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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...

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...

Dyson: Symphony in G major, etc / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Concerto for string orchestra ("Concerto Da Chiesa"); Symphony in G
Performers: Cox, Helen; Green, Stuart; Riddell, Duncan; Walden, Timothy
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

First performed in 1938, Dyson's 'Symphony' had to wait until the 1990's to achieve the recognition it deserves as one of the finest 20th century...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4, etc / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; Flos campi
Performers: Green, Stuart; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The 'Fourth Symphony' is one of Vaughan Williams' most dissonant symphonies, and yet one of his most frequently performed works. Vaughan Williams is normally thought...continue...