Albert W Ketèlbey's most popular works appear to have been a series of Orchestral tone poems like In a Persian Market that incorporate exoticism and demonstrate the high quality of his Orchestration. The Orchestral version of this piece included a Vocal line of male Voices calling for baksheesh which is absent from the Organ arrangement.Composer and arranger Albert W Ketèlbey is now almost un…

British composer and pianist Albert W. Ketelbey's original 'In A Persian Market' arranged for the piano.

Nine Persian Folk Songs: Set No. 2

7 Persian Folk Songs: Set No. 7

In A Persian Market - Intermezzo Scene by Albert W. Ketelbey arranged for violin with piano accompaniment.

The first performance of Messiah took place at the New Music Hall in Dublin on April 13 1742. It was received with huge acclaim the Dublin Journal proclaiming that 'Messiah was allowed by the greatest Judges to be thefinest Composition of Musick that ever was heard'. By the time of the composer's death in 1758 Messiah had already attained an iconic status it has never relinquished.

This cassette recording accompanies the songbook A Bookful Of Asia

INSTRUMENTATION : ORCHESTRA VERSION : STUDY SCORE CONTENU : PROGRAMME/PROGRAMM - EINE STEPPENSKIZZE AUS MITTEL-ASIEN/IN THE STEPPES OF CENTRAL ASIA NOMBRE DE PAGES : 28 COLLECTION : EULENBURG MINIATURE SCORES FORMAT : ETP SMALL

In the Steppes of Central Asia