ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

This recording of wonderfully theatrical orchestral music by Scottish composer Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1945) revived an unfairly neglected composer’s profile when first issued in 1995. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins are on top form in these colourful showpieces, from the tuneful good cheer of The Cricket on the Hearth overture and the soaringly lovely Benedictus, to the characterful incidental music for two Shakespeare plays, Twelfth Night and Coriolanus, as well as the Burns-inspired Second Scottish Rhapsody. This reissue on Helios is certain to introduce a new audience to Mackenzie’s irresistibly tuneful sound world.

Mackenzie:
 Benedictus, Op. 37 No. 3
 Burns - Second Scottish Rhapsody, Op. 24
 Coriolanus, Op. 61 - Incidental Music
 The Cricket On The Hearth Op. 62 - Overture
 Twelfth Night, Op. 40

"Another hugely enjoyable Hyperion rescue-act… all told, a delightful release"
Gramophone Magazine