Romantic Paradise

Romantic Paradise

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Amaryllis
2. Granada
3. Malaga Sunset
4. Spanish Dreams
5. Castles in the Sand
6. Roses by the Shore
7. Seville
8. Firelight
9. Paradise Beach
10. Under a Latin Moon

Disc: 2
1. Daybreak
2. Sunrise
3. Sunset
4. New Moon
5. High Noon
6. First Star
7. Afternoon Delight
8. Twilight
9. Midnight
10. Morning Bright

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Heavenly Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?
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ASIN: B0000DJZ7H
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Karl Munchinger
  2. Meditation - Nigel Kennedy
  3. In Paradisum - Iwan Edwards
  4. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Charles Dutoit
  5. Flower Duet - Joan Sutherland
  6. The Swan - Jascha Silberstein
  7. Sleepers Awake - Raymond Agoult
  8. Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Chorus
  9. Nimrod - Sir Georg Solti
  10. Walk To The Paradise Garden - Sir Charles Mackerras
  11. Pavane, Op. 50 - Iwan Edwards
  12. Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
  13. Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) - Anthony Way
  14. The Lark Ascending - Iona Brown

Tracks:

  1. Clair De Lune - Pascal Roge
  2. Sheep May Safely Graze - Karl Munchinger
  3. Symphony No. 3 - Second Movement (Excerpt) - Joanna Kozlowska
  4. Stabat Mater - Judith Raskin
  5. Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Weber
  6. Adagio - Miklos Perenyi
  7. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Peter White
  8. Andante Molto Mosso: Scene By The Brook - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
  9. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Karl Munchinger
  10. Largo - Colin Davis
  11. Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op. 49 No. 4 - Marisa Robles
  12. Adagio - Valery Gergiev
  13. Air On A G string - Sir Neville Marriner

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?.......2006-02-27

Well, a lot! And since no one else has taken the trouble to review my favorite Adagios collection, I'm just gonna hafta go an' do it myself, won't I?

Starting with the stunningly gorgeous 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' by Bach, this tape reels you in instantly. I'm not much of a fan of 'slow' and 'peaceful' music; I like the beautiful, sublime type that just makes you tingle all over whenever you hear it. (If only Canon in D was in this tape my cup of joy would overflow) Anyway, don't stop listening because Delibes' 'Flower Duet' comes soon after and it is the very meaning of divine. I listen to the taoe just to hear that one song over and over--but not too much, or it'll loose it's touch. This is a Opera duet (sorry, don't know technical terms, my passion is music, not the science of) sung by two women, for those of you out there like me who know practically nothing!! Gorgeous! Sugoi!! (That's Japanese)

Ahem.
The lovely 'Ombra mai fu' (which, I believe Elizabeth Bennet's sister horribly sings in the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries) is another memorable piece (hear the previews of these titles, please) and finally, William Vaughan's 'The Lark Ascending' a sixteen minute piece of violin heaven played so expertly you will see larks flying in circles about your head--or is that because your noggen got whacked?

Well, as for the second CD, it wasn't quite as memorable, but it's up against perfection, ok? Brahms' 'lullaby' (yes, THAT lullaby) is really sweet and of course there's 'Claire de Lune', a favorite of the Adagios collection, besides 'Sheep may safely graze' and 'Air on a G string'. (Honestly, does EVERY Adagios collection have that one? It's not even that wonderful.)

But what am I going on and on for?
BUY IT!!!!

NOW!!!!

STOP THINKING ALREADY AND BUY IT!!!
=^-^= In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius

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ASIN: B0000647HU
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

  1. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
  2. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Theme & Variations 1-6 -
  3. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
  4. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Variations 7-12
  5. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Variations 13-17 -
  6. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Coda (Very Quietly)
  7. In A Summer Garden
  8. Eventyr (Once Upon A Time)
  9. A Song Of Summer
  10. Summer Night On The River - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. A Song Before Sunrise - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  12. A Village Romeo And Juliet: The Walk To The Paradise Garden - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superb Music.......2005-03-20

This Classics For Pleasure CD is a new release of older material from two previous albums. Unlike previous releases this contains nearly 80 minutes of music so it is excellent value.

