Zuill Bailey / Wendy Nielsen / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Caspar Richter Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Tracklisting:
1. ‘Das Wunder Der Heliane, Op.20: Introduction to Act I, scene I’
2. ‘Das Wunder Der Heliane, Op.20: Prelude to Act II’
3. ‘Das Wunder Der Heliane, Op.20: Aria: Ich ging zu ihm (Act II)’
4. ‘Much Ado About Nothing: No.4 - Festmusik’
5. ‘Much Ado About Nothing: No.12 - Trauermusik’
6. ‘Much Ado About Nothing: No.14 - Schlusstanz’
7. ‘Cello Concerto in C, Op.37’
8. ‘Der Sturm’
9. ‘Kanns Heut Nicht Fassen - aria from Der Ring Des Polykrates Op.7’
10. ‘Waltz from Der Schneemann’
11. ‘Die Kathrin, Op.28: March (Act I)’
12. ‘Die Kathrin, Op.28: Prayer (aria) (Act I)’

With Der Sturm and the theatrical excerpts from Much Ado About Nothing never heard on disc before, this is an essential Korngold collection. Operatic and choral works are heard amid Korngold's characteristically lush orchestration in superb performances by a range of exceptional artists.
At the heart of the collection is the virtuosic Cello Concerto based on Korngold's score for the New York-set film Deception starring Claude Rains as a composer, Bette Davis as his lover and Paul Henreid as the cellist.
Praise for previous Korngold discs in this series:
"Another excellent concert in ASV's continuing Korngold series . . . this is another winner" Music Web; BBC Music Magazine on CD DCA 1131;
"Warmly recommended" -Fanfare on CD DCA 1108;
"Sumptuous, first-rate performances . . . this disc is an absolute must on my recommendation list . . . Excellent sound: a disc not to be missed" Gramophone on CD DCA 1074.
Released 2003.