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Raphael Wallfisch plays Weber; Spohr and Reicha

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 8 in A minor ("In modo di scena cantante"), Op. 47; Franz Danzi: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for cello and orchestra; Josef Reicha: Concerto...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas

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The virtues of this disc really centre around the music and Wallfisch's advocacy. Spohr's Violin Concerto in Friedrich Grützmacher's adaptation is a worthy addition...continue...
Recording information: St. Philip's, Salford, UK (10/22/2009-10/23/2009)....continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

The Art of the Oboe - Famous Oboe Concerti / Anthony Camden

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 5 in C major, Op. 9/5 (T. 9/5); Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; Geor...
Performers: Camden, Anthony
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; London Virtuosi

The ideal introduction to oboe concertos of the 17th and 18th centuries, this CD gathers together such famous names as Albinoni, Handel, Cimarosa and Bellini....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Symphonies Vol 3 / Ward, Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings no 10 in B minor; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 11 in F major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 12 in G minor; Symphony ...
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

Italian Oboe Concertos / Camden, Girdwood, Ward

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-19

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Oboe in C major; Vincenzo Bellini: Concerto for Oboe in E flat major; Vincenzo Righini: Concerto for Oboe in C major ("Idomeneus Concerto"); Federigo Fiorillo: Sinfoni...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Girdwood, Julia
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Mendelssohn: String Symphonies Vol 2 / Ward, Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-08-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 7 in D minor; Symphony for Strings no 8 in D major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 9 in C major ("Swiss")
Performers: Dale, Michael; Glenton, Robert; Lale, Peter; Lathan, Loise; Manson, James; Shewell, Catherine; Soni, Jean; Ward, Nicholas [Conductor]; Webb, William [Design]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

"Mendelssohn's String symphonies, written in his mid-teens, seem to be the darlings of record producers lately, and with good reason. They are cheerful, lively, melodic...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Symphonies Vol 1 / Ward, Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-12-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 1 in C major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 2 in D major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no...
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra