Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8555191
Release: 2022
Size: 293 MB
Recovery: +3%
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The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30
01. No. 3, Overture
Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77
02. I. La Caprice de Nanette
03. II. Demande et réponse
04. III. Un sonnet d’amour
05. IV. La tarantelle frétillante
4 Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22
06. No. 1. Valse bohémienne
07. No. 2, Valse rustique
08. No. 3. Valse de la Reine
09. No. 4. Valse mauresque
Gipsy Suite, Op. 20 (Arr. L. Windsperger for Orchestra)
10. I. Chorus of Gitanos
11. II. Song of the Gipsy Girl
12. III. Ballade
13. IV. Gipsy Dance
14. Romance of the Prairie Lilies (Arr. P.E. Fletcher for Orchestra)
Othello, Op. 79
15. I. Dance
16. II. Children’s Intermezzo
17. III. Willow Song
18. IV. Military March
The Hiawatha trilogy, with its stirring overture, established Coleridge-Taylor as one of Britain’s leading young composers and stimulated commissions in a wide variety of music. The Othello Suite was written for a stage production of the play, its powerful and contrasting themes illustrating the composer’s prowess in characterisation. Redolent of popular ballads and romances, the Petite suite de concert is a masterpiece of light music, while the charming Romance of the Prairie Lilies shows Coleridge-Taylor’s lasting influence on future generations of British composers.