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Toivo Kuula: Songs & Orchestral Music / Susan Gritton, soprano1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13 Works: Toivo Kuula: Merenkylpijäneidot (The Sea-bathing Nymphs), for voice & orchestra, Op. 12; South Ostrobothnian suite for orchestra no 2, Op. 20; Kesäilta (Summer Evening), for voice & orchest...Performers: Gritton, Susan Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn Ensemble: ; BBC Concert Orchestra This disc presents a survey of music by Finnish composer Toivo Kuula, a pupil of Sibelius. Best-known for his songs and choral music, Kuula's arresting...continue... Recording information: Air Studios, Hampstead, London (01/24/2011-01/26/2011)....continue... ![]() Her Song - Orchestral Songs and Arias / Susan Gritton, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Concert Orchestra1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08 Works: Edward Elgar: The Torch, Op. 60, no 1; The Wind at Dawn; Pleading, Op. 48; Like to the Damask Rose; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; Song Cycle, Op. 59; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; The Kingdom, ora...Performers: Fleming, Cynthia; Gritton, Susan Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra Susan Gritton's solo recital with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins is focused on orchestral songs by Elgar and John Ireland. This enchanting and...continue... ![]() American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 5 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25 Works: Leroy Anderson: Goldilocks; Suite of Carols (6), arranged for woodwind ensemblePerformers: Criswell, Kim; Dazeley, William Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra Praised by composer John Williams as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music", Leroy Anderson was a meticulous craftsman, a composer and...continue... ![]() American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 4 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30 Works: Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite; Summer Skies, for orchestra; Scottish Suite; Blue Tango; Forgotten Dreams; Belle of the Ball; Alma Mater; A Christmas Festival; Edward MacDowell: To a Wild RosePerformers: Criswell, Kim; Dazeley, William; Fleming, Cynthia Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra Here, in the first complete cycle of Anderson's orchestral music, the Anderson family has made available several pieces that the composer did not release, with...continue... ![]() Verdi: Il corsaro, etc / Dods, Gielen, Tinsley, et al2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2006-11-04 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro; Nabucco; Macbeth; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81Performers: Engh, Wim van den; Erwen, Keith; Fry, Leslie; Heath, Roger; Jones, Emlyn; McCarry, Patricia; Meeuwsen, Lodewijk; Sharpe, Terence; Tinsley, Pauline; Willems, Mary Conductors: Dods, Marcus; Balkwill, Bryan; Gielen, Michael Ensemble: BBC Concert Chorus; BBC Concert Orchestra; Netherlands National Radio Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus; ORTF National Orchestra This 2-CD set features the artistry of the English soprano Pauline Tinsley (born 1928) in Italian roles. One of the most gifted singers of her...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Matheson, Arroyo, et al3 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-08-09 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Arroyo, Martina; Bowen, Kenneth; Collins, Kenneth; Coster, Janet; Fieldsend, David; Garrard, Don; Glossop, Peter; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Kennedy, Roderick [Bass Vocals]; O'Reilly, Philip; Truefitt, A... Conductors: Matheson, John Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra ![]() Portman: The Little Prince2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-03-29 Works: Rachel Portman: The Little Prince; The Little Prince SongPerformers: Carlin, Mairead; Coxon, Richard; Garrett, Lesley; Jeffers, Gweneth-Ann; Jones, Aled; McManners, Joseph; Randle, Tom; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Robinson, Timothy; Suart, Richard; White, Willard Conductors: Abell, David Charles Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra; Children's Chorus ![]() Portman: The Little Prince2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-03-29 Works: Rachel Portman: The Little Prince; The Little Prince SongPerformers: Carlin, Mairead; Coxon, Richard; Garrett, Lesley; Jeffers, Gweneth-Ann; Jones, Aled; McManners, Joseph; Randle, Tom; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Robinson, Timothy; Suart, Richard; White, Willard Conductors: Abell, David Charles Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra; Children's Chorus ![]() Lloyd: Iernin / Lloyd, Hill-Smith, Powell, Pogson, et al3 CD / Albany Records / 1994-06-01 Works: George Lloyd: Iernin, opera; Spoken Word: Conversation between Chris de Souza and George LloydPerformers: Herford, Henry; Jackson, Stephen [Choral Conductor]; Lloyd, George; Pogson, Geoffrey; Rivers, Malcolm; Robarts, Jonathon; Smith, Marilyn Hill [Soprano Vocal]; Souza, Chris de; White, Jeremy Conductors: Lloyd, George Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
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