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Lyrita Box Set (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: William Alwyn: Magic Island, symphonic prelude for orchestra; Malcolm Arnold: English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Gran...
Performers: Binns, Malcolm; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Alwyn, William; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Boult, Adrian; Fredman, Myer; Berkeley, Lennox; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Handley, Vernon; Joly, Simon; Davison, Arthur

A box set celebrating Lyrita's 50-year devotion to British music!...continue...

Premières & Encores - Pierson, Rawsthorne, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-03-11

Works: Henry Hugo Pierson: Macbeth, symphonic poem, Op.54; Alan Rawsthorne: Cortèges, fantasy overture for orchestra; David Morgan: Contrasts, for orchestra; Francis Chagrin: Helter Skelter, concert ov...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Handley, Vernon; Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the 'Britain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands' edition of the 'Twentieth Century Composers' series, Humphrey Searle commented on Alan Rawsthorne: "I feel that his contribution...continue...

Tippett, Britten, Arnold, etc: Divertimentos & Sinfonias

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Michael Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round", for chamber orchestra; Alan Rawsthorne: Divertimento for chamber orchestra; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; Lennox B...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! In considering these works for chamber orchestra by twentieth-century British composers, it is worth noting that the...continue...

British Horn Concertos - Arnold, Jacob / Pyatt, Braithwaite

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-05-08

Works: Gordon Jacob: Concerto for horn & strings; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Horn no 2, Op. 58; York Bowen: Concerto for horn, string orchestra and timpani, Op. 150; Ruth Gipps: Concerto for Horn, Op. 58;...
Performers: Pyatt, David [Horn]
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"I enjoyed the whole disc immensely. The music is of high quality and the standard of performance is consistently superb. In this last comment I...continue...

Arnold: Scottish, Cornish, English, Irish Dances / London PO

1 CD / Lyrita / 1990-11-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: English Dances Set 1, for orchestra, Op. 27; English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33; Solitaire, ballet for orchestra (arr. of "English Dances" plus a specially composed "Saraband...
Conductors: Arnold, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"The late Trevor Harvey gave a warm and well-deserved welcome to the English, Scottish, and Cornish Dances, when these recordings, conducted by the composer, first...continue...

Arnold: Symphony no 4 / Arnold, London Philharmonic

1 CD / Lyrita / 1990-11-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 4, Op. 71
Conductors: Arnold, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Malcolm Arnold's nine symphonies are among the finest due to their nature of being solidly constructed as well as full of surprising ideas and highly...continue...