Sullivan: Symphony in E major 'Irish'; Overture In Memoriam; Suite from 'The Tempest'
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Composer: Arthur SullivanConductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-01-23
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
- In Memoriam: Ov in C: Andante Religioso - Allegro Molto
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.1 Intro
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.4 Prld To Act III
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.6 Banquet Dance
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.7 Ov To Act IV
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.10 Dance Of Nymphs And Reapers
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.11 Prld To Act V
- Ste From 'The Tempest', Op.1: No.12c Epilogue
- Sym in E 'Irish': I. Andante - Allegro, Ma Non Troppo Vivace
- Sym in E 'Irish': II. Andante Espressivo
- Sym in E 'Irish': III. Allegretto - Moderato - Tempo Primo
- Sym in E 'Irish': IV. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
Free Music Notes for Sullivan: Symphony in E major 'Irish'; Overture In Memoriam; Suite from 'The Tempest'
Free Music Review: Orchestral music from Sullivan's pre-Gilbert years.
Hit: 5 Stars
Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiasts, listening to the first minute of the first track will have no trouble identifying the composer. This is clearly music by the English composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), who had a gift for melody and whose music is always "on its best Sunday church attendance behaviour". A further minute's listening will suggest the music of Mendelssohn. The latter composer's incidental music to Shakespeare's "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream" inspired the eighteen year old Sullivan to write incidental music for another Shakespeare play, "The Tempest", the second item heard on this top quality, 77 minute CD. The so-called "Irish" Symphony dates from Sullivan's early 20s. It comprises the major item here. Its significance is stressed in the excellent notes provided by Andrew Lamb, who points out that at the time Sullivan composed his symphony Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Dvorak had barely begun their symphonic careers. All these works pre-date Sullivan's career as a collaborator with W S Gilbert, a career which no doubt paid the bills better than these works did, but which prompts regrets that Sullivan never achieved the promise these early orchestral works held.
Meanwhile, those who add this CD to their trolley need have no regrets. It supersedes all other recordings of these works I have heard.
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