tracks

Ballet Suite 'Sappho Von Mitilene', Op. 68
__ Overture. Andante – Allegro Molto
1. Andante Maestoso – Allegro Moderato
2. Opfer. Larghetto
3. Solo Di Mme Viganò. Adagio Ma Non Troppo – Allegro Con Fuoco
4. Andante Grazioso
5. Allegretto
6. Marcia Con Moto – Allegretto
7. Larghetto Sostenuto Assai – Allegro Vivace
8. Pastorale. Allegro Vivo
9. Andante Maestoso – Poco Allegretto – Tempo D'Ecossaise
10. Andante Con Moto – Allegro Vivace 'La Furia'
__ Finale. Larghetto E Cantabile – Allegretto
Ballet Suite 'Das Zauberschloß' (The Magic Castle)
__ Largo – Allegro Vivace – Andante – Allegro Molto – Lento – Allegro Con Spirito – Allegro Vivace – Andante Grazioso –Allegro Assai
Twelve Waltzes And Coda
__ No. 1
__ No. 2
__ No. 3
__ No. 4
__ No. 5
__ No.6
__ No. 7
__ No. 8
__ No. 9
__ No. 10
__ No. 11
__ No. 12
__ Coda

notes

TT 75:39
Premiere recordings
Recorded in 24-bit/96 kHz
Recording venue: St. Silas the Martyr church, Kentish Town, London; 3 & 4 July 2006
Printed in the EU

CD is packaged in a standard plastic clear-tray jewel case along with a 40 page (stapled) booklet, notes in English with German and French translations.

Note: In booklet p.4, the tempo directions listed for 'Das Zauberschloß' do not show a hyphen between "Lento" (which falls at the end of the line) and the following "Allegro con spirito" (which starts the next line). But the direction "Lento Allegro con spirito" makes no sense in the context of the music; the Lento section is a set of variations on the then well-known tune 'La Follia' (or "Folies d'espagnol') here played slow and stately, with a decisive end. The Allegro con spirito follows, the key dropping a semitone from E minor to E flat major. The hypen was added to the listing for track 13 to clear up any confusions.

credits

A&R [Administrator] – Mary McCarthy (2)
Administrator [Music] – Stephen Hogger
Booklet Editor – Elizabeth Long
Composed By – Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Conductor, Piano – Howard Shelley
Design, Typography – Cassidy Rayne Creative
Edited By – Rachel Smith (4)
Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Quilter
Engineer [Sound] – Jonathan Cooper
Liner Notes ["Hummel Ballet Music"] – Derek Carew
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Francis Marchal
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Stephanie Wollny
Orchestra – London Mozart Players
Photography By [Howard Shelley, Back Cover] – Robbie Jack
Producer [Recording] – Brian Couzens
Score Editor – Howard Shelley, Stephen Hogger

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chandos Records Ltd
Copyright (c) – Chandos Records Ltd

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