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Nature's Music

Charles Gerhardt · Leonard Slatkin · Massimo Freccia · René Leibowitz · David Firman · Douglas Gamley · Rudolf Kempe · National Philharmonic Orchestra · Sinfonia of London · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Reader’s Digest1997Cat. 075C3h 52m42 tracks
MusicBrainz

Composers

Ottorino Respighi8Claude Debussy7Benjamin Britten2Gustav Holst2Johann Strauss II2Maurice Ravel2Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky2Richard Wagner2Anatoly Lyadov1Camille Saint-Saëns1Charles Tomlinson Griffes1Edward MacDowell1Enrique Granados1Eric Coates1Felix Mendelssohn1Ferde Grofé1Gioachino Rossini1Igor Stravinsky1Ludwig van Beethoven1Morton Gould1Reinhold Glière1Richard Strauss1William Walton1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Triton Fountain in the Morning from "The Fountains of Rome"

Ottorino Respighi - Fontane di Roma, P 106

Massimo Freccia, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:03
02

Reflections in the Water

Claude Debussy - Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:44
03

On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

7:22
04

The Fountains of the Villa d'Este

Ottorino Respighi - Fontane di Roma, P 106

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

7:40
06

The Fountain (Jeux d'Eau)

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d’eau

Charles Gerhardt

5:45
07

The Pines of the Paniculum from "The Pines of Rome"

Ottorino Respighi - Pini di Roma, P 141

Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:41
08

Rêverie

Claude Debussy - Rêverie

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

3:19
11

Night Scene from Symphony No. 3

Reinhold Glière - Symphony no. 3 in B minor, op. 42 "Il'ya Muromets"

Charles Gerhardt

10:29

Disc 2

01

Birds Songs at Eventide

Eric Coates - Bird Songs at Eventide

David Firman, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:06
02

Tropical

Morton Gould - Tropical Serenade

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:58
03

The Maiden and the Nightingale

Enrique Granados - Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:34
04

Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition

Leonard Slatkin, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:20
05

The Birds Suite: Prelude

Ottorino Respighi - Gli uccelli, P. 154

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

3:14
06

The Birds Suite: The Dove

Ottorino Respighi - Gli uccelli, P. 154

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

4:41
07

The Birds Suite: The Hen

Ottorino Respighi - Gli uccelli, P. 154

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

3:04
08

The Birds Suite: The Nightingale

Ottorino Respighi - Gli uccelli, P. 154

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

5:17
09

The Birds Suite: The Cuckoo

Ottorino Respighi - Gli uccelli, P. 154

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

4:45
10

Tales from the Vienna Woods

Johann Strauss II - Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325

National Philharmonic Orchestra

10:55
11

Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun

Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

Charles Gerhardt

10:36
12

Forest Murmurs from Siegfried

Richard Wagner - Siegfried: Waldweben

Charles Gerhardt

6:47

Disc 3

01

Theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" Also Sprach Zarathustra

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Charles Gerhardt

1:59
02

Sunrise from "Grand Canyon Suite"

Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:04
03

Clair de Lune (Moonlight)

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:37
04

Venus from "The Planets"

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Charles Gerhardt

8:51
05

Moonlight on the Terrace

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre II, L. 123

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

4:40
06

Jupiter from "The Planets"

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Charles Gerhardt

7:45
07

The Enchanted Lake

Anatoly Lyadov - The Enchanted Lake, op. 62

Charles Gerhardt, Sinfonia of London

6:49
09

To a Water Lily

Edward MacDowell - 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily

Charles Gerhardt

3:09
10

The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:29
11

The White Peacock

Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The White Peacock

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:48
12

En Bateau from "Petite Suite"

Claude Debussy - Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

4:21
13

Down on the Moskva River

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:54

Disc 4

01

Dawn from Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes"

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Charles Gerhardt

3:44
02

Play of the Waves from "La Mer"

Claude Debussy - La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109

Massimo Freccia

6:21
03

A Boat on the Ocean from "Miroirs"

Maurice Ravel - Miroirs: Une barque sur l’océan

Charles Gerhardt

6:52
05

The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

Felix Mendelssohn - Die Hebriden, op. 26

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

10:11
06

Ride of the Valkyries from "Die Walküre"

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Charles Gerhardt

4:50
07

The Storm from "Pastoral Symphony"

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:16
08

Storm Scene from "Peter Grimes"

Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes, op. 33

Charles Gerhardt

4:06
09

Storm and Love Scene from "Troilus and Cressida"

William Walton - Troilus and Cressida

Charles Gerhardt

6:26
10

Storm from "William Tell Overture"

Gioachino Rossini - William Tell Overture: Storm (allegro)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:33
11

Fireworks.

Igor Stravinsky - Feu d’artifice, op. 4

Leonard Slatkin

3:58