| EUGENE GOOSSENS (1893-1962) |
| CD 1 |
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XII | Kaleidoscope, Op. 18 (1917)
Good Morning
Promenade
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
The March of the Wooden Soldier
The Rocking Horse
The Punch and judy Show
A Ghost Story
The Old Musical Box
The Clockwork Dancer
Lament for a Departed Doll
A Merry Party
Good Night |
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IV | Four Conceits, Op. 20 (1917)
The Gargoyle
Dance Memories
A Walking Tune
The Marionette Show |
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III | Ships - Three preludes for piano, Op. 42 (1924)
The Tug
The Tramp
The Liner |
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II | Two Studies, Op. 38 (1923)
'Folk Tune'
'Scherzo' |
| 22 | | Homage to Paderewski (1941) |
| 23 | | Hommage a Debussy, Op. 28 (1937) |
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25 | | Two Pieces, Op. 56 (1938)
Bonzo's Dance
Pikki's Lament |
| 26 | | Capriccio (1960) |
| 27 | | Concert Study, Op. 10 (1914) |
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III | Nature Poems, Op. 35
Andante moderato e con moto (... Awakening)
Andantino grazioso (... Pastoral)
Allegro molto e feroce (... Bacchanal) |
CD 2 |
1 | | JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) arr. Eugene Goossens
Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (2932) |
| 2 | | Rhythmic Dance for two pianos, Op. 30 (1920) |
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4 | | Forlane and Toccata (1960)
Forlane
Toccata |
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10 | | East of Suez - Suite for piano, Op. 33 (1922)
Overture
Incidental Music to Scene 1
A street in Pekin
Prelude to Scene 3 (The Buddhist Temple)
Prelude to Scene 4 (The Andersons' House)
Prelude to Scene 5 (Courtyard of the Temple) |
| | L'Ecole en Crinoline - Ballet, Op. 29 (1921-22) |
| 11 | | Prelude |
| 12 | | Curtain rises: Entrance of Miss Jones to school room, where she angrily notes the absence of Amelia, and departs. |
| 13 | | Entrance of Amelia, and Dance |
| 14 | | Re-entry of Miss Jones who admonishes Amelia angrily. Classroom scene. |
| 15 | | Students dance a quadrille. |
| 16 | | Entrance of the Reverend Joseph Hopwell: he timidly hands Miss Jones a bouquet and inspects the classroom. |
| 17 | | Amelia dashes off to fetch tea. Scene with the curate. |
| 18 | | The curate gives an invitation to a garden party at the vicarage. |
| 19 | | Miss Jones accepts joyfully. Angry scene with Amelia in which she is handed a dunce's cap and put in the corner. The other students prepare for the party. |
| 20 | | Everyone departs for the party while Amelia is left behind playing a march on the spinet. The door closes. |
| 21 | | Amelia dashes the dunce's cap from her head and rushes to the window to watch her friends departing. She finally resolves to be good, returns to her seat and falls asleep. |
| 22 | | The dream sequence, in which Amelia becomes the ballerina of her dreams. |
| 23 | | Miss Jones appears searching for the curate: she sees and pursues him, finally catching his cloak, which remains in her hands while he rushes off. Mortified, she disappears. |
| 24 | | Amelia is thrilled by the return of the curate, and she flirts with him. |
| 25 | | He finally gives in and they dance joyfully together. |
| 26 | | They stop suddenly on perceiving Miss Jones' return.. |
| 27 | | The other pupils enter, dancing. Amelia relates her dream. Miss Jones and the curate return. Miss Jones, who has been putting her bouquet in a vase, turns to see Amelia teasing the curate. Miss Jones faints at the sight!The pupils rush to her aid and revive her. |
| 28 | | Amelia forces the curate to his knees beside Miss Jones. |
| 29 | | Finale. Miss Jones promptly recovers and everyone dances merrily. Amelia gives Miss Jones and the curate her blessing. General gaiety. |
