Coleridge-taylor: Hiawatha Overture - Petite Suite
) | Label: NCL Catalog: 8555191 Format: COMPACT DISC RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Leaper, AdrianThe Hiawatha trilogy, with its stirring overture, established Coleridge-Taylor as one of Britain’s leading young composers and stimulated commissions in a wide variety of music. The Othello Suite was written for a stage production of the play, its powerful and contrasting themes illustrating the composer’s prowess in characterization. Redolent of popular ballads and romances, the Petite Suite de Concert is a masterpiece of light music, while the charming Romance of the Prairie Lilies shows Coleridge-Taylor’s lasting influence on future generations of British composers.  Price: $21.98 |