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  After Pocketful and Torrential comes the third, thrilling,
  instalment from the finest purveyors of gypsy beat this side of a
  Lada scrapheap. Finding their tunes from typically eclectic
  sources the lads kick-off proceedings with the old Cole Porter
  classic / Love Paris. The old jazz classic is re-delivered for you
  in similar mode to that of Summertime from Torrential Goulash.
  Dizzy Fingers is a ragtime composition by Zez Confrey
  (penman also of the perhaps better known Kitten On The Keys).
  Next, a work that shall please all those goulash revolutionaries
  so delighted with the universally successful Squeezebox
  Concerto by Rachmaninoff, another under-performed
  masterpiece by a famous composer: the Squeezebox Concerto
  by Grieg. The Dragon reads the solo part with typical flare and
  nonchalant expertise. The Harringay Rhapsody has finally made
  its way to tape - but please note this is a 'straight' version - minus
  the Jubilee japes many of you will remember from the live show.
  The unpronounceable piece at number 5 is an ancient Russian
  lament nick-named Russian Tragic by the orchestra for ease of
  reference. This old folk song has been leavened with the addition
  of a second theme (by Chris Garrick) and features the Klaw's first
  recorded solo melody ever.
  
  At the heart of Legends & Romances nestles a full-blown tone poem
  entitled The Trolls Suite in which tales of one of the worlds' most
  terrifying legends are told. In the course of this 22-minute musical
  behemoth we are introduced to six contrasting trolls: Ringlefinch,
  Tosselad, Harding, Mountain King, Rimetosser and lastly, the
  monumental lotnar. Each one boasts its own characteristic features
  and habits but all bear the classic troll hallmarks. They are
  nocturnal, mythical, ancient, heroic and tragic.
  The music in the Trolls Suite was written especially for the
  Orchestra by Chris Garrick and was, in part, inspired by the recent
  André Ovredal film, Trollhunter, in which the extraordinary
  revelations over the actual existence of trolls in Norway were first
  disclosed.
  
  The opening Overture establishes palapable drama with its
  persistent pedal point rhythm which hammers out a warning of
  imminent troll activity. Daylight - the enemy of all trolls - occurs in
  glimpses in a gentle joining section. But these are fleeting moments
  of calm before the skies darken once again and a re-emerging threat
  creates sudden waves of terror. Trolls, whilst utterly terrifying,
  possess an inexplicable heroic quality which is alluded to in the
  majestic closing bars.
  
  1 I Love Paris (Cole Porter) 3'15"
  2 Dizzy Fingers (Zez Confrey) 1'59"
  3 Squeezebox Concerto in A minor (Grieg) 4'02"
  4 The Harringay Rhapsody (C Garrick) 2'56"
  5 Kruzhitsa-Vertitsa Shar Goluboi (trad/Garrick) 4'01"
  
  The Trolls Suite (C Garrick)
  
  6 Part 1: Overture 3'15"
  7 Part 2: Ringlefinch 4'20"
  8 Part 3: Tosserlad 3'25"
  9 Part 4: Harding 2'48"
  10 Part 5: Mountain King* 2'15"
  11 Part 6: Rimetosser 3'24"
  12 Part 7: Jotnar + Finale 5'05"
  
  13 Paddington Bear (Bradley, Chappell, Johnson) 1'10"
  14 Opus 64, No 1 'The Minute Waltz' (Chopin) 1'58"
  15 Danza Ritual Del Fuego (Falla) 4'18"
  
  Total Time: 48'16"
  
  *from a theme by Grieg
  
  Recorded March 2012 at Parasol Pancake Studios, Dorset
  and May 2012 at Sultan Sound, Hampshire
  Engineered and mixed by Adrian Zolotuhin
  Mastered by Balkan Bob at the Infinity Pool
  Sleeve design & artwork by Jerome Michael
  Troll drawings by Kim Malory Garrick
  Special thanks to Barbara and Robert
  Music adapted and arranged by Chris Garrick ... more
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