Maconchy / Parikian / Lpo / Handley - Orchestral Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Dance Overture Op.16 - London Symphony Orchestra 2. I. Allegro Ritmico - English Chamber Orchestra 3. II. Lento Non Troppo - English Chamber Orchestra 4. III. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra 5. Invocation and Dance Op.17 - London Symphony Orchestra 6. Prelude Allegro Moderato E Pesante - English Chamber Orchestra 7. Aria Adagio Sostenuto E Sempre Cantabile - English Chamber Orchestra 8. Finale Poco Allegro-Allegro Molto Vivace, Sempre Ritmico - English Chamber Orchestra 9. I. Allegro Non Troppo-Vivace - Arthur Davison 10. II. Lento Con Moto - Arthur Davison 11. III. Allegro Con Slancio - Arthur Davison 12. Laudi Op.62 - New Philharmonia Orchestra 13. Vistas Op.69 - New Philharmonia Orchestra

An icon in Danish music. Composer, arranger, conductor, entertainer Emil Reesen (1887- 1964) cut a dash through Danish 20th-century music. He was the pupil of Rued Langgaard. From 1927 to 1936 he was a conductor at the Danish Radio, 1942 to 44 at The New Theatre of Copenhagen and at the Royal Theatre from 1950. He was the chairman of Danish Conductors' Association, of the Society of the Publication of Danish Music, and of the music committee of the Danish Society. He was also censor at the music department of the Danish Radio. His works include opera, ballets, stage music, film music, orchestral compositions, cantatas, songs. His pieces were always stylishly crafted for the occasion, whether to commemorate a Polar explorer or celebrate a famous castrato. Danacord's wide-ranging tribute includes many live and broadcast recordings never previously issued. Album Tracks 1. Himmerland (Danish Rhapsody) 2. Variations on a Theme of Schubert 3. Grønlandsk Folketone (Greenlandic Folk Music) 4. Historien om en moder (The Story of a Mother)~Intermezzo 5. Farinelli~Sangen har vinger (The Song Has Wings) 6. Farinelli~Den som har livets mildhed søgt (He Who Has Pursued Life's Gentleness) 7. Farinelli~Livets glæder (The Pleasures of Life) 8. Farinelli~Der er en sang (There Is a Song) 9. Fantasy on South Jutland Melodies 10. Fantasy on Danish Christmas Melodies 11. Radio Exhibition Fanfare 12. Radiofonia (Rapsodia Burlesque)

Igor Markevitch' renunciation of composition at the age of 29 in favour of a conducting career remains a mystery, given the rapturous responses his youthful music inspired. The extraordinary works on this disc are a case in point. The Sinfonietta. Album Tracks 1. I. Ouverture 2. II. Adagio 3. III. Hymne 4. I. Allegro Moderato 5. II. Allegretto Marcato - Andantino - Allegretto 6. III. Andante 7. IV. Allegro Risoluto 8. Cinema-Ouverture