Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra > Compact Disc

Ivan Karabits (1945-2002): Concertos for Orchestra; Elegie; Abschiedsserenade / Karabits, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Ivan Karabits: Concerto for orchestra no 2; Concerto for orchestra no 3 "Holosinnya" ("Lamentations"); Concerto for orchestra no 1 "Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu" ("Musical Gift to Kiev"); Valentin S...
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Following Ukraine's independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country's leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/14/2010-06/15/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Sibelius: Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems / Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth SO

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics releases an exclusive 4-CD collection honoring the career of Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund who died earlier this year at the age of 82....continue...

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 / José Serebrier

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 10/B 34; Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"His understanding of the structure is secure; he trusts his players and knows when to give them their head, with the violas and in the...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole Arts Centre, Poole, Dorset (05/15/2012/05/16/2012)....continue...

Delius: A Mass of Life; Prelude; Prelude and Idyll / Watson, Wyn-Rogers, Kennedy, Opie - David Hill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life (Eine Messe des Lebens), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, RT ii/4; Idyll
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Long an admirer of Nietzsche's poetry, Frederick Delius composed A Mass of Life while at the height of his powers, blending passages from Also Sprach...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (11/26/2011-11/28/2011)....continue...

Volkmar Andreae: Symphony, Music for Orchestra, Little Suite, Nocturne and Scherzo

1 CD / Guild / 2012-06-12

Works: Volkmar Andreae: Symphony in C major, Op. 31; Notturno and Scherzo, Op. 30; Music for orchestra, Op. 35; Kleine Suite, Op. 27
Conductors: Andreae, Marc
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
This is the fourth in a series of recordings to come to us from the Guild...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (06/01/2011-06/02/2011)....continue...

Christopher Wright: Concerto for Violin 'And then there was Silence ...'; Momentum: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 / Fenella Humphreys, violin

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-05-08

Works: Christopher Wright: Momentum, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin ("And then there was silence"); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major
Performers: Humphreys, Fenella
Conductors: Yates, Martin
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

This disc presents the world premiere recording of Peter Horton's new edition of Vaughan Williams' fifth symphony. Horton's version addresses many of the textural problems...continue...

Frederic Austin: Overture - Richard II; Symphony in E major; Overture - The Sea Venturers; Rhapsody - Spring

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-05-08

Works: Frederic Austin: The Sea Ventures, overture; Symphonic Rhapsody ("Spring"); Richard II, concert overture for orchestra; Symphony in E major
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas; Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

As a coupling for their new recording of Frederic Austin's romantic overture Richard the Second with Ronald Corp and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Dutton have...continue...

Lionel Sainsbury: Cello Concerto; John Foulds: Cello Concerto / Raphael Wallfisch, cello

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-05-08

Works: Lionel Sainsbury: Concerto for Cello, Op. 27; John Foulds: Concerto for Cello no 1 in G major, Op. 17
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Yates, Martin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

This disc features cello concertos by Lionel Sainsbury and John Foulds. The Foulds is a youthful essay in a melodious late-Romantic idiom. The work has...continue...

Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from Operas / Jose Serebrier

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Macbeth; Jérusalem; Don Carlo; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This unique program is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi's operas has been brought together in a single recording. Although The...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (05/15/2011-05/17/2011)....continue...

Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; In Nature's Realm; Scherzo Capriccioso / Serebrier

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"I’m happy to report that its successor boasts comparable virtues, the 73-year-old Uruguayan maestro presiding over music-making that is at once alive, compassionate and wise...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole Arts Centre, Poole, Dorset (09/21/2011/09/22/2011)....continue...

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...

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Concerto for Double String Orchestra et al. / Ogdon, Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Divertim...
Performers: Masters, Robert; Menuhin, Yehudi; Ogdon, John; Robson, Nigel; Simpson, Derek
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Barshai, Rudolf; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Bach Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) is regarded, along with Benjamin Britten, as one of the most important British composers of the 20th century. He was well-known...continue...

The Beecham Collection - Gretry: Zémire Et Azor

2 CD / SOMM / 2012-01-10

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

A unique recording taken from a live broadcast performance on Monday, May 16, 1955 at the Royal Theatre in Bath, UK. SOMM's efforts in highlighting...continue...
Recording information: Royal Theatre, Bath (05/16/1955)....continue...

Dan Godfrey: Encores / Whitlock, Herold, Gibbs, Smyth, Boughton, Boyle & Ronald

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-01-10

Works: Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa; Byron Brooke: Gee Whizz!, for xylophone & orchestra; Percy Whitlock: Carillon, for organ & orchestra; Ethel Smyth: The Boatswain's Mate; Howard Flynn: Clatter of the Clo...
Performers: Andras, Tamas; King, Matt [Percussion]; Pierce, Eluned; Riley, Malcolm; Svedberg, Jesper; Todd, Cameron; Young, Alastair
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Ronald Corp's survey of a dozen of the shorter works given by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra between the Wars, is here played with great...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (07/20/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2; Mussorgsky: Pictures; Night On Bare Mountain

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-12-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Pictures at an exhibition
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Following on the success of their first release for Onyx, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits turn to music from the Ukraine. The 'Little...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Pool, Dorset (07/12/2011-07/14/2011); The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (07/12/2011-07/14/2011)....continue...

Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Czech Suite; Slavonic Dances / Serebrier

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (Op. 39); Slavonic Dance...
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Latin GRAMMY-winner conductor and composer José Serebrier is one of most recorded classical artists in history. He has received thirty-seven GRAMMY nominations in recent years....continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole Center for the Arts, England (06/22/2011-06/23/2011)....continue...

Dyson: St Paul's Voyage to Melita, etc / Handley, Mackie

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Dyson: St. Paul's Voyage to Melita, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Quo Vadis, song cycle for vocal soloists & chorus; Agincourt, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Mackie, Neil; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Ludvig Irgens-Jensens: Symphony in D minor; Passacaglia / Bjarte

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: Sinfonia for orchestra in D minor; Air, for orchestra; Passacaglia for orchestra
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The two main works on this recording are among the peaks of twentieth-century Norwegian orchestral music. Irgens-Jensen's Passacaglia won second prize in the Nordic section...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (05/22/2009-05/23/2009)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Walton / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Elgar: Symphonies no 1 & 2, In the South, Serenade for Strings / Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Performers: Morgan, Cedric
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the release are Elgar's two symphonies in the recordings Sir John Barbirolli made in 1962 and 1964. The First with the Philharmonia Orchestra,...continue...

Hubay: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Chloë Hanslip, Jeno Hubay, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Jenö Hubay: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor ("Dramatique"), Op. 21; Scène de la Csárda no 3 for violin & piano ("Maros Vize"), Op. 18; Scène de la Csárda no 4 for violin ...
Performers: Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Lauded as "the most charismatic violinist the UK has produced in recent years", Chloe Hanslip has delighted music lovers with her Naxos recordings of virtuosic...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3; Elgar: Enigma Variations; Reznicek: Donna Diana Overture / Constantin Silvestri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-06-02

Works: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: Donna Diana, overture to the opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This is the fourth release on BBC Legends of the Rumanian conductor Constantin Silvestri who spent his last years as Music Director of the Bournemouth...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 & 6, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet / Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; The Tempest, Op. 18; Romeo & Juliet; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Performers: Thomas, Richard Vaughan
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bax: Symphonic Variations, Concertante for Piano (Left Hand) / Judd, Wass, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Arnold Bax: Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra in E major; Concertante, for piano, left hand & orchestra
Performers: Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bax completed five works for piano and orchestra, beginning in 1916 with the highly virtuosic 'Symphonic Variations' dedicated to the pianist Harriet Cohen. The work...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

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...

American Classics - Gianni: Piano Concerto, Symphony no 4 / Spalding, Imreh, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Vittorio Giannini: Piano Concerto; Symphony no 4
Performers: Imreh, Gabriela
Conductors: Spalding, Daniel
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Motivated by a "quest for the beautiful, with the humble hope that I may be privileged to achieve this goal, if only for one precious...continue...

