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The Best of Adrian Leaper

Adrian Leaper · George Hurst · Cappella Istropolitana · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra · RTÉ Concert Orchestra · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra · Slovak Philharmonic · State Philharmonic Košice

Naxos2025Cat. 9.007292h 13m25 tracks
MusicBrainz

Composers

Edward Elgar3Jean Sibelius3Carl Nielsen2Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2Samuel Coleridge-Taylor2Albert Ketèlbey1Edvard Grieg1Edward German1Emmanuel Chabrier1Eric Coates1Gustav Holst1Havergal Brian1Haydn Wood1Hubert Parry1John Dowland1Maurice Ravel1Roger Quilter1Xian Xinghai1

Tracklist

01

Enigma Variations, op. 36: Nimrod

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

George Hurst, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

3:28
02

4 Characteristic Waltzes, op. 22: No. 1. Valse bohémienne

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Four Characteristic Waltzes, op. 22: No. 1. Valse Bohémienne

Adrian Leaper, RTÉ Concert Orchestra

2:23
03

Old English Suite: John Dowland: Lachrymae Pavan

John Dowland - Old English Suite: Lachrymae Pavan

Adrian Leaper, State Philharmonic Košice

3:45
04

The Yellow River Piano Concerto: II. Ode to the Yellow River

Xian Xinghai - Yellow River

Adrian Leaper, Yin Chengzong

4:19
05

Henry VIII: No. 1. Morris Dance

Edward German - Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Morris Dance

Adrian Leaper

2:24
06

Andante festivo, JS 34b

Jean Sibelius - Andante festivo, JS 34b

Adrian Leaper, Cappella Istropolitana

4:31
08

Symphony no. 6, FS116 “Sinfonia semplice”: III. Proposta Seria: Adagio

Carl Nielsen - Symphony no. 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"

Adrian Leaper, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

5:52
09

Sketch of a Dandy

Haydn Wood - Sketch of a Dandy

Adrian Leaper

3:28
10

España

Emmanuel Chabrier - España

Adrian Leaper, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:00
11

Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17, “Little Russian”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian"

Adrian Leaper, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:51
12

No. 2. Last Spring

Edvard Grieg - To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren

Adrian Leaper, Cappella Istropolitana

4:18
13

Petite suite de concert, op. 77: III. Un Sonnet d’Amour

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77

Adrian Leaper, RTÉ Concert Orchestra

3:58
14

London Suite “London Everyday”: III. Knightsbridge – In Town Tonight

Eric Coates - London Suite

Adrian Leaper

4:27
15

The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Adrian Leaper

8:00
16

Boléro, M. 81 (featured in “10”)

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Adrian Leaper, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

13:35
17

Symphony no. 5, op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: IV. Andante un poco tranquillo – Allegro

Carl Nielsen - Symphony no. 5, op. 50

Adrian Leaper, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

7:06
18

Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: Military March no. 1 in D major

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Adrian Leaper

6:04
19

Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto

Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

Adrian Leaper, Dong-Suk Kang

7:54
20

Where the Rainbow Ends Suite: No. 1a. Rainbow Land

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Adrian Leaper

3:13
21

Marche slave, op. 31

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31

Adrian Leaper, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

9:21
22

Lady Radnor’s Suite: V. Slow Minuet

Hubert Parry - Lady Radnor's Suite

Adrian Leaper, Cappella Istropolitana

2:17
24

Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro

Jean Sibelius - Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39

Adrian Leaper, Slovak Philharmonic

5:12
25

Serenade in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto

Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20

Adrian Leaper, Cappella Istropolitana

5:49
26

In a Persian Market

Albert Ketèlbey - In a Persian Market

Adrian Leaper

5:34
27

In memoriam, Third Scene

Havergal Brian - In memoriam: Third Scene

Adrian Leaper, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

4:31