grainger shepherd's hey

[Tash]

i randomly bumped into an orchestral version of it and was like this is cool maybe i'll play it, it's on the Lmus list i think. anyone had any experiences with it?

[bennom]

I've played it through but never used it in a concert. I think grainger's solo piano versions are well written, but they just sound to "poor", when compared to the two-piano-versions by himself, of shepherd's hey, molly on the shore, handel in the strand and more. I just love the two piano versions, they're even better than the orchestral ones in my opinion.

[bench warmer]

Can't help on Shepherd's Hey, but on the topic of Grainger's piano music, give a listen to his Concert Rag: Cakewalk Smasher (also titled In Dahomey). You can catch a snippet of it on Amazon Here's the link below.
 
Its a bit tricky but fun to play & listen to.



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002ZY3/sr=8-1/qid=1150642531/ref=sr_1_1/102-1155796-5348947?%5Fencoding=UTF8