Merrie England Suite - Nell Gwyn - Gipsy Suite
Romeo and Juliet // British Light Music
GERMAN Edward (1862-1936)
Slovak Radio SO - Adrian Leaper (Dir)
Label : Naxos
Artikelnummer: 8555171
1 CD Spielzeit : 067:17
CHF 13.50
Acknowledged by Sir Arthur Sullivan as his musical heir, German enjoyed huge acclaim during his lifetime. His dances are 'charged with the fragrant essence of the greenwood' and the Overture to Nell Gwyn, with its richly English themes, explains Elgar's liking for German's music. The gloriously romanticised Gipsy Suite pays subtle homage to Dvorák; the dances from Henry VIII were responsible for his early celebrity.