Buried Treasure: Orientalism – Bantock’s “Omar Khayyam”

Listening Guide With Lew Smoley   Bantock Omar KhayyamPart 1: Prelude Wake! For The Sun, Who Scattered Into Flight Before The Phantom of False Morning Died And As The Cock Crew, Those Who Stood Before Now The New Year Reviving Old Desires Iram Indeed Is Gone With All His Rose Whether At Naishapur Or Babylon… Continue reading Buried Treasure: Orientalism – Bantock’s “Omar Khayyam”

Buried Treasure: Orientalism – Koechlin’s “Persian Hours”

Listening Guide With Lew Smoley   Koechlin Persian Hours Nap, Before Departure The Caravan (Dream, During The Nap) Dark Climbing Cool Morning, In The Upper Valley In View Of The City Through The Streets Evening Song Moonlight On The Terraces Aubade Midday Sun Roses In The Shadow, Near The Marble Fountain Arabesques The Collinese, in… Continue reading Buried Treasure: Orientalism – Koechlin’s “Persian Hours”