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Night Music 8, later reissued by Naxos under a different cover as Pastorale, is predominantly a collection of quiet music for late-night relaxation. If this disc is played for that purpose, then the bold horns in the Pastorale from Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 are perhaps too loud and may call for a softer volume. After this fairly robust opening track, the album assumes a much milder tone and passes through a number of Baroque and Classical slow movements, inducing a mood of reverie that is largely unbroken. Beyond its use as aural wallpaper, though, this collection is rather innocuous and may not satisfy serious listeners. As is often the case with such placid collections, sublime pieces are mixed with a few middling selections, leaving an impression of unevenness and aesthetic confusion that may not invite repeated listening. While the Andante con moto from Schubert's Symphony No. 5, the movement from Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ, and the Largo from Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 are the most substantial items and deserve attention, their effect is somewhat undercut by slighter fare that is merely pretty and of little emotional involvement. Overall, the performances are fine and the recording quality is the best that Naxos can offer.
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L'arlésienne, Op. 23, GB 30 (Georges Bizet)
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Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, TWV 53:F1 (Georg Philipp Telemann)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 (Franz Schubert)
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Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
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La plus que lente, L. 121 (Claude Debussy)
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Johannes Brahms)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 443 (Antonio Vivaldi)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
The 7 Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Op. 51
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Xerxes, HWV 40 (Anonyme)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104 (Antonín Dvořák)
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Concerto No.4 in E major (Edvard Grieg)
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
Album review
Night Music 8, later reissued by Naxos under a different cover as Pastorale, is predominantly a collection of quiet music for late-night relaxation. If this disc is played for that purpose, then the bold horns in the Pastorale from Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 are perhaps too loud and may call for a softer volume. After this fairly robust opening track, the album assumes a much milder tone and passes through a number of Baroque and Classical slow movements, inducing a mood of reverie that is largely unbroken. Beyond its use as aural wallpaper, though, this collection is rather innocuous and may not satisfy serious listeners. As is often the case with such placid collections, sublime pieces are mixed with a few middling selections, leaving an impression of unevenness and aesthetic confusion that may not invite repeated listening. While the Andante con moto from Schubert's Symphony No. 5, the movement from Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ, and the Largo from Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 are the most substantial items and deserve attention, their effect is somewhat undercut by slighter fare that is merely pretty and of little emotional involvement. Overall, the performances are fine and the recording quality is the best that Naxos can offer.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:24
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Composer: Edvard Grieg
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music
(C) 1998 Naxos (P) 1998 Naxos
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