Alexander Walker, New Russia State Symphony Orchestra - Ignatz Waghalter: New World Suite (2015)

Ignatz Waghalter rose from an impoverished childhood in Poland to become conductor at the newly founded Deutsches Opernhaus in Berlin in 1912. Here, the first performance of his youthful comic opera Mandragola, attended by luminaries such as Richard Strauss, Busoni, and Humperdinck, won him huge acclaim: the Overture and Intermezzo reveal his orchestral mastery. With the rise of Nazism Waghalter left Europe for America where he strongly identified with the Afro-American cause, and began work on the New World Suite, ten short movements of rich melodic imagination that illustrate his constant desire to write approachable and lively music. Volume 1 in this series [8.572809] was an ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) nominee.

Composer: Ignatz Waghalter
Conductor: Alexander Walker
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

Tracklist:

Mandragola, Op. 18: Overture
1. Mandragola, Op. 18: Overture 00:03:59
Mandragola, Op. 18: Intermezzo
2. Mandragola, Op. 18: Intermezzo 00:03:18
Waghalter, Ignatz
Walker, Alexander, arranger(s)
New World Suite (reconstructed by A. Walker)
3. I. Intrada 00:04:18
4. II. Intermezzo 00:01:02
5. III. Hymn and Variations 00:03:53
6. IV. Promenade 00:03:34
7. V. Idyll and Hornpipe 00:05:55
8. VI. Pastorale 00:03:10
9. VII. City Dance 00:02:54
10. VIII. Vaudeville 00:01:49
11. IX. Berceuse 00:04:36
12. X. Finale 00:04:44
Mazaryks Friedensmarsch (Masaryk's Peace March) (reconstructed by A. Walker)
13. Mazaryks Friedensmarsch (Masaryk's Peace March) (reconstructed by A. Walker) 00:10:22

Total Playing Time: 00:53:34