Delius is often described as a British composer, which is slightly inaccurate. He had German parents, he lived in the United States, travelled to France and Germany as well as other parts of Europe before settling in France. He was in many ways an International Composer. His music may seem curiously eclectic. Think of Debussy with a bit of a Grieg melody and Wagnerian drama thrown in. Yet his music seems all the more distinctive because of it.

Vernon Handley's interpretation of these pieces have often been regarded as a bit too emotional, much like other British Conductors like Barbarolli and Beecham who recordings are yardsticks which others are measured. Yet Brigg Fair has an incredible lyricism and the rare Eventyr combines the Debussian impressionism with drama. The use of percussion and the shouting voices, presumably from the orchestra itself, in the hands of Handley come across so vividly. This piece alone with Handley's direction brought Delius to my attention. I now enjoy Delius' music more than I do say Elgar, Holst and Vaughan Williams.

This is a great introduction to Delius' music and can be recommended with enthusiasm.
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Lloyd-Jones is a Worthy Successor to Beecham as a Delian
 Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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ASIN: B00019P6PE
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

  1. Marche Caprice
  2. I. Summer Evening
  3. II. Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
  4. III. Spring Morning
  5. American Rhapsody
  6. The Walk To The Paradise Garden
  7. I. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
  8. II. Summer Night On The River
  9. A Song Before Sunrise
  10. Fantastic Dance

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lloyd-Jones is a Worthy Successor to Beecham as a Delian.......2004-04-14

In 1997 David Lloyd-Jones conducted a different program of Delius orchestral (and vocal) music that included the early 'Florida Suite' and the final scene of his American opera 'Koanga.' It was with a different orchestra, the English Northern Philharmonia, and it was very good, very natural-sounding. I wondered at the time - perhaps 'hoped' is a better word - if this might be the beginning of a Delius series on the Naxos label. Well, here it is seven years later and another program of Delius orchestral music with Lloyd-Jones at the helm, this time of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Indeed, the ten works on this disc are recorded in chronological order, beginning with the 'Marche Caprice' (which I'd never heard) from 1889 and leading on to his very last piece, 'Fantastic Dance,' premièred only four months before his death in 1934. (I'd also never heard this piece. Shame on me!)

In between these two not-so-well-known pieces are some of his loveliest creations. There are the 'Three Small Tone Poems,' each named for a season: 'Summer Evening,' 'Winter Night,' 'Spring Morning.' There was originally a fourth piece called 'Autumn,' but it seems to be lost. These works, from the same time period as the early 'Marche Caprice,' confirm that Delius from early on was able to limn the characteristics of nature as well as any English composer ever has.

'American Rhapsody' is a shorter version of the later 'Appalachia' and does not contain a choral section. But it does contain worksongs from the African American workers whom Delius heard singing when he was in Florida running a family-owned orange plantation. It also includes extensive treatments of 'Dixie' and 'Yankee Doodle.' The piece was never performed as written until the 1980s.

'The Walk to the Paradise Garden,' from his opera, 'A Village Romeo and Juliet,' is, of course, one of Delius' most loved compositions. It is given a meltingly beautiful reading here. Following that are 'Two Pieces for Small Orchestra,' containing the vastly familiar 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring' and then the somewhat less-heard 'Summer Night on the River.' I was not aware until reading the excellent booklet notes by Hugh Priory that 'Cuckoo' quotes a Norwegian folksong that had also been used by Grieg. Again, Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra do themselves proud. In fact, I don't know if I've ever heard a lovelier 'Cuckoo' either in concert or on recording. And that includes Beecham's famous recording. Simply splendid!

The CD is rounded out by 'A Song Before Sunrise,' written in 1918, the last of Delius' nature studies. 'Fantastic Dance,' dictated to Delius' amenuensis Eric Fenby after he became incapacitated, is rather more spirited than any of the foregoing and is a fitting close to this entirely glorious concert.

This is an impressive program well-played and -recorded, and all the more so when one considers the budget price.

Enthusiastically recommended.

Scott Morrison
Romantic Paradise
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Romantic Paradise
 Romantic Paradise

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ASIN: B0002198VY
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

  1. Godfather (Love Theme)
  2. Strangers in Paradise
  3. Roses from Tyrol (The Birdseller)
  4. Paloma
  5. Barcarole (Tales of Hoffmann)
  6. Romance Anonyme (Jeux Interdits)
  7. Once Upon a Time in the West
  8. Chanson d'Amour
  9. Rose
  10. Solveigs Song (Peer Gynt Suite)
  11. Blue Spanish Eyes
  12. Please Don't Go
  13. Lagune Waltz (A Night in Venice)
  14. Adagio (Pianoconcert Nr. 5 Op. 73) (Immortal Beloved, Main Theme)
  15. I Love You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Romantic Paradise.......2004-06-10

Andre Rieu's Romantic Paradise with selections including "The Godfather," "Strangers in Paradise,"The Rose," etc. is absolutely lovely. His violin brings out the best in these familiar songs. There is a second CD with the same title, with "Dances with Wolves" as the first selection, that will blow you away. I got mine in Europe. Hope it becomes available in the USA.
Delius: Orchestral Works
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ASIN: B000002S5L
Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

  1. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
  2. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Theme (With Easy Movement)
  3. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Variation 1
  4. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 2
  5. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 3
  6. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var 4
  7. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 5
  8. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 6
  9. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
  10. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 7 (Rather quicker but not hurried)
  11. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 8
  12. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 9 (With easy movement)
  13. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var 10
  14. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 11 (Slow. With Solemnity)
  15. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 12 (Maestoso)
  16. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Transition
  17. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 13 (Gaily)
  18. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 14
  19. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 15
  20. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 16
  21. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Transition (Rather quicker)
  22. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV.Var.17 (Rather Slower. Very Broadly)
  23. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Coda(Very Quietly)
  24. In A Summer Garden
  25. Rehearsing Appalachia
  26. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Appalachia:Introduction (Molto moderato - Tranquillo - Poco piu)
  27. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Theme (Andante)
  28. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Variation 1
  29. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 2 (Moderato)
  30. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 3 (Piu vivo)
  31. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 4 (Molto moderato)
  32. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 5 (Con moto)
  33. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 6 (Giocoso. Allegro moderato)
  34. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 7 (Lento e molto tranquillo)
  35. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 8 (Misterioso)
  36. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 9 (Andante con grazia)
  37. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 10 (Lento sostenuto e tranquillo)
  38. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 11 (Allegro alla marcia)
  39. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 12 (Marcia. MOlto lento maestoso)
  40. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 13 (L'istesso tempo)
  41. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 14 (Misterioso lento)
  42. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Finale (Lento - Piu mosso)

Tracks:

  1. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - F. DELIUS
  2. Summer Night On The River - F. DELIUS
  3. A Song Before Sunrise - F. DELIUS
  4. Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Intermezzo - F. DELIUS
  5. Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Serenade - F. DELIUS
  6. La Calinda - F. DELIUS
  7. Late Swallows - F. DELIUS
  8. Fennimore And Gerda: Intermezzo from 'Fennimore and Gerda' - F. DELIUS
  9. The Walk To The Paradise Garden: The Walk To The Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet - F. DELIUS
  10. Irmelin Prelude - F. DELIUS
  11. A Song Of Summer - F. DELIUS

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rapturous !.......2003-01-15

