The Hiawatha trilogy, with its stirring overture, established Coleridge-Taylor as one of Britain’s leading young composers and stimulated commissions in a wide variety of music. The Othello Suite was written for a stage production of the play, its powerful and contrasting themes illustrating the composer’s prowess in characterisation. Redolent of popular ballads and romances, the Petite Suite de Concert is a masterpiece of light music, while the charming Romance of the Prairie Lilies shows Coleridge-Taylor’s lasting influence on future generations of British composers.
Tracklist
Artist details
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30: No. 3. Overture
1 Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30: No. 3. Overture 11:21
Petite suite de concert, Op. 77
2 I. La Caprice de Nanette 03:48
3 II. Demande et Réponse 05:33
4 III. Un Sonnet d'Amour 03:56
5 IV. La Tarantelle Frétillante 02:39
4 Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22
6 No. 1. Valse Bohémienne 02:21
7 No. 2. Valse Rustique 03:00
8 No. 3. Valse de la Reine 05:13
9 No. 4. Valse Mauresque 03:01
Gipsy Suite (arr. L. Windsperger for orchestra)
10 I. Chorus of Gitanos 04:06
11 II. Song of the Gipsy Girl 02:03
12 III. Ballade 04:05
13 IV. Gipsy Dance 02:20
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Fletcher, Percy Eastman - Arranger
Romance of the Prairie Lilies (arr. P.E. Fletcher for orchestra)
14 Romance of the Prairie Lilies (arr. P.E. Fletcher for orchestra) 06:30
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Othello, Op. 79
15 I. Dance 02:15
16 II. Children's Intermezzo 03:42
17 III. Willow Song 02:33
18 IV. Military March 01:59
Total Playing Time: 01:10:25
