Composer: John Knowles Paine
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. As You Like It Overture, Op. 28
The Tempest, Op. 31
02. I. The Storm
03. II. Calm and happy scene before Prospero’s cell
04. II. Ariel
05. III. Prosperos Tale
06. IV. The happy love of Ferdinand and Miranda
07. IV. Episode with Caliban – Triumph of Prospero’s potent art
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 23
08. I. Allegro con brio
09. II. Allegro vivace
10. III. Adagio
11. IV. Allegro vivace
Ulster Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta
Recorded: 15-16 October 2012
Recording Venue: Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
John Knowles Paine was one of the ‘Boston Six’, a group of important American composers active in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. His German training equipped him with considerable formal skill and he soon rose to become a pioneer of the symphonic tradition in America. Paine’s Symphony No. 1 received a tremendous reception at its première on account of its attractive themes, skilful orchestration and accomplished design. The Overture As You Like It is notable for its graceful and tuneful themes, whereas Shakespeare’s Tempest is a more adventurous and powerful Lisztian tone poem.