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Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody; Piano Concertos 1 & 4

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-05-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel

The unique combination of 'Russian' melancholy and urbane elegance, exuberant melodies and opulent harmonies has given Sergei Rachmaninov's Second and Third Piano Concertos an undying...continue...
Recording information: Malmö Concert Hall, Sweden....continue...

Anatiomaros: Orchestral Music by Arwel Hughes

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-07-03

Works: Arwel Hughes: Prelude, for orchestra; Owain Glyndwr, for orchestra; Serch yw'r Doctor (Love's the Doctor), opera; Suite for Orchestra; Anatiomaros, for orchestra; Menna, opera
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a tribute to his father Arwel Hughes, the Welsh composer and radio broadcaster. A student...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall, London, England (04/2009)....continue...

Walton: The Symphonies

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-07-22

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel

Rarely appearing together on disc, William Walton's two symphonies are separated by some 25 years. The First Symphony was composed after his dazzling early success,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France (10/2008)....continue...

Schnittke: Ten Symphonies / Segerstam

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-12-02

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("St. Florian"); Symphony no 3; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 4 for 2 soloists, piano, chamber chorus & chamber orchestra;...
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Dominique, Carl-Axel; Jahren, Helen; Kallenberg, Ben [Violin]; Lännerholm, Åke [Trombone]; Lundberg, Per [Piano/Harpsichord]; Negro, Lucia; Nolan, David; Parkman, Stefan; ...
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Klas, Eri; Otaka, Tadaaki; Kamu, , Okko; Järvi, Neeme; Jia, Lu; Hughes, Owain Arwel

BIS is proud to present the only available collection of the complete symphonies by Alfred Schnittke. The 6-CD boxed set also includes an initiated essay...continue...

Vagn Holmboe: String Sinfonias I-IV 'Kairos', 1957-1962

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-12-01

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Kairos, for string orchestra, Op. 73; Sinfonia IV, for strings, Op. 73D
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel

Of all the different arts, music is the one most closely associated with the concepts of time and duration - concepts which every composer must...continue...
Recording information: Parish Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London NW 11, En (12/2005)....continue...

Schnittke: Symphony no 9, Concerto Grosso no 1 / Hughes, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-07-12

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso no 1; Symphony no 9
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

The first disc dedicated to the works of Alfred Schnittke on BIS was released in 1987, and has since been followed by 23 other titles,...continue...

Through Gold and Silver Clouds - Delius, Elgar, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-07-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Arwel Hughes: Fantasia for Strings; Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; G...
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Camerata Wales

Sir Edward Elgar once described the sensation of flying in an aeroplane to Frederick Delius: 'There is a delightful feeling of elation in sailing through...continue...

Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (complete) / Hughes

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-01

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Prince Rostislav; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphony in D minor "Youth" (unfinished); Songs (14), Op. 34
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The immediate and immense popularity of certain of his works - the second piano concerto in particular - has been both a blessing and a...continue...

Holmboe: Chamber Concertos, Beatus Parvo / Arwel Hughes

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-02-01

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 1 for Piano, Op. 17; Chamber Concerto no 3 for Clarinet, Op. 21; Chamber Concerto no 7 for Oboe, Op. 37; Beatus parvo, Op. 117
Performers: Frost, Martin; Hunt, Gordon [oboe]; Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Danish National Opera Choir

"A word about nomenclature. Holmboe composed 13 chamber concertos between 1939 and 1956 as a series with small-orchestral accompaniment, similar but not so homogeneous a...continue...

Holmboe: Concertos no 8 & 10, etc / Hughes, Aalborg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-09-30

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 8 for Orchestra, Op. 38 "Sinfonia Concertante"; Chamber Concerto no 10 for Winds, Brass and Strings, Op. 40; Concerto giocondo e severo, Op. 132; The Ill-Tempered Tu...
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes a suite, which Holmboe produced from the music that he wrote for a ballet entitled The Ill-Tempered Turk. For some reason the...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1, etc / Hughes, Scottish National

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-05-04

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Prince Rostislav
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This... recording of the Rachmaninov symphonies for BIS rounds off the series with a sympathetic reading of the First Symphony, well coupled with the rare...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphonies Vol 2 / Hughes, Royal Scottish

