Paul Reade's Far from the Madding Crowd: Music from the Ballet

On this CD:

1. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet The Proposal
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

2. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet The Hiring Fair
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

3. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet The Corn Exchange
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

4. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Carousing
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

5. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Fanny Robin and Troy
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

6. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Boldwood Proposes
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

7. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Bathsheba and Troy: Swordplay pas de deux
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

8. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Bathsheba and Troy: Morning pas de deux
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

9. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Boldwood, Troy and Bathsheba: pas de trois
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

10. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet First Harvest Dance
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

11. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet The Storm
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

12. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Lament for Fanny Robin
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

13. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Troy's Remorse
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

14. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Greenhill Fair
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

15. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Dick Turpin's Ride to York and the Death of Black Bess
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

16. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Boldwood's Party
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

17. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet The Shooting of Troy
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

18. Far From The Madding Crowd, ballet Bathsheba and Oak: pas de deux
Composed by Paul Reade
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Conducted by Paul Murphy

Editorial Reviews
From ClassicsToday.com
Leave it to the British to come up with a lushly and lovingly performed ballet setting of Thomas Hardy's tragicomic novel, Far From the Madding Crowd. Composer Paul Reade (1943-87) gained his compositional experience by writing the incidental music for various British television productions, including several literary classics such as A Tale of Two Cities and Jane Eyre. The experience certainly served him well. Far From the Madding Crowd was Reade's first theatrical ballet score and it is British romanticism at its best (even though it sounds nothing like any one particular British romanticist--Vaughan Williams, Bax, Holst, etc.). The score is full of rural romps and celebrations, ("The Proposal", "The Hiring Fair", and Greenhill Fair") as well as the occasional heartbreaking lyric, such as "Fanny Robin and Troy" and "Lament for Fanny Robin". There are no dead spots or weak transitions; Reade keeps everything moving right along and his ideas are always engaging, never gratuitous. Paul Murphy conducts the Royal Ballet Sinfonia with just enough flair and exuberance and the physical sound is spectacular without being flashy or brash. Highly recommended.

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Paul Reade's Far from the Madding Crowd: Music from the Ballet

Manufacturer: Black Box Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DAP2
Release Date: 2000-08-15