Suite No. 1, Op. 42 [Alf:36-A167001]

American composer Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) originally wrote his orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 42 in 1891, although the original version only included four movements. In 1893, MacDowell added the 3rd movement, Im October, to settle on the final, five movement version. Movements: 1. In einem verwunschenen Walde (In a Haunted Forest); 2. Sommer-Idylle (Summer-Idyll); 3. Im October (In October); 4. Gesang der hirtin (The Shepherdess' Song); 5. Waldgeister (Forest Spirits). Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).