Raff / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra- Symphonies Nos. 8 Fruhlingsklange & 9 Im Sommer
?Joachim Raff's symphonies present a synthesis of pure music and the programmatic elements of the neo-German school. His eighth symphony, 'Frühlingsklänge' ('Sounds of Spring'), was followed shortly by his ninth, I'm Sommer ('In Summer'), forming a celebration of spring and summer that are part of a set that make up the four seasons. Previously released on Marco Polo (8.223362). Symphony No. 1, 'An das Vaterland' ('To the Fatherland') can be heard on 8.555411 and Nos. 3, 'I'm Walde' ('In the Forest') and 10, 'Zur Herbstzeit' ('In Autumn') on 8.555491.
Tracklist:
- I. Fru"hlings Ru"ckkehr (Spring's Return): Allegro [12:12]
- II. In der Walpurgisnacht (During Walpurgis Night): Allegro [08:17]
- III. Mit dem ersten Blumenstrauß (With the First Bunch of Flowers): Larghetto [08:56]
- IV. Wanderlust: Vivace [11:58]
- Part I, Ein heißer Tag (A Hot Day): Allegro [12:51]
- Part II, Die Jagd der Elfen (The Hunt of the Elves): Allegro [09:30]
- Part IIIa, Ekloge (Eclogue): Larghetto [07:03]
- Pa rt IIIb, Zum Erntekranz (To the Harvest Wreath): Allegro [06:37]
?Joachim Raff's symphonies present a synthesis of pure music and the programmatic elements of the neo-German school. His eighth symphony, 'Frühlingsklänge' ('Sounds of Spring'), was followed shortly by his ninth, I'm Sommer ('In Summer'), forming a celebration of spring and summer that are part of a set that make up the four seasons. Previously released on Marco Polo (8.223362). Symphony No. 1, 'An das Vaterland' ('To the Fatherland') can be heard on 8.555411 and Nos. 3, 'I'm Walde' ('In the Forest') and 10, 'Zur Herbstzeit' ('In Autumn') on 8.555491.
Tracklist:
- I. Fru"hlings Ru"ckkehr (Spring's Return): Allegro [12:12]
- II. In der Walpurgisnacht (During Walpurgis Night): Allegro [08:17]
- III. Mit dem ersten Blumenstrauß (With the First Bunch of Flowers): Larghetto [08:56]
- IV. Wanderlust: Vivace [11:58]
- Part I, Ein heißer Tag (A Hot Day): Allegro [12:51]
- Part II, Die Jagd der Elfen (The Hunt of the Elves): Allegro [09:30]
- Part IIIa, Ekloge (Eclogue): Larghetto [07:03]
- Pa rt IIIb, Zum Erntekranz (To the Harvest Wreath): Allegro [06:37]