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Unsung Composers

The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Monday 04 February 2019, 11:31

Title: Robert O'Dwyer (1862-1949) Eithne
Post by: Alan Howe on Monday 04 February 2019, 11:31
...an opera, written in 1909, sung in Irish - on the RTÉ Lyric fm label (2 CDs):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07JZRC97G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A23YESN4HOKWSK&psc=1
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07JZRC97G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A23YESN4HOKWSK&psc=1)
The whole work can be heard on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTtCcOwmIXo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTtCcOwmIXo)

More info on the composer here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O%27Dwyer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O%27Dwyer)
Title: Re: Robert O'Dwyer (1862-1949) Eithne
Post by: Mark Thomas on Monday 04 February 2019, 11:41
I've removed the link to the radio broadcast recording which was in our Downloads Board.
Title: Re: Robert O'Dwyer (1862-1949) Eithne
Post by: Alan Howe on Monday 04 February 2019, 16:01
Oops, didn't know about that. Forgot to check.
Title: Re: Robert O'Dwyer (1862-1949) Eithne
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 20 March 2019, 17:27
My copy's finally arrived. So far: glorious!
Title: Re: Robert O'Dwyer (1862-1949) Eithne
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 20 March 2019, 22:22
The idiom seems to be light-lyric Wagner with folk influences. It's very attractive music, not always brilliantly sung, but the ear is constantly led on to the next beautiful episode. A minor, but nonetheless genuine rediscovery.
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