Susan Milan & London Chamber Music Group - Goossens: Five Impressions of a Holiday, Pastorale et Arlequinade, Four Sketches, Suite & Three Pictures (2022) [Hi-Res]

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Artist: Susan Milan, London Chamber Music Group
Title: Goossens: Five Impressions of a Holiday, Pastorale et Arlequinade, Four Sketches, Suite & Three Pictures
Year Of Release: 2004 / 2022
Label: Chandos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet) [96kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 1:08:09
Total Size: 1.12 GB / 238 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Four Sketches, Op. 5: I. Legend (04:50)
2. Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Four Sketches, Op. 5: II. Serenade (03:09)
3. Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Four Sketches, Op. 5: III. Romance (04:28)
4. Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Four Sketches, Op. 5: IV. Humoreske (02:40)
5. Susan Milan & Ian Brown – Three Pictures, Op. 55: I. From the Belfry of Bruges (05:34)
6. Susan Milan & Ian Brown – Three Pictures, Op. 55: II. From Bredon in the Cotswolds (04:28)
7. Susan Milan & Ian Brown – Three Pictures, Op. 55: III. From a Balcony in Montparnasse (08:31)
8. John Heley, Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7: I. In the Hills (Parmi les collines) (03:02)
9. John Heley, Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7: II. By the Rivers (Le Long des rivières) (02:45)
10. John Heley, Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7: III. The Water Wheel (Le Petit Moulin à eau) (02:14)
11. John Heley, Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7: IV. The Village Church (L'Église du village) (05:40)
12. John Heley, Susan Milan, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7: V. At the Fair (À la vogue) (02:18)
13. Susan Milan, Christina Rhys, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Suite, Op. 6: I. Impromptu. Moderato e espressivo (03:44)
14. Susan Milan, Christina Rhys, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Suite, Op. 6: II. Serenade. Andante grazioso (03:04)
15. Susan Milan, Christina Rhys, Jan Peter Schmolck & Ian Brown – Suite, Op. 6: III. Divertissement. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno (03:47)
16. Susan Milan, David Theodore & Ian Brown – Pastorale et Arlequinade, Op. 41: I. Pastorale. Andante con moto (04:46)
17. Susan Milan, David Theodore & Ian Brown – Pastorale et Arlequinade, Op. 41: II. Arlequinade. Allegro (03:01)

Sir Eugene Goossens is most remembered for his energetic conducting career and his entrepreneurial skills, arranging concerts of new music and famously introducing Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps to English audiences; but virtually all of his own music has faded into obscurity. Hearing this 2004 Chandos release helps explain that misfortune, if the five chamber works presented here are indicative of the rest of his neglected oeuvre. One might easily mistake the Sketches (4) for flute, violin and piano for a work by an ingenious French Impressionist, or find the Impressions (5) for flute, cello and piano and the Suite for flute, violin and harp overly lush and insipidly pretty, even for prewar fare. On the other hand, Goossens provides some spicier harmonies and greater melodic interest in his Pictures (3) for flute and piano, and a good deal of tonal ambiguity in his Pastorale et Arlequinade for flute, oboe and piano; these marginally adventurous pieces make the disc somewhat more tolerable for modern ears. Flutist Susan Milan turns in fluid performances of appealing tone, though her high range is a little thin and less pleasant than her lowest octave; and the London Chamber Music Group is engaging in its largely supportive role. Chandos offers its usual fine recording quality. © Blair Sanderson

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