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Miklos Rozsa: Violin Concerto; Concerto for String Orchestra; Kaleidoscope, Op. 19a / Jennifer Pike, violin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for Violin & orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto for string orchestra, Op. 17; Theme, Variations & Finale, Op. 13a
Performers: Pike, Jennifer
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philhlarmonic Orchestra

This is Volume 3 of orchestral works by Miklos Rozsa. His Hungarian roots influenced the composer's musical voice, and his works dazzle with virtuosity. The...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford....continue...

Arthur Benjamin and Leighton Lucas: Film Music / Rumon Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Arthur Benjamin: The Conquest of Everest; Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; An Ideal Husband; Leighton Lucas: Yangtse Incident; Portrait of Clare; The Dam Busters; Sta...
Performers: Court, Robert; Roe-Williams, Catherine; Sara, Abigail
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Arthur Benjamin composed the Storm Clouds Cantata in 1934 for Hitchcock's first version of The Man Who Knew Too Much. In the 1956 color remake...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff (10/03/2011-10/05/2011).

Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960) is by far the better known of the two composers represented on this CD, a beautifully rec...continue...

Miklós Rózsa: Orchestral Works 2 / Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-06-28

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, for violin & orchestra, Op. 4; The Vintner's Daughter, variations on a French song for orchestra, Op. 23a; Hungarian Nocturne, for orch...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Best known for his film music, (A Double Life, Ben Hur, Spellbound) many fans are surprised to learn that Miklós Rózsa wrote many pieces for...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

The Film Music of Brian Easdale

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-02-22

Works: Brian Easdale: The Red Shoes, ballet; Kew Gardens, suite; Black Narcissus, suite; The Battle of the River Plate, prelude and march; The Battle of the River Plate; Adventure On!, suite; Gone to Earth,...
Performers: Easdale, Brian; Gamba, Rumon; Lane, Philip; Millar, Cynthia
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Brian Easdale was a prolific composer whose extensive output covered many genres; from instrumental pieces to choral works, including a mass for the new Coventry...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (03/08/2010-03/10/2010)....continue...

Bernard Herrmann: Film Music - Citizen Kane

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Hangover Square, film score; Citizen Kane; Norma Shepherd: Concerto macabre, for piano and orchestra (after Bernard Herrmann's concert version of music from Ha
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Brilliant as both a conductor and composer, Bernard Herrmann was arguably the most innovative film composer of his generation. He provided background music for 47...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester.

Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra continue their survey of seemingly every piece of film music worthy of a full...continue...

Arnold: Ballet Music / Rumon Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Homage to the Queen, ballet (and suite), Op. 42; Rinaldo and Armida, ballet, Op. 49; Sweeny Todd, ballet (and suite), Op. 68; Electra, ballet, Op. 79
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This unique anthology of ballet music should be quite popular, for the music is illustrative and entertaining. Few of the ballets here are available elsewhere...continue...

The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Mischa Spoliansky: Suite from North West Frontier; Three Songs from Sanders of the River; Suite from The Man who Could Work Miracles; Wanted for Murder, film score; Suite from The Ghost Goes West; Id...
Performers: Coles, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Ruhemann, Ileana; Wright, John; Wright, John [Organ]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Chandos Movies, conducted by Rumon Gamba has the deserved reputation as a label preserving under-recorded film music from the halcyon days of British cinema. In...continue...
Personnel: Ileana Ruhemann (flute); Roderick Elms (piano); John Elijah Wright (organ)....continue...

Rózsa: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-10-28

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Overture to a Symphony Concert, Op. 26; Hungarian Sketches (3), Op. 14; Tripartita for orchestra, Op. 33; Hungarian Serenade for orchestra, Op. 25
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Miklos Rozsa is one of the giants of the film world with scores for Hollywood films such as 'Ben Hur', 'Quo Vadis', and 'El Cid'....continue...

The Film Music of Constant Lambert & Lord Berners / Carewe, Gamba, Joyful Company of Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-05-27

Works: Constant Lambert: Merchant Seamen, suite from the film score; Anna Karenina, suite from the film score; Lord Berners: Champagne Charlie, film score; Nicholas Nickleby, suite from the film score; The ...
Performers: Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Rumon Gamba and the BBC Concert Orchestra now present the first composer pair in Chandos' film music series, and the 'tandem' is no accident. There...continue...

The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold Vol 2 / Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-11-06

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk, film score
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Released in July 1940, 'The Sea Hawk' was Korngold's last swash-buckler, and is arguably the finest film ever made in the genre. One of the...continue...

The Film Music of John Addison / Gamba, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: John Mervin Addison: I was Monty's Double; Centennial; Swashbuckler; A Bridge Too Far; The Maggie; Reach for the Sky; Strange Invaders; The Man Between; Tom Jones; The Charge of the Light Brigade; Br...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

"Addison stepped in at the last minute to composer 'Torn Curtain' for Hitchcock, writing a turbulent main theme, scored in dark colours, stamping a less...continue...

Fantaisie Triomphale - Guilmant, etc / Tracey, Gamba

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-05-22

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Cyprès et lauriers, for organ & orchestra, Op. 156; Charles Gounod: Fantasy on the Russian National Anthem for...
Performers: Tracey, Ian
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Dramatic, inspiring music. Performed on the great Henry Willis organ - the largest in the U.K. Unique collection of rare French symphonic organ works The...continue...