American Classics - Copland: Symphonies / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Symphony no 1 (arr. of Symphony for Organ & Orchestra, and 1st mvt. of Prelude); Symphony no 2 ("Short Symphony"); Dance Symphony
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Audiophiles listening to this disc will delight in the musical characteristics of Aaron Copland that make his music desirable to them: clear textures, broad lyricism,...continue...

Stanford: Symphony no 1, Clarinet Concerto / Lloyd-Jones, Plane, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 1 in B flat major; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80
Performers: Plane, Robert
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This final volume of the Naxos cycle of the complete Stanford Symphonies features the substantial 'First Symphony', whose first movement, with its spacious introduction and...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Symphony no 2, Candide Overture, Fancy Free / Kahane, Litton, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Kahane, Jeffrey; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Turner, Paul
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Gemini - Sibelius: Kullervo, Tapiola, Finlandia, Karelia, etc / Berglund, Bournemouth SO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7; Oceanides, Op. 73; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Scènes historiques no 1, Op. 25; Tapiola, Op. 112; Finlandia, Op. 26; Serenades (2) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 69
Performers: Haendel, Ida; Kostia, Raili; Viitanen, Usko
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus

Brahms, Schumann: Violin Concertos / Inkinen, Kaler, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Inkinen, Pietari
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

One of the most popular concertos in the repertoire, Brahms' 'Violin Concerto' was completed in 1878 and dedicated to his friend Joseph Joachim, whose cadenza...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies / Rodgers, Maltman, Russell, Silverthorne, Bournemouth SO, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no ...
Performers: Dowie, Christopher; Green, Stuart; Maltman, Christopher; O'Brien, Brendan; Rodgers, Joan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul; Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Symphonies no 4-6, Oboe Concerto, etc / Gibson, Royal PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 4 in F minor; Symphony no 5 in D major; Symphony no 6 in E minor
Performers: Growcott, Robert; Jarvis, Gerald; Morgan, Cedric; Turner, Allan; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Berglund, Paavo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the four titles in the new Vaughan Williams series from EMI is this 2-CD set featuring the first general CD release of the...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Best of Vaughan Williams

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Linden Lea; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; House of life; Variants (5) of 'D...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Greed, David; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Judd, James; Bakels, Kees; Lloyd-Jones, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest...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...

Camilleri: Orchestral Music / Schembri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-06-17

Works: Charles Camilleri: Knights of Malta, ballet suite for orchestra; Concertino for 2 pianos & orchestra no 4 ("Summer Nights in Malta"); Four Legends from Malta, for orchestra; Overture Classique, for o...
Performers: Inanga, Glen; Micallef, Jennifer; Mifsud, Godfrey
Conductors: Schembri, Brian
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Charles Camilleri was born in Hamrun, Malta and is recognized as one of the most individual composers of our time. His early nationalistic works are...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 3 & 6 / David Lloyd Jones, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 6 in E flat major, Op. 94; Symphony no 3 in F minor, Op. 28 ("Irish")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Completed in 1887, Stanford's 'Irish' Symphony enjoyed immediate and widespread success, continuing to be played well into the twentieth century. The 'Irish' subtitle indicates its...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...

Bartók: The Wooden Prince / Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Béla Bartók: Wooden Prince, Op. 13/Sz 60
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

'The Wooden Prince' is a fairy tale ballet with an original story by Bartok’s literary acquaintance Bela Balazs, who had also written the libretto to...continue...

Bartók: Blue Beard's Castle / Alsop, Meláth, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Belácek, Gustáv; Meláth, Andrea
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

A modern version of the old European folk-tale about the cruel, blue-bearded prince and his many disappearing wives, Bartok's opera 'Bluebeard's Castle' is a metaphor...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 2 and 5 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 2 in D major ("Elegiac"); Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 56 ("L'allegro Ed il Penseroso")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Although Stanford's seven symphonies remain well within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, these accomplished works are marked by resourceful and often subtle...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2007-10-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Isserlis, Steven; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf; Kamu, , Okko; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia