Mussorgsky / Ibert / Goldstone & Clemmow / Britten Magical Places CD

Locations can be magical in many ways - musically they can be exotic, inspired by a holiday taken by the composer, expressions of a culture or of nature; here, special places range from England (Britten's Aldeburgh) to Siberia to North Africa. These evocative symphonic poems for piano duet all express some fascination with locale which have excited a composer and brought about these exquisite and Romantic pieces.

1. Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain 2. Hugo Alfven Midsummer Vigil 3. Jacques Ibert Escales Rome Palermo 4. Jacques Ibert Escales Tunis Nefta 5. Jacques Ibert Escales Valencia 6. Anatoly Lyadov the Enchanted Lake 7. Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Dawn 8. Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Sunday Morning 9. Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Moonlight 10. Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Storm 11. John Ireland the Forgotten Rite