Six Irish Rhapsodies
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
(1852-1924)
1
Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78
13:42
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
To Hans Richter
Allegro molto - Adagio non troppo - Tempo I -
2
Irish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 84 'The Lament for the Son of Ossian'*
15:44
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
To Willem Mengelberg
Adagio - Allegro moderato - Adagio -
3
Irish Rhapsody No. 3, Op. 137†
14:08
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
for Cello and Orchestra
Andante - Tranquillandosi Più lento - Più mosso -
4
Irish Rhapsody No. 4, Op. 141 'The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What He Saw'
18:30
in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur
Larghetto - Maestoso - Allegro (alla marcia) -
5
Irish Rhapsody No. 5, Op. 147
14:33
in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur
Allegro moderato alla marcia - Larghetto - Più lento -
6
Irish Rhapsody No. 6, Op. 191‡
10:16
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
for Violin and Orchestra
Andante - Più mosso - Rallentando al tempo I -
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 126§
39:05
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
7
I
Allegro moderato
15:33
8
II
Adagio molto - Più mosso (quasi andante)
12:39
9
III
Allegro molto - Largamente e sostenuto
10:43
Down among the Dead Men, Op. 71§
26:08
Concert Variations upon an English Theme
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
for Piano and Orchestra
10
Introduction. Lento - Allegro moderato - Lento -
2:23
11
I
Tranquillo
0:50
12
II
Poco più moto
1:00
13
III
Poco meno mosso
1:21
14
IV
Presto
0:39
15
V
-
0:54
16
VI
Poco a poco più sostenuto
1:29
17
VII
Intermezzo
2:18
18
VIII
Andante tranquillo
2:10
19
IX
-
1:55
20
X
-
0:48
21
XI
Lento
3:43
22
XII
Finale. Allegro moderato e deciso
6:38
Lydia Mordkovitch violin‡
Raphael Wallfisch cello†
Margaret Fingerhut piano§
Vernon Handley
August 1986 (Irish Rhapsody No. 5), 7-9 September 1987 (Irish Rhapsody No. 4), 9 & 10 March (Irish Rhapsody No. 1), 19-23 February 1989 (Piano Concerto No. 2,
Down among the Dead Men
), 22 August 1989 (Irish Rhapsody No. 6),
5 November 1989 (Irish Rhapsody No. 3) and 30 April-2 May 1991 (Irish Rhapsody No. 2)