 | from Mortelmans: Homerische symfonie & other orchestral works (CDA67766) 1 Van de helden 'Of the heroes' [11'00] 43 minutes 12 seconds 4 tracks2 Herinneringen aan Patroklos' dood 'Memories of Patroklos's death' [11'47] 3 Sirenengespeel en gezang 'Sirens playing and singing' [11'41] 4 De genius van Hellas 'The genius of Hellas' [8'44] ‘Mortlemans' scoring is full of colour and drama … the music is vividly compelling … throughout the progamme, the richness of the orchestration readily holds the listener's attention, especi ... ‘Lush, melodic and romantic … the excellent Martyn Brabbins and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic have resurrrected the Wagnerian-Straussian tone poems … as for the grand, rhapsodic 'Homeric' S ... ‘This is a fine orchestra, capable of silky smooth string playing where necessary, and excellent in all departments. Brabbins steers a clear path avoiding the mundane on the one hand, and the over-egg ... |