Xiayin Wang * Macdowell: Orchl Works Vol. 2 [New CD] RSD24 Republic Records

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Concerto for Alto Flute and Strings-IV

melancholy and contemplation

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Xiayin Wang * Macdowell: Orchl Works Vol. 2 [New CD] RSD24 Republic RecordsIn July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but completed only two, Hamlet and Ophelia, which were published the following year. MacDowell recycled some of the music from his sketch for Benedick, from Much Ado about Nothing, as the second movement of