I find these renditions by Sir John Barbirolli totally beguiling. He brings warmth and deep sincerity to everything he portrays here. One surely senses the great love he had for Delius' music. Much of the charm wrought by the conductor has to do with the turn of various phrases. Time and again he caresses melodies. Simultaneously, he conveys a feeling of simple joyousness. Hear the Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda; The Walk to the Paradise Garden; the Irmelin Prelude, with its pastoral beauty; La Calinda, where one feels serenaded in a happy, carefree manner. A Song Before Sunrise weaves a similar pattern. In addition, there's that wonderful exotic quality that here and there echoes in Delius' music. Brigg Fair seems to have both this at some moments and yet a pleasing, homespun British character during other moments. Sometimes too there is a nostalgic yearning. In this vein, one can only relax and drink in the expressive portrait of Late Swallows. And what about the playful, carefree In a Summer Garden or the imposing, spiritual folk picture, Appalachia ? In so many ways, both this sensitive composer and conductor reach out to touch the life-affirming soul. How can one not be soothed and refreshed by what is offered here ? If there's anything missing, perhaps it's the composer's Summer Evening, another of his memorable pieces. A wonderful collection, and a source of inspiration. By the way, I find Barbirolli's Delius more enjoyable than Beecham's.
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves, Etc.
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!
 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves, Etc.

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ASIN: B0000041LB
Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

  1. Fantasia On Greensleaves (Arr. Ralph Greaves): Fantasia On Greensleeves
  2. The Lark Ascending
  3. Engllish Folk Song Suite: I March: Seventeen Come Sunday
  4. English Folk Song Suite: II Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
  5. English Folk Song Suite: III March: Folk Songs From Somerset
  6. Serenade For Strings
  7. Capriol Suite: I Basse-danse
  8. Capriol Suite: II Pavane
  9. Capriol Suite: III Tordion
  10. Capriol Suite: IV Bransles
  11. Capriol Suite: V Pieds-en-l'air
  12. Capriol Suite: VI Mattachins (Sword Dance)
  13. A Shropshire Lad
  14. Two English Idylls
  15. The Banks Of Green Willow

Tracks:

  1. The Walk To The Paradise Garden
  2. The Opera 'Hassan': Intermezzo and Serenade
  3. A Song before Sunrise
  4. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
  5. Summer Night On The River
  6. The Opera Koanga: La Calinda
  7. Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegro piacevole
  8. Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Larghetto
  9. Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegretto
  10. Sospiri For Strings, Harp And Organ, Op.70
  11. Elegy For Strings, Op.58
  12. The Spanish Lady - Suite
  13. Introduction And Allegro For String Orchestra And Quartet, Op.47

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!.......2000-02-22

This is one of my favorite classical albums. I find myself listening to it very frequently. Of particular enjoyment is disc two featuring beautiful and stirring works by Delius and Elgar. This is a most relaxing and refreshing recording that will wonderfully and continually soothe the mind and soul!
Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good, but not great selections given the title selected.
  • Worthy on any level
  • Humans Are Classically Stubborn
  • The title says it all.
 Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FQB
Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

  1. 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 1: Morning
  2. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - London Symphony Orchestra
  3. The Four Seasons - Winter: Largo - English Chamber Orchestra
  4. Clarinet Concerto : Adagio - English Chamber Orchestra
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  7. Clair de Lune
  8. Tales From The Vienna Woods
  9. Sabre Dance
  10. The Nutcracker: Pas de deux - Fritz Reiner
  11. Polovtsian Dance No. 17 ('Stranger In Paradise')
  12. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini: Variation 18
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good, but not great selections given the title selected........2007-03-04

This CD contains some good pieces, but overall, the selections were not what I would have picked for a CD with this title. I used to think that I hated classical music, but now that I've sailed past 40 I have learned to enjoy it in almost every variety. Nevertheless, as a child of the Rock/Pop Music era, I can tell you most people today who think they hate classical music, think so because they've pretty much only heard the slower/less dramatic compositions. (I.e., "elevator" music.) The goal, of course, is to develop a real love for the genere, but in most cases, the introduction needs to be a "grabber." Perhaps I'm too skeptical, but while there is more than elevator music on this CD, I do not think it is on the whole upbeat or rythmatically appealing enough to sieze the interest of most of today's A.D.D. generation --- which is the presumable target audience.

