The European Recording Orchestra: Kurek: Symphony No. 3 "English" { CD }

Title: Kurek: Symphony No. 3 "English"
Artist: The European Recording Orchestra
Label: Navona
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 808857478177
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-02-07
Number of Discs: 1

SYMPHONY NO. 3 from composer Michael Kurek is a tribute to the history and natural beauty of England. The work is fundamentally Romantic, but is also influenced by Edwardian music and English folk melodies. The composer draws inspiration from personal memories, nature, poetry, and art; "Upon a Walk in the English Countryside," recalls the lush, pastoral beauty of the English countryside, while "The Lady of Shalott" nods to Waterhouse's colorful, pre-Raphaelite depiction of Tennyson's famous poem. The symphony's conclusion, "The Major Oak of Sherwood Forest," celebrates the roughly 1000-year-old tree in Nottinghamshire and is perhaps the most climactic of Kurek's works.

Tracks:
1.1 Symphony No. 3 "English"~Upon a Walk in the English Countryside
1.2 Symphony No. 3 "English"~Stonehenge
1.3 Symphony No. 3 "English"~The Lady of Shalott
1.4 Symphony No. 3 "English"~The Major Oak of Sherwood Forest