Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta - Paine: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1, 2 (2013/2015) [Hi-Res]

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Paine: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
01. Overture to As You Like It, Op. 28
02. The Tempest, Op. 31: I. The Storm
03. The Tempest, Op. 31: II. Calm and Happy Scene Before Prospero's Cell
04. The Tempest, Op. 31: II. Ariel
05. The Tempest, Op. 31: III. Prospero's Tale
06. The Tempest, Op. 31: IV. The Happy Love of Ferdinand and Miranda -
07. The Tempest, Op. 31: IV. Episode with Caliban-Triumph of Prospero's Potent Art
08. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro con brio
09. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegro vivace
10. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 23: III. Adagio
11. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 23: IV. Allegro vivace

John Knowles Paine was one of the ‘Boston Six’, a group of important American composers active in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. His German training equipped him with considerable formal skill and he soon rose to become a pioneer of the symphonic tradition in America. Paine’s Symphony No 1 received a tremendous reception at its première on account of its attractive themes, skilful orchestration and accomplished design. The Overture As You Like It is notable for its graceful and tuneful themes, whereas Shakespeare’s Tempest is a more adventurous and powerful Lisztian tone poem.



Paine: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
01. Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 34 "In the Spring": I. Adagio sostenuto "Departure of Winter"-Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of Nature"
02. Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 34 "In the Spring": II. Scherzo. Allegro "May-Night Fantasy"
03. Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 34 "In the Spring": III. Adagio "A Romance of Springtime"
04. Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 34 "In the Spring": IV. Allegro giojoso "The Glory of Nature"
05. Oedipus tyrannus, Op. 35: Prelude
06. Poseidon & Amphitrite, Op. 44

The late 19th century witnessed unprecedented musical growth in the United States, and it is impossible to imagine a Copland, an Ives or even a Gershwin without the pioneering groundwork of the ‘Boston Six’, of whom John Knowles Paine was the senior member. Favorite among his own works, Paine’s Second Symphony was described on its New York première as “a serious, important and totally beautiful work.” His Prelude to the tragic play Oedipus Tyrannus was an immediate hit, while An Ocean Fantasy was his last orchestral piece. The first of this set of two volumes of Paine’s complete published orchestral works is available on 8.559747.

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