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Lyrita Box Set 2 (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: Gordon Jacob: Symphony no 1; Daniel Jones: Dance Fantasy for orchestra; John Joubert: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Constant Lambert: Music for Orchestra; Walter Leigh: Concertino for Harpsichord/Piano and ...
Performers: Ogdon, John; Pinnock, Trevor
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Downes, Edward; Davison, Arthur; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; del Mar, Norman; Herrmann, Bernard; Goossens, Eugene, Sir...

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

Holst: St Paul's Suite op. 29 no 2; Warlock: Capriol Suite, etc / Sir Adrian Boult, Vernon Handley, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-03-11

Works: Michael William Balfe: Bohemian Girl; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Frederick Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet; Percy Grainger: Shepherd's Hey; Immovab...
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas; Davis, Andrew; Fredman, Myer; Handley, Vernon; Holst, Imogen; Boult, Adrian

Ralph Vaughan Williams evolved a highly personal sound derived in varying degrees from impressionism, folk song modality, Tudor church music and a very personal response...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Holst, Parry

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-09-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Gustav Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18; Hubert Parry: Ode on the Nativity
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! The Sons of Light was commissioned for the Schools Music Association. The composer's wife wrote the text,...continue...

Boult conducts Coates / Boult, London PO, New Philharmonia

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-04-10

Works: Eric Coates: The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; At The Dance (no 3, from Summer Days); From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra; The 3 Elizabeths; The Three Bears, phantasy for orchestra; The ...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"This is one of those albums for when one is depressed. It cannot help but lift the spirits and bring a smile to the face....continue...

Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Foulds: Dynamic Tryptich

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-02-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Piano in C major; John Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, for piano & orchestra, Op. 88
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

John Foulds (1880-1939) is a name not widely familiar today, but he was one of the most fascinating British composers, master of such a wide...continue...