Composer: John Knowles Paine
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Size: 1.14 GB
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Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 34, “In the Spring”
01. I. Introduction: Adagio sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo (Departure of Winter – Awakening of Nature)
02. II. Scherzo: Allegro (May-Night Fantasy: Scherzo: Allegro)
03. III. Adagio (A Romance of Springtime)
04. IV. Allegro giojoso (The Glory of Nature)
05. Oedipus tyrannus, Op. 35 – Prelude
06. Poseidon and Amphitrite – An Ocean Fantasy, Op. 44
Ulster Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta
Recorded: 1-2 March 2014
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.