Vaughan Williams, Ralph > English String Orchestra

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Rule Britannia - Purcell, Elgar, et al / Wallace, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-09-12

Works: Daniel Purcell / Jeremiah Clarke / Richard Leveridge: Island Princess, incidental music; George Frederick Handel: Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D major (spurious arrangement),...
Performers: Barham, Edmund; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Boughton, William; Faris, Alexander; Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Leeds Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Meditations for Autumn - Brahms, Barber, Chopin, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-09-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, ...
Performers: Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Leister, Karl; Partington, Adrian; Perlemuter, Vlado
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra

A Portrait of Vaughan Williams

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-02-23

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Mass in G min...
Performers: Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Bochmann, Michael; Bourgue, Maurice; Campbell, Margareth; Douglas, Audrey; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Joubert, Pierre; Lilley, Colin; Lynn, Susan; Martin, P...
Conductors: Boughton, William; Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir; English String Orchestra

This extensive collection of Vaughan Williams' works offers an illuminating insight into the life and music of this great British composer. The accompanying booklet includes...continue...

The Spirit of England II / William Boughton, et al

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; The Wand of Youth Suite no 2, Op. 1b; Hubert Parry: An English Suite, for string orchestra; Gerald ...
Performers: Jones, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Meditations for a Quiet Night - Delius, Barber, Elgar, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-10-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings no 4 in C minor; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Ba...
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra