VICTOR HERBERT
Serenade for Strings op.12 (1897)
(i) Aufzug (Tempo di marcia)
(ii) Polonaise (Tempo moderato)
(iii) Liebes-Scene (Langsam)
(iv) Canzonetta (Allegretto)
(v) Finale (Molto vivace)
World premiere recording of the complete work
ARTHUR FOOTE
Serenade for Strings op.25 (1891)
(i) Praeludium (Allegro comodo)
(ii) Air (Adagio, ma non troppo)
(iii) Intermezzo (Allegretto grazioso)
Philippe Honore (solo violin), Dietrich Bethge (solo cello)
(iv) Romanze (Andante con moto)
(v) Gavotte (Allegro deciso)
World premiere recording of the complete work
Suite in E major op.63 (1907)
(i) Praeludium (Allegro comodo)
(ii) Pizzicato and Adagietto (Capriccioso allegretto)
(iii) Fugue (Allegro giusto)
LONDON OCTAVE
Kypros Markou (conductor)
Recorded: St Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, 23-24 July and
2 September 2008
CDLX 7238
“Credit to Dutton for rooting out a genre I had not previously even thought of: 19th century American concert music for string orchestra. Victor
Herbert wrote shelves-full of music theatre ... but was also an adept of the concert hall. A successful foray into a newly revived genre. More
please.” Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International, March 2010