Jenny McLeod: The Emperor and the Nightingale — CD

About

Helen Medlyn | narrator
Eugene Albulescu | piano
Uwe Grodd | conductor
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod's wide musical background is here distilled into three works of highly enjoyable directness. Narrated by Helen Medlyn,The Emperor and the Nightingale is a colorful score which accompanies text adapted by the composer from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Nightingale, and the Three Celebrations conjures scenes of landscape and recreation familiar to New Zealanders. Performed by Grand Prix du Disque Liszt winning soloist Eugene Albulescu, the virtuoso Rock Concerto draws on popular music styles, placing these references in a strong classical structure.

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