5 out of 5 stars Worthy on any level.......2002-01-23

I bought this cd for my father about 3 years ago. My father loved classical music. Actually, one might consider him quite the snob about classical music. Pop (was 83 at the time) and I (48 at the time) spent many an occasion listening to this wonderful cd. It has enough variety and familiar pieces (and yet, not the regular stuff) that we could let it play again and again and still be delighted with the pleasure that it brought to us both. I am listening to it even as I write this review. Buy, buy, buy! It is a PERFECT gift.

5 out of 5 stars Humans Are Classically Stubborn.......2001-05-16

We humans are quite a stubborn bunch. Once we get something in our heads, it's hard to change our minds. I have been a life "shunner" of classical music. A pseudo snob, I couldn't waste time on music I couldn't.....A. Dance (poorly) to, or...B. Sing (horribly) along with. Yet in galleries, museums, or theatres, I would hear strains of truly beautiful music and would think "I just have to find out what that is!" Then, of course, I didn't. I finally forced myself to purchase this CD at the urging of my 12 year old and I fell in love. YOU know all of these pieces. YOU'VE heard them every time you cried during a tear-jerker or strolled through a museum. And YOU like them, you really, really like them. The CD has become one of my favorites and actually induced me to buy more classical music. The name of my new purchase? "MORE Classical Music For People Who Hate Classical Music." Hey -It's a start. Give this one a listen, it will seem like an old friend has come to visit. And you just might learn something.

3 out of 5 stars The title says it all........1999-08-28

This CD is good for those who do not regularly collect classical CD's. If you don't really know much about classical music, but would like just a taste, this CD is for. This album is also good for those who love classical music, I bought it because it had all of my favorite classical works all on one CD. I can play a song at a get together and everyone there has heard the song some where at some point in their lives.
Delius: Orchestral Works
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Delius: Orchestral Works

    Manufacturer: Decca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000IX80
    Release Date: 1999-05-11

    Tracks:

    1. Brigg Fair
    2. In A Summer Garden
    3. The Walk To The Paradise Garden - (A Village Romeo And Juliet)
    4. North Country Sketches: I. Autumn
    5. North Country Sketches: II. Winter Landscape
    6. North Country Sketches: III. Dance
    7. North Country Sketches: IV. The March Of Spring

    Tracks:

    1. Florida Suite: I. Daybreak
    2. Florida Suite: II. By The River
    3. Florida Suite: III. Sunset
    4. Florida Suite: IV. At Night
    5. Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): I. Lento, ma non troppo
    6. Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): II. Gaily, But Not Quick
    7. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
    8. Summer Night On The River
    9. Dance Rhapsody No.2
    10. Dance Rhapsody No.1
    Bax: Tingtagel; Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden; A Song of Summer; Irmelin Prelude and others
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Expertly done postromantic English tone poems
    • Lovely readings, but the music is pastoral to the point of stupor
    		 Bax: Tingtagel; Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden; A Song of Summer; Irmelin Prelude and others

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000MX7STG
    Release Date: 2007-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. Tintagel
    2. The Walk To The Paradise Garden
    3. Irmelin Prelude
    4. A Song Of Summer
    5. La Calinda
    6. In A Summer Garden
    7. A London Overture

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Expertly done postromantic English tone poems.......2007-07-27

    Any lover of Elgar, Delius, Bax, Ireland or just about any other postromantic English composer will find this collection irresistable and expertly done. Sir John Barbirolli was among the patron saints of English music in the 1960s and here are more reminiscences of his authoritative greatness in that area. THe contents here are Bax "Tintangel", Delius "The Walk to the Paradis Garden", "A Song of Summer", "Irmelin Prelude", "La Calinda" and "In a Summer Garden", and Ireland's "A London Overture", one of many pieces Brits wrote to detail their most populous and famous city.

