Mackenzie: Cricket On The Hearth, Benedictus, Etc.
) | Label: Helios Catalog: CDH55395 Format: CD BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn BrabbinsMACKENZIE: Cricket on the Hearth Overture, Twelfth Night, Benedictus, Second Scotch Rhapsody, Coriolanus Incidental Music Upon its initial release in 1995, this recording of wonderfully theatrical orchestral music by Scottish composer Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1945) revived an unfairly neglected composer’s profile. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins are on top form in these colorful showpieces, from the tuneful good cheer of The Cricket on the Hearth overture and the soaringly lovely Benedictus to the characterful incidental music for two Shakespeare plays, Twelfth Night and Coriolanus, as well as the Burns-inspired Second Scottish Rhapsody. This reissue in Hyperion's Helios series is certain to introduce a new audience to Mackenzie’s irresistibly tuneful sound world.  Price: $12.98 |