Kevin Mallon - Symphonies 30 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

William Mathias was one of the most significant and prolific Welsh composers of the 20th century. His flexible and highly approachable style can be heard in the holiday mood of the Suite Parisienne, the brilliance and lyricism of the Capriccio for flute and piano and the wonderfully rhapsodic Sonata for Harp. Mathias's songs are among the most communicative settings of their kind, including Pan Oeddwn Fachgen ('A Dream of Youth'), considered by the composer to be 'one of the finest lyrical poems in modern Welsh. Album Tracks 1. Ceremonial Fanfare for Two Trumpets in C 2. A Vision of Time and Eternity, Op. 61 3. Suite Parisienne for Two Pianos 4. Tears 5. Sonatina, Op. 3 for Clarinet and Piano 6. Dafydd y Garreg Wen ('David of the White Rock') 7. Musette and Dance for Two Violins 8. Two Welsh Folk Songs 9. Capriccio, Op. 46, No. 2 10. Hobed O Hilion ('When I Was a Young Lad') 11. Sonata for Harp, Op. 66 12. Pan Oeddwn Fachgen ('A Dream of Youth'), Op. 49 13. Concertino, Op. 65 for Flute, Oboe, Basoon and Piano

In his lifetime Wenzel Pichl was esteemed as one of the foremost European composers of the age. A friend of Dittersdorf, whose works exerted a strong influence on his development, Pichl wrote symphonies that rank among the most interesting of the period. Album Tracks 1. Grave E Maestoso 2. Andante (Sempre Piano) 3. Minuetto 4. Finale Allegro Assai 5. Allegro Con Brio 6. Andante Arioso - Poco Vivace 7. Minuetto & Trio 8. Finale Allegro 9. Allegro 10. Andante in Canone 11. Minuetto 12. Finale Allegro 13. Allegro Non Troppo 14. Andante Arioso 15. Minuetto Poco Vivace 16. Finale Presto

Born into the ranks of the minor nobility and as such forbidden a career as a professional musician, Karl von Ordonez nonetheless played a significant role in the musical life of his native Vienna. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Piu Presto Con Franchezza 2. Andante 3. Allegro 4. Allegro 5. Andante 6. Allegro Non Troppo Con Garbo 7. Adagio 8. Larghetto 9. Presto 10. Allegro Maestoso E Con Garbo 11. Andantino 12. Rondeau Non Troppo Presto 13. Allegro 14. Andante 15. Allegro