Granville Bantock: Hamabdil for cello and harp

Hamabdil for Cello & Harp composed by a British composer and conductor Granville Bantock (1868-1946)
Atlikėjai / Performers:
Lukas Abromaitis (violončelė /cello)
Gabrielė Abromaitienė (arfa /harp)
Vaizdo įrašas iš XXIV tarptautinio kamerinės muzikos festivalio „Kuršių nerija 2022“ koncerto "Muzikiniai šachmatai II" Nidos bendruomenės namuose (katalikų bažnyčioje) 2022 m. rugpjūčio 12 d.
Video recording from the chamber music concert "Musical Chess II" (XXIV International Chamber Music Festival "Curonian Spit 2022") in 2022 August 12, Nida Community House, Lithuania.
Organizatorius / Organizer:
Lietuvos nacionalinė filharmonija, Neringos savivaldybė / Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Neringa Municipality

Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (1868-1946) wrote for nearly every genre, including many chambers works. Hamabdil, subtitled a Hebrew Melody, started out life as incidental music to Arnold Bennett’s play Judith, based on a story from the Old Testament composed in 1919. He immediately recycled the work in three versions for cello, one with piano, one with harp and one with timpani. Hamabdil (usually transliterated as Hamaydil) is based on the traditional Hebrew hymn sung at the conclusion of the Sabbath service. The melody is evocative and longing, and the harp (or piano) accompaniment is sensitively written, never outshining or in competition against the cello.