German: Merrie England Suite & More / Leaper, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 26, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Edward German
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Adrian Leaper
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 26, 2022
    • UPC
      747313517121
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555171
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    2. Country Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    3. Pastoral Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    4. Merrymaker's Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    5. I. Valse mélancolique, "Lonely Life"

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    6. II. Allegro di bravura, "The Dance"

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    7. III. Menuetto, "Love Duet"

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    8. IV. Tarantella, "The Revel"

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    9. No. 1. Morris Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    10. No. 2. Shepherds' Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    11. No. 3. Torch Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    12. The Tempter: Berceuse

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    13. Pavane

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    14. Nocturne

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    15. Pastorale

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    16. Tom Jones, Act III: For Tonight, "Sophia's Waltz-Song" (arr. E. Tomlinson for orchestra)

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    17. I. Hornpipe

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    18. II. Minuet

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    19. III. Rustic Dance

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    20. IV. Jig

      Composer: Edward German

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper


Acknowledged by Sir Arthur Sullivan as his musical heir, Edward 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 romanticized Gipsy Suite pays subtle homage to Dvořák; the dances from Henry VIII were responsible for his early celebrity; and Tom Jones (on 8.660270-71) and Merrie England were two of his greatest stage successes. Conductor Adrian Leaper is a prominent conductor in Naxos’ roster and in addition to those light music discs he has also recorded formidable recordings of Elgar and Wieniawski (8.572952), and Havergal Brian (8.572014), among many others.