鈥淥 for a Muse of fire鈥︹�� Shakespeare鈥檚 Henry V crammed the Battle of Agincourt into a tiny wooden theatre. Four centuries later, William Walton matched that vision with a score that redefined British cinema. Because when a British composer鈥檚 imagination ignites, there鈥檚 no limit to the places they can travel 鈥� whether they鈥檙e Frederick Delius, relocating Shakespeare鈥檚 romance to an Alpine idyll, or John Foulds, fusing Indian philosophy and Jazz Age verve in his breathtaking Dynamic Triptych. Huge in scale and volcanic in its energy, it鈥檚 arguably Britain鈥檚 greatest 20th century piano concerto, and it has no more committed champions than Richard Farnes and Ashley Wass.
Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
Film historian and 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 presenter Matthew Sweet discusses Shakespearian film music.
There will be no coda after this concert.
