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British Flute Concertos by Alwyn, Berkeley, Poulenc, Dove / Emily Beynon, flute

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Jonathan Dove: The Magic Flute Dances, concerto for flute & orchestra; William Alwyn: Concerto for flute & 8 winds; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Flute Op...
Performers: Beynon, Emily
Conductors: Tovey, Bramwell
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Welsh flautist Emily Beynon plays a selection of British flute concertos, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Bramwell Tovey. Beynon is...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (10/27/2011-10/29/2011)....continue...

Songs of Lennox Berkeley / James Gilchrist, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Lennox Berkeley: D'un vanneur de blé aux vents (Andante); Tombeaux, songs (5) after poems by Jean Cocteau, for soprano (or tenor) & piano; How Love Came In, for medium voice & piano; Bells of ...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Nicholls, Alison; Tilbrook, Anna

"How many of us have had the opportunity of hearing a programme of his songs such as this new album by the English tenor, James...continue...

Lennox & Michael Berkley Vol 6 / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Michael Berkeley: Concerto for orchestra ("Seascapes"); Gregorian Variations for orchestra; Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Two pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30
Performers: Schartz, Philippe; Shelley, Howard; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

"Lennox Berkeley's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1948) is an immensely appealing work whose neoclassical clarity and memorably melodic lyricism call Poulenc to mind....continue...

Lenox & Michael Berkeley / Chilingirian Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-04-18

Works: Michael Berkeley: Abstract Mirror, for string quartet; Magnetic Field; Lennox Berkeley: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15
Performers: Carroll, Thomas

"We have waited 65 years for a recording of Lennox Berkeley's Second String Quartet so it's particularly welcome in this admirable Chandos series... This fine...continue...

Lennox Berkeley: Ruth / Hickox, Rigby, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Ruth, opera in 3 scenes, Op. 50
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Rigby, Jean; Rutter, Claire; Tucker, Mark [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Joyful Company of Singers

Unlike Berkeley's 'A Dinner Engagement', Ruth is a serious opera, based on the Old Testament story of the marriage of Boaz of Bethlehem to the...continue...

Berkeley Edition Vol 5 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Piano in B flat major, Op. 29; Poems (4) of St. Teresa of Avila, for alto & strings, Op. 27; Michael Berkeley: Gethsemane Fragment, for string orchestra; Tristessa, for ...
Performers: Burnard, Steven; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This magnificent series devoted to the two Berkeleys continues... as in the previous three volumes there are revelations, with Richard Hickox as the ideal interpreter...continue...

Lennox & Michael Berkeley: Guitar Works / Ogden

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Pièces (4) for guitar, Op. Posth.; Sonatina for guitar, Op. 52/1; Theme and Variations for guitar, Op. 77; Michael Berkeley: Lament for guitar; Worry Beads, for guitar; Sonata i...
Performers: Ogden, Craig [Guitar]

"This disc is pure joy... Craig Ogden... has always chosen his recital programmes with wisdom, and, as a performer in the specialised realm of the...continue...

Piano Works by Lennox & Michael Berkeley / Fingerhut

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-19

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 23; Pieces (3) (Etude, Berceuse and Capriccio), for piano, Op. 2; Paysage, for piano; Scherzo for piano, Op. 32/2; Sonata for Piano in A major, Op. 20; Ma...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

This release features premiere recording of Concert Study and Michael Berkeley's 'A Strange Meeting' "Margaret Fingerhut plays it all with an imperious technique and displays...continue...

Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Lennox Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement, opera in 1 act, Op. 45
Performers: Collins, Anne; Fischer, Blake; Kenny, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Rutter, Claire; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"The opera is a total delight, and so is the recording. Excellent diction and characterization are heard from all, with many a subtle sly inflection...continue...

Berkeley Edition Vol 4 / Silverthorne, Trotter, Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Michael Berkeley: Organ Concerto; Concerto for Viola; Lennox Berkeley: Voices of the Night, for orchestra, Op. 86; Symphony no 2, Op. 51
Performers: Silverthorne, Paul; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

This fourth release in the highly acclaimed Berkeley Edition features premiere recordings of Lennox Berkeley's Voices of the Night and Michael Berkeley's Organ and Viola...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley's Fourth is the most expansive of his symphonies and should appeal to those who find the others too acerbic or terse. It's a...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Berkeley Edition Vol 2 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 3 in One Movement, Op. 74; Sinfonia Concertante for oboe & chamber orchestra, Op. 84; Michael Berkeley: Concerto for oboe & string orchestra; Secret Garden, for large orc...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This is the second volume of Chandos's Berkeley series. See my review of Volume 1. Michael Berkeley's haunting Concerto for oboe and string orchestra is...continue...

Favourite English Songs / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; Edward Elgar: Queen Mary's Song, for voice & piano; Thomas Dunhill: The Wind among the Reeds, song cycle for voice & orchest...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Felicity Lott is joined by Graham Johnson in this recital disc entitled "Favorite English Songs" which combines some of the best-known songsin the British repertoire...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 1 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-06-25

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 1, Op. 16; Serenade for Strings, Op. 12; Michael Berkeley: Concerto for horn & string orchestra (revised version, 1994); Coronach, for strings
Performers: Pyatt, David [Horn]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley and his son Michael represent two of the brightest stars in 20th century British music... Fresh rhythms and vibrant brassplaying immediately capture the...continue...

English Guitar Concertos - Walton, Berkeley, Arnold / Ogden

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-01-22

Works: William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for guitar; Malcolm Arnold: Serenade for guitar & strings, Op. 50; Guitar Concerto, for guitar & chamber orchestra, Op. 67; Lennox Berkeley: Guitar Concerto, Op. 88
Performers: Ogden, Craig [Guitar]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

"Proving that the 'Aranjuez' is not the only guitar concerto, Chandos has brought out an impeccably performed disc of music that deserves to be more...continue...