The opulent and sensual expressiveness in these composers' works has long been obscured by more turbulent developments in music of the 20th century. One of Deems Taylor's most successful compositions, Through the Looking Glass celebrates Alice in Wonderland, each of it's five sections corresponding to passages or episodes from this enchanting tale. Influenced by the German Romantics and French Impressionists, Charles Tomlinson Griffes' rich harmonic palette and orchestral colors can be heard in the Poem written for flutist Georges Barr+Â¿re, the landscapes of the Three Tone Pictures and poetry of the White Peacock, while Kubla Khan and the Bacchanale share exotic oriental inspiration.

Tracklist:

Through The Looking Glass, Op. 12: No. 1. Dedication
No. 2. The Garden Of Live Flowers
Through The Looking Glass, Op. 12: No. 3. Jabberwocky
Through The Looking Glass, Op. 12: No. 4. Looking-Glass Insects
Through The Looking Glass, Op. 12: No. 5. The White Night
Poem : Poem
The White Peacock
The Pleasure Dome Of Kubla Khan, Op. 8 (Version For Orchestra)
3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5 (Version For Orchestra): No. 1. The Lake At Evening
3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5 (Version For Orchestra): No. 2. The Vale Of Dreams
3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5 (Version For Orchestra): No. 3. The Night Winds
Bacchanale

UPC: 636943972427
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 8.28.12
Format: CD

Gerard Schwarz - Through the Looking Glass & Griffes / Poem (CD)