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Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works - The Collector's Edition / Connolly, Langridge, Gerhardt, Hickox

6 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Frank Bridge: Enter Spring, rhapsody for orchestra, H. 174; Isabella, symphonic poem for orchestra, H. 78; Poems after Richard Jefferies, for orchestra, H. 118; Mid of the Night, symphonic poem for ...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Langridge, Philip; Shelley, Howard; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox...continue...
Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, England....continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-06-21

Works: Frank Bridge: Blow out, you bugles, for tenor & piano (or orchestra), H 132; Adoration, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H 57; Where she lies asleep, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H 113; Love we...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Langridge, Philip
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Frank Bridge was a shy man, and words didn't come easily to him. Instead, he expressed himself through his music. Writing vocal music must have...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 5 - Suite, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-19

Works: Frank Bridge: Suite for string orchestra, H 93; The Hag, song for baritone & orchestra, H 14; Songs (2) of Robert Bridges, for baritone & orchestra, H. 65; Threads (2 Intermezzi), incidental music fo...
Performers: Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Richard Hickox's series of Frank Bridge's orchestral works is the first comprehensive survey of works by this quintessentially English composer. It has brought many new...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Hickox, Gerhardt, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-05-25

Works: Frank Bridge: Rebus, overture for orchestra, H. 191; Oration, concerto elegiaco for cello & orchestra, H. 180; Allegro moderato, fragment of a symphony for string orchestra, H. 192; Lament, for strin...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This is a fine disc in an important series." - D. Moore, ARG...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Shelley, Hickox, BBC Wales National

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Frank Bridge: Coronation March, for orchestra, H. 97; Summer, tone poem for orchestra, H. 116; Phantasm, rhapsody for piano & orchestra, H. 182; There Is a Willow Grows aslant a Brook, for orchestra,...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Howard Shelley has enjoyed a distinguished career as a pianist and conductor since his acclaimed 1971 London debut. He has won exceptional praise for his...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Shelley, Hickox, BBC Wales National

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Frank Bridge: Coronation March, for orchestra, H. 97; Summer, tone poem for orchestra, H. 116; Phantasm, rhapsody for piano & orchestra, H. 182; There Is a Willow Grows aslant a Brook, for orchestra,...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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The performances under Hickox are as authoritative as ever.
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Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 2 - The Sea, Dance Poem, etc / Hickox, BBC Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: Frank Bridge: Dance Rhapsody, for orchestra, H. 84; The Two Hunchbacks, incidental music; Dance Poem, for orchestra, H. 111; Norse Legend, for small orchestra, H. 60; The Sea, suite for orchestra, H....
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Excellent orchestral playing, some firstrate annotation by Paul Hindmarch and characteristically ripe sound from Chandos help to cement a strong recommendation." - Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 1 - Isabella, Enter Spring, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-11-20

Works: Frank Bridge: Enter Spring, rhapsody for orchestra, H. 174; Isabella, symphonic poem for orchestra, H. 78; Poems after Richard Jefferies, for orchestra, H. 118; Mid of the Night, symphonic poem for ...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"A fascinating, revealing disc - and one which happens to be very enjoyable, too. Richard Hickox and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales are the...continue...