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A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Daryl Runswick: Introit; Christmas in America Medley; An Olde English Christmas Medley; Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Gaudete (Swedish); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (...
Performers: Colwell, Cathy; Cox, Allan; Cullington, Paul; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Dixon, Chris; Dobell, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Feile, Matthias; Gledhil, Rachel; Hibbert, Fiona; Knussen, Kenneth; Sinclair, Cameron; ...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Clare College Choir; London Cello Sound members; London Philharmonic Cellos

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with...continue...
Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion)....continue...

Latin Cello / Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Michelangelo 70; Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Bolivian Traditional: El condor pasa, folk song; Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestr...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Cello Orchestra

"South-of-the-border crossover with an appealing difference... Daryl Runswick's tangy arrangements of Latin dance favorites, pop standards and light classics sound as if they were written...continue...

Respighi: Ballad of the Gnomes, etc / Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ballata delle Gnomidi; Trittico botticelliano; Suite for Strings and Organ in G major; Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Pearson, Leslie [keyboard]
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Geoffrey Simon's recordings of Ottorino Respighi's music, including a number of recording premieres, have met not only enormous critical praise but enthusiasm among fans of...continue...

Grainger: The Warriors, etc / Simon, Melbourne SO

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Percy Grainger: The Warriors (Music to an Imaginary Ballet), for orchestra & 3 pianos; Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air), folk song for string orchestra with 2 horns ad lib.; Danish Folk...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Grainger was an inveterate innovator and experimenter in music and the kaleidoscopic aspects of his compositional creativity in highly imaginative works often with unprecedented rhythms,...continue...

Ravel: Valley of the Bells, etc / Simon, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Miroirs; Jeux d'eau; Rapsodie espagnole; Gaspard de la nuit; Concerto for Piano in G major; Mélodies populaires grecques (5); Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Burgess, Sally; Mok, Gwendolyn
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Geoffrey Simon and the Philharmonia Orchestra play four Ravel masterpieces, plus the world premiere recording of three orchestral transcriptions of Ravel piano works, including Grainger's...continue...

Ravel: Five O'Clock Foxtrot, etc / Simon, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges; Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Tzigane; La valse; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2
Performers: Chase, Stephanie; de Vries, Han
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Cala's London Sound Series has gained an international following particularly among audiophiles and musicians. Two of the bestsellers in the series featured an "orchestra" of...continue...

The London Trumpet Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Louis Prima: Sing, Sing, Sing; Erroll Garner: Misty, song; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of De...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: The London Trumpet Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Requiem, Organ Symphony, etc / Simon, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: La princesse jaune, Op. 30; Requiem, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 54; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Kirkbride, Simon; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Olafimihan, Tinuke; Roden, Anthony
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: East London Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Newly remastered for SACD, this disc rivals the newest discs for sonic splendor (and lease-breaking dynamic range), and will take its place as a must-have...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Africa, Jota aragonese, etc / Simon, Mok, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89; Parysatis, incidental music; Jota aragonesa, for orchestra in A major, Op. 64; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 6;...
Performers: Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Chase, Stephanie; Grunberg, Tina; Milan, Susan; Mok, Gwendolyn; Roden, Anthony; Truman, Robert
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Geoffrey Simon revived a number of Saint-Saens' rare orchestra works, including many virtuoso morceaux, for release on CD during the 1990s - works which have...continue...