Joachim Raff - Symphonies Nos.8-11 "Four Seasons"

Joachim RAFF (1822-1882)

Symphonies Nos.8 -11 "Four Seasons"

Symphony No.8, Op. 205 "Frühlingsklänge" (1876)

Symphony No.9, Op. 208 "Im Sommer" (1878)

Symphony No.10, Op. 213 "Zur Herbstzeit" (1879)

Symphony No.11, Op. 214 "Der Winter" (1876, unfinished; completed by Max Erdmannsdörfer)

Philharmonia Hungarica

Werner Andreas Albert

Recording: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Recklinghausen Festspielhaus October 19-23, 1992 (8), December 6-10, 1993 (9), February 28-March 4, 1994 (11); Köln, Stolberger Straße, October 27-30, 1993 (10)

Cover Painting: Giovanni Segantini

Zoltan Kodaly - Orchestral Works

Zoltan KODALY (1882-1967)

Orchestral Works

Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra

Dances of Galánta (Galánti táncok), for orchestra

Variations on a Hungarian folksong, "The Peacock" ("Felszállott a páva"), for orchestra

Dances of Marosszék (Marosszéki táncok), for orchestra (transcribed from piano work)

Theatre Overture (Szinházi nyitány), for orchestra (originally for "Háry János")

Concerto for orchestra

Summer Evening (Nyári este), for orchestra

Symphony in C major

 Philharmonia  Hungarica

 Antal Dorati