KORNGOLD: CELLO CONCERTO, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING SUITE - LINZ BRUCKNER ORCHESTRA, ZUILL BAILEY

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