Composer: Albert William Ketèlbey
Performer: Sylvia Čápová, Slovak Philharmonic Male Chorus
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8555175
Release: 2023
Size: 302 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. In a Monastery Garden
02. The Adventurers
03. Chal romano
Suite Romantique
04. I. Romance
05. II. Scherzo ” Pensées troublées ”
06. III. Valse dramatique ” Querelle et réconciliation ”
07. Caprice Pianistique
08. The Clock and the Dresden Figures
Cockney Suite
09. V. Bank Holiday “‘Appy ‘Ampstead”
10. III. At the Palais de danse “Anywhere”
11. In the Moonlight
12. Wedgwood Blue
13. Bells across the Meadows
14. The Phantom Melody
15. In a Persian Market
Albert Ketelbey was an excellent pianist, touring Britain and honing his craft as an expert tunesmith as musical director of London’s Vaudeville Theatre. The delightful miniature In a Monastery Garden placed Ketelbey at the forefront of British Light Music composers, with its birdsong and atmospheric chants delivering a ‘glow of exultation’ that proved hugely popular in its day. From the unashamedly sentimental Bells Across the Meadows to the impressive Suite Romantique and the famous In a Persian Market, Ketelbey’s music takes us back to a nostalgic era of palm court salons and imaginative reverie.