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Richard Blackford: Not in Our Time / Paul Nilon, tenor; Stephen Gadd, baritone

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Richard Blackford: Not in Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Dowie, Christopher
Conductors: Carr, Gavin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Blackford's music is gesturally direct, aiming for visceral impact in the scrunching orchestral discord that represents the moment the Twin Towers collapsed...the performa...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (09/18/2011-09/19/2011)....continue...

I Was Glad: The Music of Sir Hubert Parry

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Judith, oratorio; Songs (6) of Farewell; Bright Star, for voice & piano; When Comes My Gwen, for voice & piano; O Mis...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Flood, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hill, David; Wicks, Allan
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

The Best of Finzi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Let us garlands bring, for voice & piano, Op. 18; Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Prelude f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hugh, Timothy; Plane, Robert; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Robinson, Christopher; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical...continue...

Finzi: Dies natalis, Farewell to Arms, Two Sonnets / David Hill, James Gilchrist, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor, Op. 25; Fall of the Leaf, elegy for orchestra in D minor, Op 20 (orchest...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"A splendid companion to the same team's 2005 recording of Gerald Finzi's Intimations of Immortality, tenor James Gilchrist and conductor David Hill with the Bournemouth...continue...

Walton, Debussy, Handel, Delius, etc / Silvestri, et al

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: William Walton: Partita for Orchestra; Claude Debussy: La mer; Le gladiateur ("Mort aux Romains, tuez jusqu'au dernier"), cantata for 3 soloists & orchestra, L. 41; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 ...
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This "live" 2CD set adds important new recordings to the discography of Silvestri and the Bournemouth Symphony and follows on from the recently issued 2CD...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Hill, Kendall, Fryer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-20

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Fryer, Sarah; Kendall, William
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra