{"product_id":"kreisler-string-orchestra-226","title":"Kreisler String Orchestra - 226","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn album of modern classical works performed by The Kreisler String Orchestra, originally released on CD (FACD 226) by the Factory Classical label in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the album is taken up with two works by Benjamin Britten, namely his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1933-4) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariations on a Theme by Frank Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1937). As writer Stuart Huggett notes, the accessibility of the former served as a sensible choice to open the Factory Classical project, its four movements easy enough on the ear for non-classical consumers to engage with.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayful Pizzicato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecarries a similar bucolic reverie as the theme from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Archers\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrolicsome Finale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat of a 50s Hollywood Western.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Frank Bridge variations serve to expand new listeners' understanding of the potential of a string orchestra further, running through a range of moods, from frantic to romantic. Separating the Britten works is the intense repetition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCartoon\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1984 piece by Serbian composer Zoran Eric, the Kreisler's most challenging but rewarding piece, while the album ends on a gentle farewell with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWir Wandelten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Brahms'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpus 86\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof 1884.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Simple Symphony: Boisterous Bourree\u003cbr\u003e2. Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato\u003cbr\u003e3. Simple Symphony: Sentimental Sarabande\u003cbr\u003e4. Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale\u003cbr\u003e5. Cartoon\u003cbr\u003e6. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Introduction and Theme\u003cbr\u003e7. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Adagio\u003cbr\u003e8. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: March\u003cbr\u003e9. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Romance\u003cbr\u003e10. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Aria Italiana\u003cbr\u003e11. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Bouree Classique\u003cbr\u003e12. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Weiner Waltz\u003cbr\u003e13. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Moto Perpetuo\u003cbr\u003e14. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Funeral March\u003cbr\u003e15. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Chant\u003cbr\u003e16. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Fugue and Finale\u003cbr\u003e17. Wir Wanderlten\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Factory Benelux","offers":[{"title":"MP3","offer_id":67992829100308,"sku":"FBN226-3","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":67992829133076,"sku":"FBN226-4","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/FBN226_da860460-b28d-49d0-83e0-2d0dba24aa91.jpg?v=1793918830","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/kreisler-string-orchestra-226","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}