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-07-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphony in D minor "Youth Symphony" (part lost; 1st movement survives), TN ii/43; Songs (14), Op. 34
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 / Hughes, Royal Scottish National

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-06-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Performers: Cushing, John
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Trombone Concertos from the North / Christian Lindberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-02-04

Works: Christian Lindberg: Arabenne; Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 12 for Trombone, Op. 52; Lars-Erik Larsson: Concerto for Trombone and Winds; Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 9
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Hughes, Owain Arwel; van Beek, Arie; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Östgöta Wind Orchestra ; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Holmboe: Concertos for Recorder & Flute / Hughes, Wiesler

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-08-21

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Concerto for recorder, string orchestra, celeste & vibraphone, Op 122; Concerto for Flute no 1, Op. 126 (M 279); Concerto for Flute no 2, Op. 147 (M 307)
Performers: Laurin, Dan; Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

"I am making my way pretty deliberately through the vast output of Vagn Holmboe, but I've been delighted by just about everything I've encountered so...continue...

Horneman: Theatre Music / Hughes, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-02-05

Works: Christian Frederik Emil Horneman: Aladdin Overture; Aladdin, Opera; Ester, melodrama; Kalanus; Kampen med Muserne, suite for orchestra; Gurre Suite, for orchestra (from the incidental music)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

BIS already has helped to restore Niels Wilhelm Gade's reputation as a composer; they now turn to Christian Horneman. This Danish romantic composer was a...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Ogawa, Hughes

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-08-12

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

"...The first thing to strike one while listening to the C-Minor Concerto is the sensational sound quality of this recording, stunning even by the elevated...continue...

Holmboe: Brass Concertos / Hardenberger, Lindberg, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-01-06

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 11, for trumpet & orchestra, Op. 44 (M. 157); Chamber Concerto no 12, for trombone & orchestra, Op.5 2 (M. 169); Tuba Concerto, Op. 127 (M. 280); Intermezzo concerta...
Performers: Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

"This release of brass concertos by Danish composer Vagn Holmboe (1909-96) follows on the heels of the 6-CD set (BIS 843) of his complete symphonies...Each...continue...

Holmboe: The Complete Symphonies / Hughes, Aarhus SO

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-11-04

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 3 "Sinfonia Rustica", Op. 25 (M. 126); Symphony no 1 for chamber orchestra, Op. 4 (M. 85); Symphony no 10, Op. 105 (M. 250); Symphony no 2, Op. 15 (M. 107); Sinfonia "In Mem...
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Holmboe: Symphonies no 11, 12, 13 / Hughes, Aarhus Symphony

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-05-09

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 11, Op. 144 (M. 304); Symphony no 12, Op. 175 (M. 338); Symphony no 13, Op. 192 (M. 362)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

"The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Owein Arwel Hughes, who commissioned the 13th symphony, and he clearly has an affinity for Holmboe's work....This is...continue...

Holmboe: Symphony no 2, etc / Hughes, Aarhus Symphony

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-12-06

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 2, Op. 15 (M. 107); Sinfonia "In Memoriam," Op. 65 (M. 185)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Holmboe: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Hughes, Aarhus SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-02-12

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 8 "Sinfonia Boreale", Op. 56 (M. 175); Symphony no 9, Op. 95 (M. 235)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Holmboe: Symphonies no 1, 3 & 10 / Hughes, Aarhus SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-09

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 3 "Sinfonia Rustica", Op. 25 (M. 126); Symphony no 1 for chamber orchestra, Op. 4 (M. 85); Symphony no 10, Op. 105 (M. 250)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Holmboe: Symphonies no 4 & 5 / Hughes, Aarhus SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-12-01

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 4 ("Sinfonia Sacra"), Op. 29 (M. 132); Symphony no 5, Op. 35 (M. 145)
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Committed advocacy by Owain Arwel Hughes, whose grasp of the emotional span and cumulative tension of Holmboe's vision is impressive. Spectacular recording.
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Holmboe: Symphonies no 6 & 7 / Hughes, Aarhus SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-12-01

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Symphony no 6, Op. 43 (M. 155); Symphony no 7, Op. 50 (M. 167)
Performers: Stengaard, Hans
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra