Brighton Serenade

Track Listings
1. Brighton Serenade for Jazz Pianist and String Orchestra: The Great Plai    
2. Orawa for Strings    
3. Sinfonia Di San Petronio for Three Trumpets and String Orchestra: Alleg    
4. Sinfonia Di San Petronio for Three Trumpets and String Orchestra: Molto    
5. Sinfonia Di San Petronio for Three Trumpets and String Orchestra: Vivo    
6. Arioso No. 2 for String Orchestra    
7. Agnostic for Tenor, Choir and String Orchestra: 1. Moderato    
8. Agnostic for Tenor, Choir and String Orchestra: 2. Andante    

Brighton Serenade, Music, Jean Berger, Thomas A. Blomster, Philip Glass, Wojciech Kilar, C. Howard Treibitz, The Mercury Ensemble, Hank Troy, John Keinen, David Shaner, Dawn Sharelle Kramer, Steve Lehn, Naomi Sue Smith, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Descriptive Title, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Rock/Pop, Vocal, Vocal Music
The Life and Works of Antonín Dvorák, Narration with Musical Excerpts
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An Extraordinary User-Friendly Multimedia Dvorák Biography
 The Life and Works of Antonín Dvorák, Narration with Musical Excerpts

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0001HOXLO
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

  1. Slavonic Dance In G Minor, Op.46 No.8/Childhood, Boyhood, Youth
  2. Symphony No.8 In G, Op.88 (Mvt 3: Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace)
  3. A Secret Life: Early Manhood, Determination And First Love
  4. Cypresses, B.152 (No.3: When Thy Sweet Glances)
  5. A Change Of Job, Marriage And Increasing Success
  6. Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.10 (Mvt 1: Allegro Moderato)
  7. Hope, Grief And Sublimation/Stabat Mater, Op.58 (Quando Corpus Morietur)
  8. International Celebrity And Deceptive Simplicity
  9. Serenade In E For Strings, Op.22 (Mvt 2: Walzer)
  10. A New Championing, A New Friendship: Brahms Weighs In
  11. String Quartet In D Minor, Op.34 (Mvt 1: Allegro)

Tracks:

  1. A Populist Commission
  2. Slavonic Dance In C, Op.46 No.1
  3. An Amateur Pianist's Dream
  4. Slavonic Dance In A, Op.46 No.5
  5. A Token Of Gratitude
  6. Serenade For Wind Instruments, Op.44 (Mvt 1: Moderato, Quasi Marcia)
  7. An Explosion Of Popularity - On Both Sides Of The Atlantic
  8. Romance In F Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op.11
  9. Personal Glimpses: The Outer Man
  10. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 1: Allegro Non Tanto)
  11. The Anti-Czech Stance Of Vienna
  12. Piano Trio In F Minor, Op.65 (Mvt 3: Poco Adagio)
  13. Dvorak In London
  14. Vysoka: A New Home, A Simple Life
  15. The Second London Visit
  16. Symphony No.7 In D Minor, Op.70 (Mvt 1: Allegro Maestoso)
  17. Dvorak The Conductor
  18. Czech Suite, Op.39 (Preludium: Pastorale)
  19. London, Birmingham - And Brighton Belles
  20. Dvorak The Czech
  21. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 3: Scherzo: Furiant)

Tracks:

  1. Discord With Simrock
  2. Slavonic Dances In A For Piano Duet, Op.72 No.15
  3. 'Orchestra!'
  4. Slavonic Dance In B, Op.72 No.1
  5. Dvorak In Leeds
  6. Piano Quintet In A, Op.81 (Mvt 3: Finale: Allegro Con Brio)
  7. Dvorak And Tchaikovsky
  8. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: (Act III: Polonaise)
  9. Dvorak In Russia
  10. Schezo Capriccioso, Op.66
  11. Dvorak The Teacher
  12. Mozart: Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Mvt 4: Allegro Con Spirito)
  13. Dvorak In Cambridge
  14. Dvorak In New York
  15. String Quartet In F, Op.96 ('American' - Mvt 1: Allegro Ma Non Troppo)

Tracks:

  1. Dvorak In Iowa
  2. Sonatian In G For Violin And Piano, Op.100 (Mvt 2: Larghetto)
  3. Niagara Falls
  4. Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95 ('From The New World' - Mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro Molto)
  5. The Dark Side
  6. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104 (Mvt 3: Finale: Allegro Moderato - Andante - Allegro Vivo)
  7. Home Again
  8. Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95 ('From The New World' - Mvt 4: Allegro Con Fuoco)
  9. The Death Of Brahms And A Change Of Direction
  10. A Hero's Song, Op.111
  11. The Return To Opera
  12. Rusalka (Act I: Song To The Moon)
  13. Distraction, Disappointment And Death
  14. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 4: Finale: Allegro Con Spirito)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Extraordinary User-Friendly Multimedia Dvorák Biography.......2004-04-28

I have followed with interest the series of CDs explaining popular operas by Jeremy Siepmann, an American musicologist long resident in Britain. Each of those is a single CD with a spoken text interspersed with longish excerpts from the opera in question. This 4-CD set, though, is something else again. It is a combination of music/audio CDs with superimposed CD-ROM material (on the same discs). One plays the audio portion on your regular stereo equipment. When put in your PC or Mac CD drive, the CD-ROM portion of the discs brings up an extensive set of hyperlinked text materials as well as links to the CDs from which the musical examples are taken (all from the Naxos music recordings library, of course). Also included in the CD-ROM material is the full text of Siepmann's detailed biography of Dvorák. There is also a thick booklet that includes cast lists (various actors playing various important people in Dvorák's life), an extensive essay about the sociopolitical and cultural conditions extant during Dvorák's life, an longish essay about his major works and their significance, a graded listening plan, an article outlining recommended reading, biographical snippets about each of the important people in Dvorák's life, a chronological calendar of Dvorák's life, and an extensive glossary of musical and other pertinent terms.

Siepmann's four-and-a-half-hour exploration of Dvorák's life and works is in his wonted polished, often witty, prose. It is read gracefully by Siepmann himself. Dvorák is played by the suave-voiced British actor, Sean Barrett. The musical examples are extensive, often including complete movements, arias, etc., and are placed expertly within the flow of the text. Production values for this budget-priced set are quite high.

I will admit that I had a particular interest in this production as I grew up in a rural Oklahoma town settled by Bohemians (Czechs) and came to love some of Dvorák's music before even that of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. I've already recommended this set to the public schools and town library in my hometown.

I am not quite sure who the intended audience for this set is. Presumably there are those, like me, who are insatiable when it comes to increasing their knowledge of classical music, its composers and their sociocultural milieu. One also imagines that even in these days of decreasing support for music and music appreciation courses in our schools, there are teachers who could make wonderful use of this material for their students. Whoever the audience is, I cannot imagine a listener coming away from this set without a great deal more information and appreciation for the genius of Antonin Dvorák.

Recommended.

Scott Morrison
Brighton Serenade
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant playing by an outstanding ensemble
 Brighton Serenade
Mercury Ensemble , Blomster , Kilar , and Berger
Manufacturer: Sonora Records
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ASIN: B000083EJX
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant playing by an outstanding ensemble.......2005-07-05

This CD is the best intro to Mercury Ensemble I can imagine. A professional strings group based in Denver, 20th and 21st century music is what they do best. Disclosure: one of the bassists on this CD (Robin Olschner) is a friend of mine. The best piece is Philip Glass' Arioso; Naomi Sue Smith's violin solo is beyond wonderful. Her breathtakingly precise rendering together with the understatedly lush low strings are fabulous. Howard Treibitz's Agnostic does not have a strong start, but stay with it until the Andante, where the tenor hits his stride and merges with the choir and strings for a thoughtful and beautiful work. I prefer some of Treibitz's other works, but this is not a bad introduction. The other pieces on this CD are worth listening to (particularly the Orawa), but the Glass and Treibitz pieces alone are worth the price. The clear, crisp sound of Mercury is ideal for this type of music, and their pioneering musical spirit shines through.
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    Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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    ASIN: B00012SHYI
    Release Date: 2004-08-24

    Tracks:

    1. The Roots Of Heaven
    2. The Indian Queen
    3. A Trip To Italy
    4. Colonel Thornton's Strathspey
    5. The Perthshire Hunt - Reel
    6. Loch Earn - Reel
    7. Carleton House
    8. Miss Ann Carnegie's Hornpipe
    9. An Impression On A Windy Day
    10. The Glass Slipper
    11. The Coloured Counties
    12. The Barber Of Seville Goes To The Devil - Overture
    13. Tarn Hows - A Cumbrian Rhapsody
    14. Two Worlds - Overture
    15. The Bird's Lament
    16. The Window Bird
    17. The Ladybird
    18. Glow-Worms
    19. The Lark
    20. Joie De Vivre - Overture

    Tracks:

    1. I. Prelude
    2. II. Siciliano
    3. III. Rondo
    4. The River
    5. I. Newcastle And Navvie
    6. II. Irish
    7. III. Del Caro's
    8. IV. Oak Hill
    9. V. Fisher's
    10. VI. Billy Bones
    11. Rossini On Ilkla Moor - Overture
    12. I. Shepherd's Dance
    13. II. Lute Book Lullaby
    14. III. Christmas Jig
    15. IV. Wexford Bells
    16. The Path Across The Moors
    17. I. Allegro Moderato
    18. II. Andantino
    19. III. Molto Vivace
    20. An English Overture
    21. Wheatley Processional
    22. Constant Billy
    23. Brighton Camp
    24. Jockie To The Fair
    25. Ladies Of Pleasure
    26. Princess Royal

    Tracks:

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    2. Preambule - BBC Concert Orchestra
    3. Marche - BBC Concert Orchestra
    4. Barcarolle - BBC Concert Orchestra
    5. Provencale - BBC Concert Orchestra
    6. Elegiac Blues - BBC Concert Orchestra
    7. Round Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra
    8. Pas De Deux - BBC Concert Orchestra
    9. Hornpipe - BBC Concert Orchestra
    10. Overture For Farnham - BBC Concert Orchestra
    11. Entracte - BBC Concert Orchestra
    12. Sinfonia - BBC Concert Orchestra
    13. Alla Maria - BBC Concert Orchestra
    14. Toccata - BBC Concert Orchestra
    15. Musette - BBC Concert Orchestra
    16. Burlesca - BBC Concert Orchestra
    17. Adagietto - BBC Concert Orchestra
    18. Finale - BBC Concert Orchestra
    19. Promenade - BBC Concert Orchestra
    20. Prologue - BBC Concert Orchestra
    21. Waltz - BBC Concert Orchestra
    22. March - BBC Concert Orchestra
    23. Doll's Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra
    24. Round Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra

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    1. Vivace
    2. Aria (Lento)
    3. Finale
    4. A l'ombre D'un Buissonet
    5. Triste Est Le Ciel
    6. Allons Gay
    7. The Padstow Lifeboat
    8. Fantasy On Dover Castle
    9. Walk Up, Walk Up
    10. Boat On The Lake
    11. The Little Merry-Go-Round
    12. Distorting Mirrors
    13. Child Asleep
    14. Miniature Railway
    15. Allegro Commodo
    16. Andante Con Moto
    17. Andante Con Moto, Molto Vigoroso
    18. Andante Sostenuto
    19. Allegro Molto
    20. Allegro Moderato
    21. Andante
    22. Minuet
    23. Gigue

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    2. Overture To A Costume Comedy
    3. Overture And Beginners
    4. Tanitivy Towers
    5. Boy Wizard
    6. Festive Overture
    7. Overture To An Unwritten Comedy
    8. The Arcadians
    9. A Spa Overture
    10. Concert Overture
    11. Sussex Symphony Overture

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