Xiayin Wang * Macdowell: Orchl Works Vol. 2 [New CD] RSD24 Chanting - Junior Reid

Chanting - Junior Reid

Concerto for Alto Flute and Strings-IV

fille de l'onde

melancholy and contemplation

Xiayin Wang * Macdowell: Orchl Works Vol. 2 [New CD] RSD24 Chanting - Junior ReidIn July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but completed only two, Hamlet and Ophelia, which were published the following year. MacDowell recycled some of the music from his sketch for Benedick, from Much Ado about Nothing, as the second movement of