Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michael Davis (Violin)
• Ralph Kirshbaum (Cello)

Conductors

• del Mar, Norman
• Gamba, Rumon
• Garforth, David
• Gibson, Alexander, Sir
• Handley, Vernon
• Hickox, Richard
• Hurst, George
• Latham-Koenig, Jan
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Thompson, Bryden
• Turovsky, Yuli
• Willcocks, David

Ensembles

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• Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bournemouth Sinfonietta
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
• City of London Sinfonia
• English Chamber Orchestra
• I Musici de Montréal
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Ulster Orchestra

Composers

• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Ron Goodwin (Composer/Conductor) (1925 - 2003)
• Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
• Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
• Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953)
• William Walton (Composer) (1902 - 1983)
• George Butterworth (1885 - 1916)
• Eric Coates (Composer) (1886 - 1957)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
• Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Malcolm Arnold (1921 - 2006)
• John Ireland (British Composer) (1879 - 1962)
• Hamilton Harty (1879 - 1941)

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Works Details

Walton, William : Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Running Time: 8 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The lark ascending

• Performer: Michael Davis (Violin)
• Conductor: Bryden Thompson
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 15 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914

Holst, Gustav : St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118 :: 'Jig'

• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Butterworth, George : Banks of Green Willow

• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1913.
• Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1913

Elgar, Edward : Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2

• Conductor: Norman del Mar
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1879-1899

Walton, William : Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra :: 'Popular Song'

• Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938

Goodwin, Ron : 633 Squadron, film score

• Conductor: Rumon Gamba
• Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1964

Coates, Eric [Composer] : The Dam Busters, march for the film score

• Conductor: Rumon Gamba
• Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: March
• Written: 1954

Arnold, Malcolm : Tam O'Shanter Overture, Op. 51

• Conductor: Rumon Gamba
• Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1955

Elgar, Edward : Salut d'amour

• Conductor: Norman del Mar
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

• Conductor: Bryden Thompson
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Delius, Frederick : Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1912.
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1912

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: 'Jupiter'

• Conductor: Alexander Gibson
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916

Britten, Benjamin : The Young person's guide to the orchestra

• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1946

Walton, William : Coronation March "Crown Imperial"

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: March
• Written: 1937-1963

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: Mvt. 1 (extract)

• Performer: Ralph Kirshbaum (Cello)
• Conductor: Alexander Gibson
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1919

Britten, Benjamin : Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4 :: 'Playful Pizzicato'

• Conductor: Yuli Turovsky
• Ensemble: I Musici de Montréal
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1934

Ireland, John : The Holy Boy, version for string orchestra or string quartet

• Conductor: David Garforth
• Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1941

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: 'Nimrod'

• Conductor: Alexander Gibson
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899

Bridge, Frank : The Sea :: 'Seascape'

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910-1911

Warlock, Peter : Capriol Suite, for full orchestra :: 'Basse-Danse'

• Conductor: George Hurst
• Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1928

Harty, Hamilton, Sir : Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

• Conductor: Bryden Thompson
• Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1924

Elgar, Edward : Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 :: 'Allegro piacevole'

• Conductor: George Hurst
• Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Delius, Frederick : Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1911.
• Running Time: 6 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1911

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes :: 'Dawn'

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1944

Bax, Arnold : Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra

• Conductor: Bryden Thompson
• Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
• Running Time: 14 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1917-1919

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Things to Come, film score for orchestra, Op. 53, F. 131a :: 'March'

• Conductor: Rumon Gamba
• Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1934-1935

Elgar, Edward : Coronation Ode, Op. 44

• Conductor: Alexander Gibson
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1901