The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood is a
O Caledonia! stern and wild,
Meet nurse for a poetic child!
Land of the heath and shaggy wood,
Land of the mountain and the flood,
Land of my sires! what mortal hand
Can e'er untie the filial band
That knits me to thy rugged strand!
After the premiere The Musical Times commented, "The work – which is spirited and bold in conception and brilliantly scored – was finely played and enthusiastically received".[1] After an 1890 performance at the Crystal Palace, Bernard Shaw wrote of the piece:
In 1968, the overture came to renewed attention when EMI included it on an LP "Music of the Four Countries" (ASD 2400), played by the
Recordings
Orchestra | Conductor | First issue | Ref |
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Scottish National | Alexander Gibson | 1968 | [4] |
Royal Scottish National | Sir Alexander Gibson | 1985 | [5] |
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic | Grant Llewellyn | 1993 | [6] |
BBC Scottish Symphony | Martyn Brabbins | 1995 | [7] |
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
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John Wilson | 1999 | [8] |
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