The Pity of War
Violin sonatas by Elgar, Janácek & Debussy & writings of Wilfred Owen
Matthew Trusler (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano) & Sam West (speaker)
Trusler and Roscoe are best in the Debussy, which has a good mixture of sensitivity and grittiness… The juxtaposition of words and First World War popular music on the Owen disc is much more... — More…
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Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
- Matthew Trusler, Martin Roscoe
I. Allegro
II. Romance. Andante
III. Allegro non troppo
Janáček: Violin Sonata
- Matthew Trusler, Martin Roscoe
I. Con moto
II. Ballada: Con moto
III. Allegretto
IV. Adagio
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
- Matthew Trusler, Martin Roscoe
I. Allegro vivo
II. Intermede: Fantastique et leger
III. Finale. Tres anime
Rubens: Your King and Country Want You
- Helen Clarke
Wilfred Owen: Letters and Poems
- Samuel West
Letters: 1 August 1914 - 1 January 1917
Poem: The Send-Off
Letters: 4 January 1917 - 16 January 1917
J.P. Long, Maurice Scott: Oh! It's a Lovely War
- Courtland and Jeffries
Wilfred Owen: Letters and Poems
- Samuel West
Poem: The Sentry
Letters: 19 January 1917 - 4 February 1917
Novello: Keep the Home Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home)
- John McCormack
Wilfred Owen: Letters and Poems
- Samuel West
Letters: 14 March 1917 - 6 April 1917
Poem: Exposure
Letter: 25 April 1917
George Frederick Root: Just Before the Battle Mother
- Orpheus Quartet