Schumann / Sinkovsky - Fantasies & Fairy Tales - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Prelude, MB12 2. Fantasia, MB13 3. Prelude, MB1 4. Ground, MB9 5. Ground, MB43 6. Pavan 7. Galliard 8. Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, la, MB64 9. Ut, Mi, Re, MB65 10. Fantasia, MB62 11. Lachrymae Pavan, MB54 12. Prelude, MB24 13. Fantasia, MB25 14. The Bells, MB38

The fourth volume in this series explores a pivotal decade in Claudio Santoro's compositions, traversing his move from serialism towards nationalism. The starts with the transitional, reflective Canto de Amor e Paz and continues with Symphony No. 4, one of his most accessible and influential works, and his brief Symphony No. 6 of 1958. The concertante works for saxophone and violin show his command of dance rhythms, colourful lyricism and virtuosity. Album Tracks 1. Canto de Amor e Paz 2. Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia da Paz'~I. Allegro 3. Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia da Paz'~II. Lento - Allegro - Lento 4. Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia da Paz'~III. Allegro moderato e deciso 5. Choro Concertante for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra 6. Symphony No. 6~I. Allegro giocoso 7. Symphony No. 6~II. Lento 8. Symphony No. 6~III. Scherzo 9. Symphony No. 6~IV. Allegro 10. Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra

The present collection commemorates the long-standing cooperation between Gary Bertini, born in today's Republic of Moldova, and the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, beginning in 1978 with Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique'. Their last recording featured on this box was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, performed in 1996 in Tokyo. Bertini conducted several Israeli orchestras for many years. Even though he had never wanted to set foot in Germany, he was convinced to travel to Hamburg by the offer to conduct the 1971 premiere of the opera Ashmedai by Josef Tal. He later became chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, then director and highest-ranking conductor at the Frankfurt opera and in 1998 went on to serve as artistic director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Album Tracks 1. I Molto Allegro [06 59] 2. II. Andante [10 27] 3. III. Menuetto Allegretto [03 38] 4. IV. Allegro Assai [06 15] 5. I. Largo Maestoso - Vivace [06 48] 6. II. Andante [06 38] 7. III. Menuetto [03 52] 8. IV. Presto [04 26] 9. I. Allegro [06 42] 10. II. Andante Cantabile [05 39] 11. III. Menuetto - Trio [04 37] 12. IV. Finale Vivace [03 25] 1. I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace [13 45] 2. II. Allegretto [08 01] 3. III. Presto, Assai Meno Presto [09 28] 4. IV. Allegro Con Brio [09 10] 5. I. Allegro Moderato [13 36] 6. II. Andante Con Moto [09 37] 1. I. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro [12 55] 2. II. Andante Sostenuto [08 42] 3. III. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso [04 30] 4. IV. Adagio - Più Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio [16 30] 5. I. Allegro Con Brio - Un Poco Sostenuto [10 09] 6. II. Andante [08 43] 7. III. Poco Allegretto [06 28] 8. IV. Allegro - Un Poco Sostenuto [08 40 1. Rêveries Largo - Passions Allegro Agitato E Appassionato Assai [13 50] 2. II. Un Bal (Valse) Allegro Non