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

The Film Music of Francis Chagrin / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Francis Chagrin: Helter Skelter, film score; An Inspector Calls, film score; The Colditz Story, film score; Suite from Greyfriars Bobby, for orchestra (arr. Philip Lane); The Four Just Men, televisio...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

"With its laudable policy of expanding the film music repertoire on disc, this time Chandos has selected a composer well worthy of attention. In fact,...continue...
Recording information: New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (06/29/2004-06/30/2004)....continue...

Arnold: Overtures / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Malcolm Arnold: A Grand, Grand Overture, for orchestra, Op. 57; Peterloo Overture, Op. 97; The Smoke, Op. 21; Tam O'Shanter Overture, Op. 51; A Flourish, for orchestra, Op. 112; The Fair Field, Op. 1...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Gamba makes [these] works strangely compelling..." - The Sunday Times "...with sharply defined performances from the BBC Philharmonic, this recording deserves a very hearty endorsement."...continue...

The Film Music of Clifton Parker / Rumon Gamba, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Clifton Parker: Western Approaches; Film Score(s)
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

The BBC Concert Orchestra is particularly at home in lighter repertoire - it is the official orchestra of Britain's longest-running live music program on radio,...continue...

The Film Music of Ron Goodwin / Rumon Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Ron Goodwin: 633 Squadron; Frenzy, film score for orchestra; Lancelot and Guinevere, film score for orchestra; Deadly Strangers, film score; Battle of Britain, Suite from the film score; Whirlpool, f...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Rumon Gamba's spirited, enthusiastic conducting and the spectacular playing of the BBC Ensemble are beyond cavil." - Koldys, American Record Guide...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (03/10/2004/03/11/2004)....continue...

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

The Film Music of Sir Arnold Bax / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Arnold Bax: Oliver Twist, film score; Malta GC, film score
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon; Janes, Paul
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

"Bax wrote only two film scores, and although he found the form uncongenial and his music suffered at the hands of the directors, they were...continue...
Personnel: Paul Janes (piano).

Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (09/24/2002/09/25/2002).

This recording was first reported about on the Intern...continue...

Bear Essentials - British Film Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: Ron Goodwin: The Trap; Battle of Britain; 633 Squadron; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Sir Arthur Bliss: Things to Come, F 131; Alan Rawsthorne: Uncle Silas; The Cruel Sea; William W...
Performers: Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Dukes, Philip; Roscoe, Martin; Wild, Earl
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron; Gamba, Rumon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard; Stephens, D. S.; Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Air Force Regiment Band; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphonic Eric Coates / Gamba, B.B.C. Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-06-25

Works: Eric Coates: Cinderella, phantasy for orchestra; The Selfish Giant, fantasy for orchestra; The Three Bears, phantasy for orchestra; Miniature Suite; London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; Jo...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording has already been well-received by the British critical press: "...expertly played by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by rising star baton-Wielder Rumon Gamba." -Classic...continue...

Arnold: Symphonies, Oboe Concerto / Galloway, Gamba, BBC PO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-09-25

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 7, Op. 113; Symphony no 8, Op. 124; Concerto for Oboe & strings, Op. 39; Symphony no 9, Op. 128
Performers: Galloway, Jennifer
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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In No 7 Gamba takes a more urgent approach than does Andrew Penny in his account for Naxos. With weightier orchestral sound,...continue...

The Film Music of Arthur Bliss / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-04-24

Works: Arthur Bliss: Welcome the Queen, march for chamber orchestra, F. 95b; Things to Come, film score for orchestra, Op. 53, F. 131a; The Royal Palaces Suite, for orchestra (from television score), F. 128...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The newest release from the popular Chandos Movies series features the music of Sir Arthur Bliss. For those who thought that all film music was...continue...

Film Music of Richard Rodney Bennett

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: Murder on the Orient Express, film score; Far from the Madding Crowd, film score; Lady Caroline Lamb, elegy for viola & orchestra; Tender is the Night, television score; Encha...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Dukes, Philip; Gamba, Rumon; Millar, Cynthia
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

This splendidly performed and recorded album of film music by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett is the first such CD since one conducted by the composer...continue...
Personnel: Philip Dukes (viola); Cynthia Miller (ondes martenot).

Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (01/24/2000-07/05/2000)....continue...

The Film Music of Malcolm Arnold Vol 2 / Rumon Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-11-28

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Trapeze, film score; The Roots of Heaven; Machines, symphonic study for orchestra, Op. 30; No Love for Johnnie, film score; David Copperfield, film score; You Know What Sailors Are, f...
Performers: Bradbury, John; Dyson, Phillip; Janes, Paul
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"...As in his concert music, Arnold can turn his hand from deliberately vulgar material to music of nostalgic sentimentality with almost schizophrenic facility. But despite...continue...

The Film Music of Alan Rawsthorne / Gamba, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-04-25

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Captive Heart, film score; West of Zanzibar, film score; Cruel Sea, film score; Where No Vultures Fly, film score; Uncle Silas, film score; Dancing Fleece, film score; Burma Victory,...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rawsthorne wrote much music for the concert stage, but his popularity with the general public is based on his many film scores. This disc offers...continue...

The Film Music of Georges Auric / Rumon Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-10-19

Works: Georges Auric: Caesar and Cleopatra, film score; The Titfield Thunderbolt, film score; Dead of Night, film score; Passport to Pimlico, film score; The Innocents, film score; The Lavender Hill Mob, fi...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The music proves to be as British as steak and kidney pie, even if a slight French accent does trickle in now and then. For...continue...