Dame edith sitwell 18871964 was one of three siblings born to a noble family in yorkshire who achieved literary fame. Dame edith sitwell face to face interview 1959 youtube. Sitwell began to publish some of the facade poems in 1918, in the literary magazine wheels. Provided to youtube by universal music group walton. Facade is a series of poems by edith sitwell, best known as part of facade an entertainment in which the poems are recited over an instrumental. Find highquality edith sitwell stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Facade for reciter and orchestra poems by edith sitwell. Please visit our covid19 information page for more details and faqs. Hobbyhorses foam, the dumb sky rhinoceros glum watched the courses of the breakers. In 1922 many of them were given an orchestral accompaniment by walton.
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