David Byers continues his week exploring the music of Charles Villiers Stanford.
5: Stanford and the War
"The war of 1914 has brought about a convulsion in the world of music.
The results which will ensue are ... hard to forecast.... None of the arts has escaped, but music has suffered the most heavily of all." (Stanford) For Lo, I Raise Up; Magnificat BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury Irish Rhapsody No 5
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley