The Jane Austen Companion

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Label
Nimbus
Release Date
October 1, 1996
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MENDELSSOHN HAYDN BACH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      English String Orchestra, Austo-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      The Philharmonia, Kuchl, Michejew, Gulben
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 01, 1996
    • UPC
      710357703225
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NI7032
    • LABEL
      Nimbus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian": II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    2. Symphony in F Major, P. 14: II. Andante

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

      Conductor: Adam Fischer

    3. Concerto for Trumpet, Oboe d'amore and Violin in E Major: II. Affettuoso

      Composer: Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: John Wallace, John Anderson, Peter Thomas

      Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green

    4. Grand Overture in E Major, Op. 18, No. 5, W. C28: II. Andante

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    5. Violin Concerto in C Major, Hob.VIIa:1: II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

      Performer: Rainer Kuchl

      Conductor: Adam Fischer

    6. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 2, "Solomon": II. Larghetto

      Composer: William Boyce

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    7. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1: II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Michejew

      Conductor: William Boughton

    8. I. Allegro

      Composer: William Boyce

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    9. II. Moderato e dolce

      Composer: William Boyce

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    10. Symphony No. 3 in C Major: II. Andante

      Composer: Étienne Nicolas Méhul

      Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra

      Conductor: Michel Swierczewski

    11. Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, "The Surprise": III. Menuetto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

      Conductor: Adam Fischer

    12. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Hanover Band

      Conductor: Roy Goodman

    13. Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, "Birthday Ode": II. Vivace

      Composer: William Boyce

      Ensemble: English String Orchestra

      Conductor: William Boughton

    14. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob.VIIe:1: II. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: John Wallace

      Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green

    15. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Hanover Band

      Conductor: Roy Goodman


For everyone who has ever read a Jane Austen novel or seen a Jane Austen movie, this disc is a must. It captures the atmosphere of Austen's world with classical works from the period she lived in. Tracks include selections from Mendelssohn, Hayden, Fasch, Bach, Boyce, Mehul and Schubert.