NEW ON NAXOS | AUGUST 2022
Edward GERMAN (1862–1936) British Light Music, Vol. 10 Merrie England Suite • Nell Gwyn Gipsy Suite • Romeo and Juliet Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra • Adrian Leaper
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Acknowledged by Sir Arthur Sullivan as his musical heir, Edward German enjoyed huge acclaim during his lifetime. His dances are ‘charged with the fragrant essence of the greenwood’ and the Overture to Nell Gwyn , with its richly English themes, explains Elgar’s liking for German’s music. The gloriously romanticised Gipsy Suite pays subtle homage to Dvořák; the dances from Henry VIII were responsible for his early celebrity; and Tom Jones (on 8.660270-71) and Merrie England were two of his greatest stage successes. Key Features: • Gramophone commented on German’s operetta Tom Jones (8.660270-71): ‘this Naxos release admirably makes the point that there was a great deal more to pre-World War I British musical theatre than just Gilber & Sullivan.’ • International Record Review wrote of it: ‘A winning performance…German’s colourful orchestration is given its due by Russell Hulme’s players. If you like a good tune and a story with a happy ending, bear this delightful work in mind’, while Opera Now said ‘A delightful score, with bags of period charm.’ • Conductor Adrian Leaper is a prominent conductor in Naxos’ roster and in addition to those light music discs he has also recorded formidable recordings of Elgar and Wieniawski (8.572952), and Havergal Brian (8.572014), among many others.
8.555171 Release Date: 26 Aug 2022
Companion Titles – Previous releases in the British Light Music series
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Click to listen to Nell Gwyn – Overture and Three Dances: Overture
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John BURGE (b. 1961) Sinfonia Antiqua Forgotten Dreams 1 • One Sail 2 Upper Canada Fiddle Suite
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Joanna G’froerer, Flute 1 • Rachel Mercer, Cello 2 Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra • Kevin Mallon
John Burge is a JUNO Award-winning composer and a passionate advocate for Canadian music who has a strong affinity with writing for string instruments. All of the works in this recording were commissioned and premiered by the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. Opening with the joyous and celebratory Sinfonia Antiqua , the mood shifts to an evocative and impressionistic atmosphere in Forgotten Dreams , while One Sail captures the compelling power of poetic imagery. The Upper Canada Fiddle Suite blends tradition and nostalgia with entirely original inventiveness, and concludes an album that perfectly represents Burge’s eloquent and deeply expressive compositional style. Key Features: • John Burge is a professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and his outstanding work as a composer over the years was recognised in 2013 with a Queen’s University Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. He is renowned for his choral music and, while he is best known in Canada, his works have been performed throughout the US and Europe. • John Burge’s music deserves the widest possible appreciation and this release with the finest of soloists together with the excellent Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra provides an ideal point of entry for those discovering his work for the first time. • Principal flautist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) of Canada since 1992, Joanna G’froerer enjoys an exciting career as an orchestral player, chamber musician, soloist and educator. For Naxos she has recorded Saint-Saëns’ Music for Wind Instruments (8.570964), and is the flute soloist on Rodrigo’s Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 8 , which features the Concierto pastora l (8.557801). • Canadian cellist Rachel Mercer has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across five continents. American Record Guide wrote she plays ‘with polish, sensitivity, verve, and beautiful tone’ for her recording Sounds of Our Time (9.70212) as part of the Mercer-Park Duo.
Companion Titles – Canadian Classics series 8.579073 Release Date: 12 Aug 2022
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Click to listen to Sinfonia Antiqua: I. French Overture: Maestoso – Allegro
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