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| ARTIST: | William Herschel, Matthias Bamert |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Chandos |
| TYPE: | Classical, Orchestral & Symphonic |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | I Allegro Assai, II Andante, III Adagio, I Allegro Assai, II Andante, III Presto Assai, I Allegro, II Adagio Ma Non Molto, III Allegro, I Allegro Assai, II Andante Non Molto, III Allegro Assai, I Allegro, II Adagio Ma Non Troppo, III Allegro Assai, I Allegro Assai, II Andante Non Molto, III Allegro Assai |
| UPC: | 095115104828 |
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Customer Reviews of Herschel: Symphonies
A pleasant surprise! I must admit that I bought this CD because I was curious to hear what symphonies by the astronomer Herschel would sound like. I was most pleasantly surprised! And not least because this CD is part of the "Contemporaries of Mozart" series, and Mozart and his contemporaries are not among my favorites. Nobody would mistake these symphonies for great classics, but they are light, cheerful, and enjoyable, and I've listened to them several times. (More than I can say about most CDs I buy because I am "curious".) They don't much remind me of Mozart, by the way. Born nearly a generation before Mozart he was a closer contemporary to Haydn, although these works predate the greatest works of either of those composers. (In 1782 King George III, an astronomy buff, granted Herschel a stipend that allowed him to give up music and devote himself to astronomy.) I haven't pulled out anything to compare these symphonies to, but for some reason I find myself thinking of CPE Bach. If you are interested in how astronomers feed themselves before they make the big time, or are just looking for something new and enjoyable from the early to mid classical era, this CD is worth hearing.