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Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces

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Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces features two full-length CDs of the best from the Romantic Era, a century of music filled with melody as much as emotion. It is a cross section of composers, time periods and nationalities. Disc one opens with the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream — a startling work considering Mendelssohn was just 16 years old when he wrote it. Other early Romantic composers follow, including the high-speed "Roman Carnival Overture" by Berlioz, a stand-alone overture intended for concert performance, made up of material and themes from Berlioz' opera Benvenuto Cellini. Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields perform "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 2, which includes the doleful "Solveig's Song" by Grieg. Smetana's tone poem "Die Moldau" makes for a stirring ending, with its famous theme (a version which was adapted as the National Anthem of Israel). Disc two opens with the Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin by Wagner. Its shimmering strings present a surreal world of fantasy and legend. The popular and delightful "Humoreske" by Dvorák and the "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky take their turn. The final track is the Adagietto from Mahler's Fifth Symphony, arguably Mahler's most famous single piece of music. Beyond the concert stage, it was notable for its appearance in the 1971 film Death in Venice.

"Iona Brown personified the essence of the Academy's style of music-making. She displayed a fastidious elegance that observed the performing conventions of the 18th century without letting the music dry out." —Sir Neville Marriner

The two-CD package is complimented by an album of popular music from the Baroque as well as one from Mozart — "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." Performed by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields with Iona Brown at the helm, the CD also includes such "standards" as the Pachelbel "Canon" and the Albinoni Adagio in G minor and Bach's "Air on a G-string." There are also two from Handel — the Largo "Ombra mai fu" and "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" as well as other famous works. The recording sound and balance is admirable. Combined, the two create a wonderful introduction to classical music.

—Edward Jacquet

Track Listing

Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces
	1.	A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21 by Mendelssohn, Felix [1] Choir, Chorus: Oregon Bach Festival Women's Choir Orchestra: Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Conductor: Helmuth Rilling Length: 12:54
	2.	Symphony No. 9 in C major ("The Great"), D. 944 by Schubert, Franz Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Length: 12:55
	3.	Le carnival romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9) by Berlioz, Hector Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Length: 8:29
	4.	Symphony No. 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38 by Schumann, Robert Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 8:38
	5.	Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55 by Grieg, Edvard Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:45
	6.	Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55 by Grieg, Edvard Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 4:48
	7.	Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55 by Grieg, Edvard Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 2:24
	8.	Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55 by Grieg, Edvard Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 5:11
	9.	Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast No. 2), JB 1:112/2 by Smetana, Bedrich Orchestra: State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra Moscow Conductor: Klaus-Peter Hahn Length: 12:36
Disc #2
	10.	Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 by Wagner, Richard [Classical] Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Length: 8:07
	11.	Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 by Brahms, Johannes Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Length: 6:03
	12.	Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7) by Dvorak, Antonin Orchestra: SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern Conductor: Jiri Starek Length: 3:48
	13.	Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich Orchestra: Radio Symphony Orchestra Moscow Conductor: Klaus-Peter Hahn Length: 6:53
	14.	Slavonic Dance No. 10 for orchestra in E minor B. 147/2 (Op. 72/2) by Dvorak, Antonin Orchestra: SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern Conductor: Jiri Starek Length: 5:12
	15.	Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 by Bruckner, Anton Orchestra: SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Sanderling Length: 13:25
	16.	Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection") by Mahler, Gustav Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Length: 22:16
	17.	Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor by Mahler, Gustav Orchestra: SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Length: 8:34

Serenade
	1.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 5:33
	2.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 5:23
	3.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 2:05
	4.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 4:03
	5.	Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 4:52
	6.	Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement by Pachelbel, Johann Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 4:43
	7.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 1:07
	8.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 2:08
	9.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 3:08
	10.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 1:11
	11.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 2:14
	12.	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 by Corelli, Arcangelo Violin: Iona Brown Harpsichord: John Constable Cello: Lionel Handy Violin: Jonathan Rees Organ: Ian Watson Length: 3:53
	13.	Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 by Bach, Johann Sebastian Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 5:08
	14.	Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni) by Albinoni, Tomaso Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 8:51
	15.	Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from "Orfeo ed Euridice") by Gluck, Christoph Willibald Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Flute: Jaime Martín Length: 6:47
	16.	Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 by Purcell, Henry Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Length: 3:26
	17.	Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Iona Brown Oboe: Rachel Ingelton Oboe: Celia Nicklin Length: 3:06