Award winning conductor and composer Johan de Meij's First Symphony 'The Lord of the Rings' is a spectacular evocation in five portraits and scenes based on Tolkien's tale of a grand quest and the struggle of good against evil. The Second Symphony is an ode to the symmetry of New York's streets and it's massive architecture, as well as a tribute to the American styles of Copland and Bernstein, while the cinematic effects of the Third Symphony form an epic paean to the entire earth in all it's miraculous beauty.

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 1, "The Lord Of The Rings": I. Gandalf (The Wizard)
Symphony No. 1, "The Lord Of The Rings": II. Lothlorien (The Elvenwood)
Symphony No. 1, "The Lord Of The Rings": III. Gollum (Smeagol)
Symphony No. 1, "The Lord Of The Rings": IV. Journey In The Dark: A. The Mines Of Moria - B. The Bridge Of Khazad-Dum
Symphony No. 1, "The Lord Of The Rings": V. Hobbits
Symphony No. 2, "The Big Apple": I. Skyline -
Symphony No. 2, "The Big Apple": Interlude: Times Square Cadenza -
Symphony No. 2, "The Big Apple": II. Gotham
Symphony No. 3, "Planet Earth" (Version For Chorus And Wind Ensemble): I. Lonely Planet
Symphony No. 3, "Planet Earth" (Version For Chorus And Wind Ensemble): II. Planet Earth
Symphony No. 3, "Planet Earth" (Version For Chorus And Wind Ensemble): III. Mother Earth

UPC: 747313314379
Label: Naxos Wind Band
Release Date: 6.25.13
Format: CD

Orff/Bird/Reed - Symphonies (2 CD)