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American Violin Concertos by Wiprud, Barber & Menotti / Ittai Shapira, violin

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Concerto for Violin in A minor; Theodore Wiprud: Concerto for Violin ("Katrina"); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas; Thomson, Neil
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

In this laudable effort Israeli virtuoso violinist Ittai Shapira gathers three seemingly disparate violin concertos to create a picture of the genre through a particularly...continue...

Carl Davis: Ballade for cello and orchestra / Jonathan Aasgaard, cello

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Ballade, for cello & orchestra
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

In this premiere recording of the Ballade for cello and orchestra, we see a mature work of contemporary composer Carl Davis performed by the recipient...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (07/09/2011)....continue...

The Beatles for Orchestra / Favorites in Orchestral Arrangements / Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-08-30

Works: John Lennon: She Loves You; And I Love Her; Can't Buy Me Love; Eleanor Rigby; Hey Jude; The Long and Winding Road; Yellow Submarine; All You Need Is Love; Yesterday; Let It Be; Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; Bl...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Callard, Pete; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Holmes, Dave; McManus, Steve; Owens, Rhys; Vinter, Andy; Wilkinson, Neal
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Inspired by a chance remark, come the Beatle's most popular pieces written for orchestra on this new Carl Davis release. With recording sessions at Abbey...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (11/18/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/18/2010); Abbey Road Studios (11/23/2010-11/24/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/23/2010-11/24/2010)....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...

Film Music Classics - Great Movie Themes Vol 2 / Davis, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Danny Elfman: Batman; Henry Mancini: Pink Panther; Lalo Schifrin: Mission Impossible; Francis Lai: Love Story; John Williams: Jurassic Park; Superman; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; The Godfather; Gabr...
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The English Patient, Jurassic Park, Shakespeare in Love, Batman, The Pink Panther, Mission Impossible, Love Story, Superman, Romeo and...continue...

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

Lord: Durham Concerto / Damev, Lord, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jon Lord: Durham Concerto, for violin, cello, pipes, organ & orchestra
Performers: Barley, Matthew; Lord, Jon [Composer/Piano]; Palmer, Ruth [Violin]; Tickell, Kathryn
Conductors: Damev, Mischa
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Li...continue...
Personnel: Jon Lord (organ); Matthew Barley (cello).

Recording information: 07/2007....continue...

Bloch: From Jewish Life, Schelomo; Bruch, etc / Aasgaard, Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; From Jewish Life; David Diamond: Kaddish; Gerard Schwarz: In Memoriam, for cello & string orchestra (or string quartet); Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Jonathan Aasgaard is principal cellist of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and focuses the inwardly musing aspect of Schelomo's narrative virtually to perfection. ... an...continue...

Williamson: Piano Sonata no 2, Sinfonia Concertante, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-02-12

Works: Malcolm Williamson: Santiago de Espada, overture for orchestra; Elevamini [Symphony no 1]; Sinfonia Concertante, for 3 trumpets, piano & strings; Sonata for Piano no 2
Performers: Jones, Martin [Piano]; Williamson, Malcolm
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Though Malcolm Williamson lived in London for fifty years, many of the titles and premiere venues of his works confirm that he was at heart...continue...

A Festival of Christmas / Walters, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The infant King (Basque); I Saw A Maiden (Basque); The Boar's Head Carol; Deck the Halls (Welsh); Edmund Walters: Where Was Jesus Born?; Th...
Performers: Stroud, Cynthia
Conductors: Walters, Edmund
Ensemble: Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Ambrose RC Junior School Choir

Lazarof: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Schwarz, Edinger, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-09-02

Works: Henri Lazarof: Concerto for Violin no 3; Viola Rhapsody, for viola & orchestra; Partita di madrigali
Performers: Edinger, Christiane; Neubauer, Paul; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

American Classics - M. Brouwer: Aurolucent Circles, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Margaret Brouwer: Aurolucent Circles, for percussion & orchestra; Mandala, for trombone & orchestra; Pulse; Remembrances, for orchestra; SIZZLE, for orchestra
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn; Price, Kevin
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Remarkable for its poetic sensibility, Margaret Brouwers music also demonstrates craftsmanship of the highest order. Aurolucent Circles is a percussion concerto written for the virtuoso...continue...

The Concerto Project Vol 1 / Schwarz, Lloyd Webber, et al

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2004-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Cello; Concerto Fantasy, for 2 timpanists & orchestra
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn; Haas, Jonathan; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded in January 2004, the first release in the four volume concerto project brings together a top English orchestra with two of the country's best...continue...

Goehr: Romanza, Sinfonia, etc /Knussen, Atherton, Welsh, etc

2 CD / NMC Classics / 2004-01-01

Works: Alexander Goehr: Sinfonia, Op. 42; Romanza for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Behold the Sun, Op. 44a; Metamorphosis/Dance, Op. 36; Lyric Pieces, Op. 35; ...a musical offering (J. S. B. 1985)..., Op. 46
Performers: Thames, Jeanine; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Atherton, David; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Hugh Wood: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto / Atherton, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2003-05-02

Works: Hugh Wood: Concerto for Violin, Op. 17; Concerto for Cello, Op. 12
Performers: Parikian, Manoug; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Atherton, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

"Performances are splendid - the soloists are magnificent - and the recored sound is detailed, if not quite the last word in ambiance." - Lehman,...continue...

Gregson, Hoddinott, McCabe: Concertos for Orchestra /Bostock

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2002-05-08

Works: Edward Gregson: Contrasts; Alun Hoddinott: Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 127; John McCabe: Concerto for Orchestra
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

"Even if there's nothing here that challenges the masterpieces of the genre by Bartok, Lutoslawski, Petrassi, or Gerhard, there's still no doubt that orchestral writing...continue...