Kenneth Woods, English Symphony Orchestra - Robert Saxton: Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh (2024)

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Kenneth Woods, English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra - Robert Saxton: Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh; The Resurrection of the Soldiers (2024)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 207 Mb | Total time: 47:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Nimbus Records | # NI 6447 | Recorded: 2021, 2023

The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written literary text in Middle Eastern/Western cultural history, predates the Hebrew Bible. The epic relates the story of King Gilgamesh, partly divine, partly human, who may have existed historically circa 2800 BC. From immature youth and a belief in his immortality, he eventually comes to accept the power and reality of Death. The Resurrection of the Soldiers for string orchestra was commissioned by George Vass, to whom it is dedicated, and the English Symphony Orchestra. The title derives from the final panel of Stanley Spencer’s Sandham Chapel visionary series of paintings which were the result of Spencer’s experiences in the British army in World War One and depicts soldiers emerging from their graves on the last day. The piece is in three continuous parts: a slow, sustained introduction which ascends to a rather intense climactic point before falling and giving way to a very active fugue which is succeeded by a closing slow movement. The work thus traces a cyclical path as it progress towards a sense of resurrection, re-birth and hope.

Performer:
English Symphony Orchestra (1-5)
English String Orchestra (6)
Kenneth Woods, conductor

Tracklist:
Robert Saxton (b.1953)
Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh
01. I. Prologue
02. II. The Journey to the Forest of Cedar
03. III. From Dawn to Dusk
04. IV. Lament on the Death of Enkidu
05. V. Apotheosis
06. The Resurrection of the Soldiers


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English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods / Saxton - Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh

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