Aphrodite; Suite symphonic
Symphonic Sketches; Tam O'Shanter
Melpomene; Elegy
Jose Serebrier
Czech State Philharmonic, Brno
RR-2104CD
2 CDs
[HDCD]
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These celebrated HDCD® recordings were greeted with critical raves when first released. Andrew Quint wrote in The Absolute Sound, "Reference gives us music of real interest … these recordings are, to my ears, a breakthrough, achieving sonic attributes not heard previously from a digital recording … " Andrew Achenbach in Hi-Fi News: "A previous Chadwick disc from this same source was one of my most played CDs, and I'm glad to report that its successor strikes me as no less of a triumph."
American Romantic George Chadwick wrote music full of orchestral color and wide dynamic range. The Symphonic Sketches have long been an audiophile favorite, but have been sorely in need of a new, top-quality recording. Aphrodite, Tam O'Shanter, Melpomene and the other works have equally appealing qualities, and in these superb performances are sure to be heard often in homes, on radio and in audio demonstrations.
Recorded by multiple-Grammy-nominated "Prof." Keith Johnson, this 2-CD set boasts authoritative notes by Chadwick scholar Steven Ledbetter, annotator for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
CHADWICK: Symphonic Sketches etc. (RR-64)
and
CHADWICK: Aphrodite, etc. (RR-74)
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Disc 1 62:50 Symphonic Sketches 30:09 1 Jubilee 8:12 2 Noël 8: I5 3 Hobgoblin 5:52 4 A Vagrom Ballad 7:48 5 Melpomene Overture 13:03 6 Tam O'Shanter 19:27 Disc 2 72:25 Suite symphonique 35:62 1 Allegro molto animato 11:06 2 Romanza 9:15 3 Intermezzo e Humoreske 7:22 4 Finale 8:19 5-13 Aphrodite 28:18 14 Elegy 7:50 |
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