Granville Bantock: Sappho

[Bax-of-Delights]

I can't recall exactly when I stumbled on Bantock's Sappho - I seem to think extracts might have been played on CoTW in recent years - but I do remember an interview that Lewis Foreman gave explaining that he had been at a very rare performance of this work (possibly Vernon Handley conducting) and was knocked off his feet by the sumpiousness and power of it.
Well, I have discovered that there is now a complete - in one play - Sappho on Youtube. Those who may not have come across it before may wish to give it a try:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wObitEP91A4

[Roehre]

thanks Bax-of-Delights, a nice supplement to the Hyperion CD of Bantock's Sapphic works

[teamsaint]

i think Charlie higson chose an excerpt(overture?) from this on his comedy classics spot. which goes to show that the whole idea of CC wasn't totally misguided. pretty misguided, but not totally !!
anyway, good stuff it is.

[BBMmk2]

People should buy Vernon Handley's recording of Sapho!!