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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...

Opera in English - Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen /Rattle

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen)
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Bainbridge, Rebecca; Barnett, Christopher; Baum, Emily; Connolly, Emma; Dobie, Fiona; Dobson, John; Folwell, Nicholas; Gregory, Devin; Groves, Glenys; Howell, Gw...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"This opera is one of the most moving and complete commentaries in any medium about the cycle of life and the connections between man and...continue...

Britten: Paul Bunyan / Hickox, Cranham, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-01-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Paul Bunyan, operetta, Op. 17
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"Paul Bunyan" lay untouched for more than thirty years after its poorly-received premiere in 1941. After several revisions, it was performed again in 1976 in...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress / Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Bell, Donaldson; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Coxon, Richard; Egerton, Francis; Evans, Rebecca; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Jonathan; Gritton, Susan; Hayward, Robert; Keyte, Christopher;...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This premiere digital studio recording of Vaughan Williams's powerful and moving epic follows a highly successful performance at the Barbican Hall, London, in November, 1997....continue...