Rubbra, Edmund > Handley, Vernon

Rubbra: Symphonies 6 & 8, Solioquy / Saram, Del Mar, Handley

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 6, Op 80; Symphony no 8, Op 132 (Hommage à Teihard de Chardin); Soliloquy, Op. 57
Performers: de Saram, Rohan
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Edmund Rubbra was a talented British composer whose music has taken its time reaching a worldwide audience. His eleven symphonies have all attracted favorable attention....continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 2 & 7, Festival Overture / Handley, Boult

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-09-20

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 2, Op 45; Festival Overture for orchestra, Op 62; Symphony no 7 in C, Op 88
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"Vernon Handley's performance is a fine one, very similar in its basic outlines to Hickox on Chandos (though more successful in the finale) and even...continue...