Korngold: Cello Concerto; Much ado about Nothing (Suite); Straussiana; Opera aria/Interlude
Linz Bruckner Orchestra
Caspar Richter
Zuill Bailey (cello)
“all performances warmly sympathetic…sound with full amplitude and plenty of range to suit the music” “operatic excerpts make up a warmly enjoyable programme” (Penguin Guide 3 stars)
“Zuill Bailey proves a superbly stylish soloist in the single-movement Cello Concerto ….and I enjoyed it a lot. What a wonderfully compact and affecting work ! “ “Excellent sound: not to be missed.” (Gramophone)
Suite: Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11 (excerpts)[1] 1. Ouverture 5:14[2] 3. Mummenschanz (Hornpipe) – Prelude Act 2 2:26[3] 4. Festmusik – Act 2 Scene 1 3:30[4] 6. Gartenmusik (Garden Music) – Prelude Act 3 3:54[5] 7. Intermezzo – An Open Scene 2:08[6] 8. Holzapfel und Schlehwein – Prelude Act 3 Scene 2 2:33[7] 9. Madchen im Brautgemach (Girl in Bridal Chamber) Prelude Act 4 3:34[8] 12. Trauermusik – Prelude Act 5 4:59[9] 14. Schlusstanz – Finale Act 5 2:37
[10] Prelude to Act 2 of Die Tote Stadt, Op.12 7:26(Karen Robertson, soprano; Tibor Pazmanay, organ) [11] Cello Concerto in C, Op.37 12:45[12] Interlude from Das Wunder der Heliane, Op.20 8:28
Suite: Straussiana[13] Polka 1:28[14] Mazurka 2:19[15] Waltz