    While another reviewer delegates this music as pastoral, I found the language more dynamic with typical postromantic moods greater than you'd find in the Vaughan Williams "Pastoral" symphony -- more like the emotions you might express hearing Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 with its pastoral moments. The British understand Barbirolli and this kind of music far better than us, of course. Here's what Gramophone magazine wrote when this music was released by EMI in 1988:

    "It is encouraging that EMI are gradually transferring some of Barbirolli's finest recorded performances to CD... Here are some shorter works recorded over 20 years ago with the LSO and what lovely playing it is, most sensitively captured by the engineers. Bax's Tintagel is a classic performance; and although for some tastes J. B. lingered too lovingly in Delius, I for one am still deeply moved by this interpretation of A Song of Summer, while the Irmelin Prelude is exquisite. A nostalgic disc, both for the music and for the manner of its performance."

    With an aside to lovers of Beecham's Delius that cannot bring themselves to introduce another conductor to his music, this is a CD for everyone else. With first rate reproduced sound for its era and a very modest asking price, you cay buy without regard. I'd say proceed if you have any interest.

    4 out of 5 stars Lovely readings, but the music is pastoral to the point of stupor.......2007-03-14

    In Britain the modernist movement was a sidelight to the pastoral movement, a constant outpouring of pastures, meadows, and brooks painted in soft pastels. The most bracing of the pastoral composers was Vaughan Williams, but here we get the palest of all, Frederick Delius, whose peaceful dreaming occupies this whole CD except for Bax's Tintagel at the beginning and Ireland's London Over. at the end. Beloved as Delius is in the UK, to my ears these five works are a single, long soporific wandering. Tunes vaguely flow in and around the mists, none of them memorable. Harmonies are hazy but uninteresting. Ireland ad Bax rise to a little more excitment--it would be hard not to--but Tintagel, King Arthur's ancestral castle on the wild rocks of Cornwall, seems pretty sleepy, too, except for the occasional outbreak of a storm. Ireland's London isn't exactly on the move, either.

    Enough. Lovers of British pastoralism will be delighted by these ripe performances from the hand of Sir John Barbiroli, while the rest of us can loll our heads and smile as we nap.
    Delius: Orchestral Works
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Magnificent performances of a singular composer.
    		 Delius: Orchestral Works

    Manufacturer: Teldec
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    ASIN: B00005MO9Y
    Release Date: 2002-02-19

    Tracks:

    1. Paris: The Song Of A Great City
    2. In A Summer Garden
    3. Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
    4. The Walk To The Paradise Garden
    5. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing From The First Cuckoo In Spring
    6. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: Summer Night On The River

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Magnificent performances of a singular composer........2004-05-04

    Frederick Delius (1862-1934) is often called an "English impressionist," a term which implies that he can be lumped together with Debussy or Ravel. But just as Debussy isn't Ravel and Ravel isn't Debussy, Delius is an artist unlike any other.

    He has never been a world-renowned figure, and his music doesn't have the power or universality of Beethoven or Mozart, but for those who love Delius, he is one of the sublime creators in the history of music. I, for one, love his music, and these exemplary performances of some of his best-known works present this singular creative mind at his very best.

    Delius has some superficial similarities to Debussy and Ravel, but his highly personal harmonic thinking and his penchant for subtle but pronounced melodies make his music among the most accessible and rewarding of any in the classical repertory. The titles of his pieces, from "In a Summer Garden" to "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring," demonstrate his preoccupation with beauty and the evocation of nature. His work is subdued, quietly passionate, and immediate in its rewards. In Delius, refinement rather than hysteria is the defining element.

    This recording has been justifiably praised as one of the finest Delius discs available, and other than the great recordings of Thomas Beecham (Delius' first and best champion and interpreter), you can't do better than Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Look into Delius, and I think you'll see why his music sparks such fanatical devotion in his admirers.

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