Hummel Ballet Suites & Twelve Waltzes and Coda London Mozart Players & Howard Shelly

• Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837): Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68:
• 1Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: Overture. Andante06:16
• 2Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: I. Andante maestoso02:48
• 3Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: II. Opfer01:53
• 4Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: III. Solo di Mme Viganò06:03
• 5Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: IV. Andante grazioso01:14
• 6Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: V. Allegretto04:12
• 7Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: VI. Marcia con moto03:41
• 8Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: VII. Larghetto sostenuto assai05:15
• 9Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: VIII. Pastorale02:46
• 10Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: IX. Andante maestoso04:30
• 11Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: X. Andante con moto04:15
• 12Hummel: Sappho von Mitilene Suite, Op. 68: Finale. Larghetto e cantabile03:59
• Das Zauberschloß Suite:
• 13Hummel: Das Zauberschloß Suite19:13
• Twelve Waltzes and Coda:
• 14Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 100:46
• 15Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 200:39
• 16Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 300:37
• 17Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 400:35
• 18Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 500:37
• 19Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 600:22
• 20Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 700:21
• 21Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 800:45
• 22Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 900:41
• 23Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 1000:31
• 24Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 1100:29
• 25Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: No. 1200:38
• 26Hummel: Twelve Waltzes and Coda: Coda02:37
• Total Runtime01:15:43

Info for Hummel Ballet Suites & Twelve Waltzes and Coda

"Hummel is shown in a new light in these premiere recordings. Shelley lends a his usual classy touch to these attractive works." (Classic FM Magazine)

"Howard Shelley’s light touch, fresh and colourful orchestral playing, and excellent recording, make this very well worth hearing on its own account, not simply as a rediscovered rarity." (BBC Music Magazine)

"For the most part the music as pastoral and engaging, with plenty of opportunities for sol orchestral contributions. Cheerfully urged on by Howard Shelley, the London Mozart Players rise to these occasions with relish, and the Chandos recording is careful to keep them lucid but still within an orchestral balance." (International Record Review)

London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, direction

London Mozart Players
Founded in 1949 by Harry Blech, the London Mozart Players is the UK’s longest established chamber orchestra.

Known for its unmistakable British roots, the orchestra has developed an outstanding reputation for adventurous, ambitious programming. From Baroque through to genre-crossing contemporary music, the London Mozart Players is constantly exploring new venues and audiences through collaborations with artists and personalities from all over the creative scene. The ensemble has enjoyed a long history of association with many of the world’s finest musical personalities including Igor Stravinsky, Sir James Galway, Dame Felicity Lott, Jane Glover, Julian Lloyd Webber, Stephen Hough, Nicola Benedetti, John Suchet and Simon Callow.

Since its inception, the orchestra has championed new works, regularly giving world premiere performances by composers including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Tarik O’Regan, Sally Beamish, Cecilia McDowall, Lynne Plowman, Fraser Trainer and Roxanna Panufnik, who was appointed as Associate Composer of the ensemble in 2011. The ensemble has a strong tradition of supporting new music for choirs; in 2014 they joined forces with Portsmouth Grammar School to commission a major new choral work by Jonathan Dove, For an Unknown Soldier, and in the same year performed the world premiere of Toby Young’s Love and Harmony with the London Oriana Choir.

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