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GtrsRGr8 · 10-12-2016, 05:29 PM

If it's Wednesday (and it is), that means another weekly free download from Classical-music.com!

This week's free piece is The Banks of Green Willow, by George Butterworth.

The name Butterworth usually is not one of the first that comes to people's minds when they are asked to name classical composers. I'm not sure that I heard of him until today. But the music of this piece, which I'm listening to at this moment, is pleasant. Butterworth is a more recent classical composer than most that we hear about, so maybe that explains, in part, Butterworth's comparative lack of recognition and respect.

Here's some information, via Classical-music.com, about this week's freebie:
This week's free download is George Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow. Written in 1913, the work was inspired by two folk song melodies Butterworth collected in Sussex in 1907: The banks of Green Willow and Green Bushes.

This track comes from a recent recording of works by Butterworth by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, directed by Kriss Russman. The disc - which was BBC Music Magazine Choral and Song choice in September - also features baritone James Rutherford in Butterworth's famous 'Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad' and other songs.

To download the free MP3, click on the red "Download Now" button on this webpage. The button will not appear unless you are logged in.

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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	If it's Wednesday (and it is), that means another weekly free download from Classical-music.com! This week's free piece is The Banks of Green Willow, by George Butterworth. The name Butterworth usually is not one of the first that comes to people's minds when they are asked to name classical composers. I'm not sure that I heard of him until today. But the music of this piece, which I'm listening to at this moment, is pleasant. Butterworth is a more recent classical composer than most that we hear about, so maybe that explains, in part, Butterworth's comparative lack of recognition and respect. Here's some information, via Classical-music.com, about this week's freebie: This week's free download is George Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow. Written in 1913, the work was inspired by two folk song melodies Butterworth collected in Sussex in 1907: The banks of Green Willow and Green Bushes. This track comes from a recent recording of works by Butterworth by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, directed by Kriss Russman. The disc - which was BBC Music Magazine Choral and Song choice in September - also features baritone James Rutherford in Butterworth's famous 'Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad' and other songs. To download the free MP3, click on the red "Download Now" button on this webpage. The button will not appear unless you are logged in.