Author(s): McCleery, David
Ensemble(s): Kodály Quartet
Reader(s): Siepmann, Jeremy
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Chamber Music; Concerto; Instrumental; Non-Fiction; Opera; Orchestral; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: NA495212
Barcode: 9789626349526
Release Date: 03/2009

MCCLEERY, D.: Discover Music of the Romantic Era (Unabridged)

Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the 19th century produced many of the world’s best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of the period: Discover Music of the Romantic Era charts the course of music through these turbulent but exhilarating times. This light-hearted but authoritative audiobook tells the fascinating, often scandalous, life-stories of the 19th century’s greatest composers.

Tracklist

Disc 1
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
1Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Romantic Era07:35
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
2The Rise of Romanticism06:56
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
3Chapter 2: A Musical Revolution05:44
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Drahos, Béla (Conductor)
4Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio08:11
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Drahos, Béla (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
5200 years after the event, it is difficult to understand…04:59
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
6Chapter 3: A Radical New Musical Language06:09
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Berlioz, Hector
San Diego Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Talmi, Yoav (Conductor)
7Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo04:57
San Diego Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Talmi, Yoav (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
8One of Berlioz's greatest legacies…08:26
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Liszt, Franz
Banowetz, Joseph (piano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Dohnányi, Oliver von (Conductor)
9Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S124/R455: Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto -05:19
Banowetz, Joseph (piano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Dohnányi, Oliver von (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
10As Liszt grew older…06:54
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
11Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 106:11
Biret, Idil (piano)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
12Chapter 4: The Classical Romantics04:17
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Schubert, Franz
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Lyricist
Russell, Lynda (soprano)
Hill, Peter (piano)
13Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 11803:19
Russell, Lynda (soprano)
Hill, Peter (piano)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
14His late, epic song-cycle Die Winterreise…00:30
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Disc 2
1When Schubert left the Stadtkonvikt…05:05
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bramall, Anthony (Conductor)
2The Hebrides, Op. 26, "Fingal's Cave"10:57
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bramall, Anthony (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
3In 1835 Mendelssohn moved to Leipzig…08:23
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Schumann, Robert
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Kodály Quartet (Ensemble)
4Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo07:11
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Kodály Quartet (Ensemble)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
5In addition to being a composer…07:58
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Brahms, Johannes
Biret, Idil (piano)
66 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major05:19
Biret, Idil (piano)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
7Chapter 5: Opera in the 19th Century01:09
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
8Italian Opera01:55
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Rossini, Gioachino
Ferretti, Jacopo - Lyricist
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
Podleś, Ewa (mezzo-soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
9La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act II: Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto07:48
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
Podleś, Ewa (mezzo-soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
10In 1815 Rossini moved to Naples…03:31
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Donizetti, Gaetano
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
11Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Spargi d'amaro pianto04:01
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
12Without any shadow of a doubt…05:04
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Du Locle, Camille - Lyricist
Méry, François-Joseph - Lyricist
Aragall, Giacomo (tenor)
Tumagian, Eduard (baritone)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
13Don Carlo, Act I: E lui ... Dio che nell'alma infondere07:31
Aragall, Giacomo (tenor)
Tumagian, Eduard (baritone)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
14In Verdi's last two operas…01:11
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Disc 3
1German Opera09:18
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Wagner, Richard
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
2Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude08:49
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
3As Verdi had unpredictably written a comic opera…02:13
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
4Chapter 6: The Nationalists03:03
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bramall, Anthony (Conductor)
5Kamarinskaya06:18
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bramall, Anthony (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
6Glinka was the inspiration for a new generation…03:20
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Borodin, Alexander Porfir'yevich
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
7Symphony No. 2 in B Minor: I. Allegro06:57
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
8Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)…06:16
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
9Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": II. Allegro con gracia08:40
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
10This was the work that Tchaikovsky loved…02:59
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
11Bohemia04:43
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Smetana, Bedřich
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
12Ma vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau)13:21
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Disc 4
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
1When Smetana was appointed music director…03:15
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Dvořák, Antonín
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Košler, Zdeněk (Conductor)
2Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C Major03:50
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Košler, Zdeněk (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
3Dvorak's growing reputation led to an invitation…03:07
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
4Moving West03:58
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Fauré, Gabriel
Kang, Dong-Suk (violin)
Devoyon, Pascal (piano)
5Romance in B-Flat Major, Op. 2805:39
Kang, Dong-Suk (violin)
Devoyon, Pascal (piano)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
6From 1896 Fauré was Professor at the Paris Conservatoire…01:37
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Grieg, Edvard
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maksymiuk, Jerzy (Conductor)
7Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King02:38
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maksymiuk, Jerzy (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
8Elsewhere in Scandinavia…01:43
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
9Chapter 7: The Epic Austrian Symphonists09:11
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Mahler, Gustav
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
10Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen10:06
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
11In addition to composing…03:33
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
12Chapter 8: The End of Romanticism06:17
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
13Equally Romantic was the Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini…05:28
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Biret, Idil (piano)
14Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor04:43
Biret, Idil (piano)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
15In any overview of 19th-century music…01:58
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Elgar, Edward
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hurst, George (Conductor)
16Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod03:36
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hurst, George (Conductor)
McCleery, David - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
17The wistful melody and predominance of the strings…01:31
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
18Into a New Age…02:48
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

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