The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra releases its newest album Midsummer Dreams on 27 March under the ARCO label. This fourth album of their discography features popular Romantic works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn performed by 41 musicians playing on gut strings, historic winds, natural brass, including a rare ophicleide and timpani.
The anthology begins with a fairytale, ends with a brooding landscape and bounds through a spirited symphony. Midsummer Dreams, roams over a sweep of Romantic visions from Beethoven and Mendelssohn in an Australian premiere recording on period instruments with historically informed performance (HIP).
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