Fischer Schenker-Primus Stallmeister Simon - Songs 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ron Goodwin is famous for several iconic film scores such as the rousing 633 Squadron. His was an instantly recognizable musical voice, combining an innate ability to write both memorable tunes and to evoke the many moods demanded by film directors, qualities that extend into the gloriously evocative Drake 400 and New Zealand Suites. Goodwin's long and distinguished career earned him multiple Ivor Novello Awards and a Golden Globe Award among many other accolades. Conducted by the composer, this recording represents the best of a true leader in the field of popular music. Album Tracks 1. Main Title Theme (from the film Inch633 SquadronInch) 2. Drake 400 Suite~I. The Eddystone Seascape - 3. Drake 400 Suite~II. Song of the Mewstone 4. Drake 400 Suite~III. Hornpipe The Barbican 5. Drake 400 Suite~IV. The Hoe on a Summer Night 6. Drake 400 Suite~V. March Plymouth Hoe 7. Drake 400 Suite~VI. The Eddystone Seascape (Reprise) 8. Puppet Serenade 9. New Zealand Suite~I. Aotearoa (The Land of the Long White Cloud) 10. New Zealand Suite~II. Milford Sound 11. New Zealand Suite~III. Picnic at Rotorua 12. New Zealand Suite~IV. The Earnslaw Steam Theme 13. New Zealand Suite~V. The A & P Show 14. New Zealand Suite~VI. Po Atarau (Now is the Hour) 15. Arabian Celebration 16. Venus Waltz 17. Prisoners of War March, 'The Kriegie' 18. Minuet in Blue 19. London Marathon Theme (Main theme from the film InchThe TrapInch) 20. Girl with a Dream 21. Lancelot and Guinevere~Main Theme

The much acclaimed series of the complete Mahler Symphonies with the Düsseldorf Symphonic under the baton of Ádám Fischer gets more complete with the of the Symphony No. 2. Ádám Fischer writes InchMahler's Second Symphony has special significance for me... The first reason is biographical. Mahler finished writing the first movement in Budapest where he was musical director at the opera. When I was likewise general music director at Budapest Opera, I imagined that Mahler had sat in the same room and gotten angry over the same things as I did. Work at the opera must have been so nerve-wracking that he found no time for anything else. I can only confirm that. A second thought leads me to Haydn. We know that famous quote from Hans von Bülow, who is reported to have exclaimed that Wagner's Tristan, compared with the first movement of Mahler's Second Symphony, was as tame as a Haydn symphony. This mainly leads me to think that von Bülow was probably not yet aware of the direct connection that leads from Haydn to Mahler, which I sense. As far as I am concerned, Mahler is just as much a part of Vienna Classicism as Haydn. The third personal story has to do with the third movement, which is based on Mahler's song Saint Anthony of Padua's Sermon to the Fishes. For the past thirty years I have been working in favor of a series of human and citizens' rights organizations. I find that no other piece better describes the dilemma experienced by these organizations and movements than Mahler's song.Inch

This second volume of Pfitzner's Complete Lieder covers the period between 1884 and 1916 and shows why he was considered such a key figure among composers of his generation. A central theme of the songs is the archetypical Romantic focus on the portrayal of nature as a reflection of human feelings. The youthful and enduringly popular Ist der Himmel darum i'm Lenz so blau (Is the sky so blue in the spring) reflects his greatest qualities as a song composer- a memorable tune and rich, flowing harmonies. Favoring the bold use of color, Pfitner's songs are characterized by a lively, pulsing rhythm and sweeping, ecstatic melodies. Tenor Colin Balzer has sung acclaimed recitals in London, New York, and Philadelphia, and concerts with the Portland, New Jersey, Toronto, Quebec, Atlanta, Montreal, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras as well as other notable ensembles across North America. Most notably in his career, Balzer earned the Gold Medal at the Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau with the highest score in 25 years. Album Tracks 1. From Sieben Lieder, Op. 2 2. Sechs Lieder, Op. 6 3. FÜNF Lieder, Op. 7 4. Studentenfahrt, Op. 11, No. 3 5. Zwei Lieder, Op. 21 6. Voll Jener Süße, Op. 24, No. 3 7. From FÜNF Lieder, Op. 26 8. From Sechs Jugendlieder, Woo9 9. Kuckuckslied, Woo 6 10. O Schneller, Mein Roß, Woo 5 11. Ein Fichtenbaum Steht Einsam, Woo 12