Handel in the Strand

25 September 2012/Hope Wolf/

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‘Handel in the Strand’ by Percy Grainger was originally composed in 1911-12 ‘for piano and two or more strings, or for massed pianos and string orchestra’; it was arranged for piano solo in 1930.

The Kennedy Centre tells me that this piece of music was written as a clog dance; Percy Grainger offered a brief note on the the piece.

This recording is by the City of London Sinfonia, Penelope Thwaites, piano, conducted by Richard Hickox on Chandos Records 2029 or 9499.

Hope Wolf

Hope Wolf

Dr Wolf was the Lead Researcher for Strandlines between 2011-2013 while working as a Teaching Fellow in Life Writing at King’s College London.

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