by Failoni Orchestra · Naxos · CD · EAN 0730099436823
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«Sinfonias on Ovid's Metamorphoses Nos. 1-3» is the album by Dittersdorf with the Failoni Orchestra conducted by Hanspeter Gmür, released by Naxos in 1996 on CD.
The CD brings together three symphonies by Dittersdorf based on Ovid's Metamorphoses: «The Four Ages of the World», «The Fall of Phaeton» and «The Transformation of Actaeon into a Stag». Each work has four movements, with minuets, adagios and lively finales; among them are the Allegro e vivace and the Tempo di minuetto.
The catalogue number is 8.553368, within the series The 18th Century Symphony. The recording, 63 minutes and 53 seconds long, was made at Festetich Castle in Budapest in April 1995.
Recommended for classical music enthusiasts, especially those interested in programmatic symphonies of the Classical era.
