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Sir Arthur Sullivan called Edward German 'the one man to follow me who has genius'. Notwithstanding German's success in operetta, especially with Tom Jones (recorded on 8.660270–71) and Merrie England (the suite is on 8.555171), orchestral music was always central to his life. Stylistic affiliations with French and Russian music – not that common in British music of the time – are often evident. German, like Elgar, was a stylistic cosmopolitan whose music is, paradoxically, quintessentially English, and the ‘Norwich’ is indeed an outstanding late 19th-century British symphony. German gave us another superb symphony too, albeit in miniature, with his Welsh Rhapsody, a brilliant orchestral showpiece that remains his most performed extended orchestral work.

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GERMAN, E.: Merrie England Suite / Nell Gwyn: Overture and 3 Dances / Gipsy Suite / Romeo and Juliet
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 Nell Gwyn: Overture and 3 Dances
1Overture00:07:52
2Country Dance00:03:36
3Pastoral Dance00:03:14
4Merrymaker's Dance00:02:48
 Gipsy Suite
5I. Valse mélancolique, "Lonely Life"00:03:09
6II. Allegro di bravura, "The Dance"00:02:35
7III. Menuetto, "Love Duet"00:04:26
8IV. Tarantella, "The Revel"00:04:10
 Henry VIII: 3 Dances
9No. 1. Morris Dance00:02:24
10No. 2. Shepherds' Dance00:03:53
11No. 3. Torch Dance00:02:06
 The Tempter: Berceuse
12The Tempter: Berceuse00:03:03
 Romeo and Juliet
13Pavane00:03:36
14Nocturne00:04:53
15Pastorale00:05:37
 Tom Jones, Act III: For Tonight, "Sophia's Waltz-Song" (arr. E. Tomlinson for orchestra)
16Tom Jones, Act III: For Tonight, "Sophia's Waltz-Song" (arr. E. Tomlinson for orchestra)00:03:07
 Merrie England Suite
17I. Hornpipe00:01:44
18II. Minuet00:02:02
19III. Rustic Dance00:01:52
20IV. Jig00:01:18