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Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, Choral Symphony, etc

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Gustav Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, for 2 choruses, female semi-chorus & orchestra, Op. 37, H. 140; First Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H 155; The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176; At the Boar's Head,...
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; George, Michael; Hall, Peter; Johnson, David Wilson; Langdon, Michael; Langridge, Philip; Palmer, Felicity; Rippon, Michael; Ross, Elise; Suart, Richard; Tear, Robert; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Bedford, Steuart; Atherton, David
Ensemble: English Opera Group Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Here we present a number of pathbreaking recordings from the 1970s and 1981. The first CD presents The Hymn of Jesus under Sir Charles Groves...continue...

Tavener: Requiem / Petrenko, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: John Tavener: Requiem, for soprano, tenor, cello, chorus & orchestra; Mahashakti, for violin & string orchestra; Eternal Memory, for cello & strings
Performers: Bond, David; Cooke, Frances; Dowling, Richard [Piano]; Eaglen, Thomas; Eddy, Yvonne; Gregory, Eleanor; Heggie, Andrew; Knight, Josephine; Moss, Matthew; Ormond, Kevin; Palmer, Ruth [Violin]; Powell, ...
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording captured the world premier performance of beloved choral composer Sir John Tavener's new 'Requiem'. This multilayered work incorporates numerous religious, philosophical, and musical...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...

Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool highlights / Sutherland

1 CD / Myto Records / 2007-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

This legendary performance with Joan Sutherland is now back in the catalog and sounding better than ever!...continue...

Strauss, Ravel, Mozart / Elisabeth Söderström, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-09-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Capriccio, Op 85; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Soderstrom has remaimed a member of the Swedish Royal opera for life. Her repertoire includes a wide range of roles - from Monteverdi's Poppea,...continue...

Schwarz Conducts Mahler 4 / Schwarz, Mannion

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2004-05-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Mannion, Rosa
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

British Composers - Delius: Koanga, Songs of High Hills

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-11-04

Works: Frederick Delius: Koanga, opera, RT i/4; A Song of the High Hills, for wordless chorus & orchestra, RT ii/6
Performers: Barry, Elaine; Bingham, Peter; Bowen, Miriam; Capp, Eleanor; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Hill, Valerie; Holmes, Eugene; Lindsey, Claudia; Warrick-Smith, Pamela
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Kraft: Kennedy Portrait, etc / Polivnick, Shea, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-05-01

Works: William Kraft: Settings from Pierrot Lunaire, for soprano & ensemble; Vintage Renaissance, for orchestra; Symphony of sorrows; A Kennedy Portrait (Contextures III), for narrator & orchestra
Performers: Manning, Jane
Conductors: Polivnick, Paul
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The British Symphonic Collection Vol 12 - Elgar / Bostock

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-02-06

Works: Edward Elgar: With Proud Thanksgiving; Frank Bridge: A Prayer; Herbert Howells: Sine nomine, Op. 37; George Dyson: The Blacksmiths; Havergal Brian: Psalm XXIII, Op. 9; Henry Purcell: Jehova, quam mul...
Performers: Alston, Pauline; Donovan, Elizabeth; Matthews, Kevin; Prideaux, William
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies, etc / Handley, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2003-01-07

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; English Folk Song Suite; Symphony no 3 for soprano or teno...
Performers: Balmain, Ian; Balmer, Christopher; Barlow, Alison; Bell, David [Organ]; Benedict, Roger; Black, Nigel; Chambers, Colin; Hargan, Alison; Jones, Mair; Nolan, David; Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William; Sma...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'
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Singers to Remember - Isobel Baillie - The Unforgettable

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2002-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rodelinda; Der Messias; Theodora; Joshua; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit zw...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Draper, Charles; Ison, G.; Lockwood, Arthur; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Pini, Anthony
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Cameron, Basil; Heward, Leslie; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Prentice, Charles; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphony no 3, Helios, etc / Bostock, et al

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2000-08-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Helios Overture, FS 32/Op. 17; Paraphrase on "Nearer my God to Thee," FS 63
Performers: Hess-Thaysen, Eva
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Howells: Hymnus Paradisi, An English Mass / Handley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-04-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; An English Mass for chorus
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Disley, Stephen; Kennard, Julie
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra