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Stanford: Six Irish Rhapsodies
Running Time: 151:56
Release Date: November 2003
Originally recorded in August 1986
Composer (1852-1924)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Solo Violin violin‡
Lydia Mordkovitch
Lydia Mordkovitch
Solo Cello cello†
Raphael Wallfisch
Raphael Wallfisch
Solo Piano piano§
Margaret Fingerhut
Margaret Fingerhut
Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Conductor
Vernon Handley
Vernon Handley
Venue
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Producer (Irish Rhapsody No. 2)
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Producer (Irish Rhapsodies Nos 3 and 6)
Tim Oldham
Tim Oldham
Producer (other works)
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Orchestral & Concertos
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Six Irish Rhapsodies
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
(1852-1924)COMPACT DISC ONE
1.
Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78
13:42
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
To Hans Richter
Allegro molto - Adagio non troppo - Tempo I -
2.
Irish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 84 'The Lament for the Son of Ossian'*
15:44
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
To Willem Mengelberg
Adagio - Allegro moderato - Adagio -
3.
Irish Rhapsody No. 3, Op. 137†
14:08
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
for Cello and Orchestra
Andante - Tranquillandosi Più lento - Più mosso -
4.
Irish Rhapsody No. 4, Op. 141 'The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What He Saw'
18:30
in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur
Larghetto - Maestoso - Allegro (alla marcia) -
5.
Irish Rhapsody No. 5, Op. 147
14:33
in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur
Allegro moderato alla marcia - Larghetto - Più lento -
77:13
COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
Irish Rhapsody No. 6, Op. 191‡
10:16
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
for Violin and Orchestra
Andante - Più mosso - Rallentando al tempo I -
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 126§
39:05
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
2.
I
Allegro moderato
15:33
3.
II
Adagio molto - Più mosso (quasi andante)
12:39
4.
III
Allegro molto - Largamente e sostenuto
10:43
Down among the Dead Men, Op. 71§
26:08
Concert Variations upon an English Theme
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
for Piano and Orchestra
5.
Introduction. Lento - Allegro moderato - Lento -
2:23
6.
I
Tranquillo
0:50
7.
II
Poco più moto
1:00
8.
III
Poco meno mosso
1:21
9.
IV
Presto
0:39
10.
V
-
0:54
11.
VI
Poco a poco più sostenuto
1:29
12.
VII
Intermezzo
2:18
13.
VIII
Andante tranquillo
2:10
14.
IX
-
1:55
15.
X
-
0:48
16.
XI
Lento
3:43
17.
XII
Finale. Allegro moderato e deciso
6:38
75:49
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: Vernon Handley
August 1986 (Irish Rhapsody No. 5), 7-9 September 1987 (Irish Rhapsody No. 4), 9 & 10 March (Irish Rhapsody No. 1), 19-23 February 1989 (Piano Concerto No. 2, Down among the Dead Men), 22 August 1989 (Irish Rhapsody No. 6),
5 November 1989 (Irish Rhapsody No. 3) and 30 April-2 May 1991 (Irish Rhapsody No. 2)
