Varsovia/Hobson - Moritz Moszkowski: Orchestral Music, Volume 2

The Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854�1925) is best remembered for a handful of virtuoso piano pieces, but he also produced a substantial body of orchestral music, most of it unperformed for a century or more. The first volume in this first-ever survey of his orchestral output presented the monumental �Symphonic Poem in Four Movements� Johanna d�Arc � a vast symphonic fresco depicting the life, death and transfiguration of the heroine of Schiller�s 1801 play Die Jungfrau von Orleans � and drew a warm welcome from the musical press. These two big-hearted Suites continue that process of discovery, opening a treasure chest of gorgeous melody and sumptuous orchestral writing that make