Edward MacDowell(1860-1908): a Catalogue of the Orchestral Music

[Dundonnell]

EDWARD MACDOWELL: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

1882:   Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.15: 25 minutes  + (Millenium Classics, Centaur, Musical Concepts, Hyperion and Naxos cds)
1884:   "Hexentanz(Witches' Dance)" for Piano and Orchestra, op.17, No.2: 3 minutes    +  (Naxos cd)
             Tone Poem "Hamlet and Ophelia", op. 22: 13 minutes  + (Bridge, Danacord and Naxos cds)
             Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.23: 26 minutes  +  (several recordings)
1886:   Tone Poem "Lancelot and Elaine", op. 25: 18 minutes   +  (Bridge cd)
1886-90:Two Fragments after "The Song of Rolland" for orchestra, op. 30: 10 minutes   +  (Bridge cd)
1888:   Tone Poem "Lamia", op.29: 17 minutes    +  (Bridge, EMI and Albany cds)
             Romance for Cello and Orchestra, op.35: 4 minutes   +  (Naxos cd)
1890-93:Suite No.1 in D minor for orchestra, op.42: 21 minutes  +  (Mercury, Albany, Bridge and Naxos cds)
1892:   Suite No.2 "The Indian" for orchestra, op.48: 36 minutes    + (Mercury, Vox, Albany, Bridge and Naxos cds)

[JimL]

I think the Hexentanz is for cello and orchestra.  And it's an arrangement of a cello/piano piece.

[alberto]

The First Piano Concerto exists also in a Double Cd Millennium Classics (Eugene List piano; unexpected conductor Carlos Chavez; unexpected coupling -besides other Mac Dowells- Chavez's Piano Concerto).

[Jonathan]

I always thought the Hxentanz was one of 2 Fantasiestucke and was for solo piano - I know Stephen Hough (on his piano encores album) has recorded it as well as James Barbagello (on Marco-Polo / Naxos)...

[JimL]

The First Piano Concerto exists also in a Double Cd Millennium Classics (Eugene List piano; unexpected conductor Carlos Chavez; unexpected coupling -besides other Mac Dowells- Chavez's Piano Concerto).

The List version of the two MacDowell concertos is a reissue of an old Westminster LP.  I guess the Chavez PC was added on to fill it out.

[Dundonnell]

I think the Hexentanz is for cello and orchestra.  And it's an arrangement of a cello/piano piece.

The Hexantanz was originally the second of two Fantasy Pieces for solo piano, op.17(1884). The op.17, No.2 version is definitely for piano and orchestra.

[JimL]

Sorry.  The cello and orchestra piece on my CD was the Romance.