Hadley, Patrick > Philharmonia Orchestra

Hadley, Sainton / Bamert, Archer, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Philip Sainton: The Island, tone poem for orchestra; Nadir, tone poem for orchestra; The Dream of the Marionette, ballet; Patrick Hadley: The Trees So High, symphonic ballad for baritone, chorus & or...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the music conveys a wistful, often disturbing intensity unusual for an English work of the period... this is headily evocative stuff, and Anglophiles everywhere will...continue...