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Spirit of Scotland - Berlioz, MacCunn, Arnold, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Waverley Overture, Op. 1; Rob Roy Overture, H.54; Malcolm Arnold: Tam O'Shanter Overture, Op. 51; Scottish Dan...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"A highly attractive and colourful sequence, excellently performed... With brilliant recording and highly informative notes by Andrew Keener, who would be unlikely to find time...continue...

An Introduction to Edward Elgar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Concerto for Cello; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Enigma Variations
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The glorious Cello Concerto and the Enigma Variations are Elgar's most universally famous works. "Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance"-The Penguin Complete Guide...continue...

An Introduction to Felix Mendelssohn

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, ...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Shelley, Howard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Weller, Walter
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Mendelssohn's exhilarating 'Italian' Symphony is one of the warmest, most vivacious and melodic works in the repertoire and has understandably become a central work in...continue...

An Introduction to Gustav Holst

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Gibson's performance of 'The Planets' was a famous demonstration CD on its initial release, being both the first digital recording of this work and the...continue...

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Sibelius: Tone Poems / Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: En saga, Op. 9; Luonnotar, Op. 70; Finlandia, Op. 26; Spring Song (Vårsång), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 16; The Bard, Op. 64; The Dryad (Dryaden), tone poem for orchestra, ...
Performers: Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

These works are inspired by Finland's majestic landscapes and mysterious folk lore; these works seem to capture the very essence of Sibelius's native land. "The...continue...

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Bear Essentials - Handel Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-05-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Largo; Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, no 8 in G major, HWV 441; Tra le fiamme,...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Yates, Sophie
Conductors: Standage, Simon; Hickox, Richard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bamert, Matthias; ; Turovsky, Yuli
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; I Musici de Montréal; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Sellers Engineering Band

Romantic Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Enigma Variations; Stanley Myers: The ...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Byfield, Jack; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; Edlina, Luba; Fingerhut, Margaret; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafa...
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian; Shelley, Howard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Shostakovich, Maxim; Handley, Vernon; Byfield, Jack; Horenstein, Jascha; Järvi, Neeme; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tortel...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Cathedral Strings; I Musici de Montreal; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharm...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Classics - Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Concertone /Brainin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concertone for 2 Violins in C major, K 190 (186E)
Performers: Black, Neil; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Hegedus, Olga; Schidlof, Peter
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: English Concert

Despite the use of a chamber orchestra, this is large, bold Mozart. Gibson's tempos in the Sinfonia Concertante are fairly mainstream, andthe two soloists, members...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Elgar: Overtures / A. Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op. 19; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Arrangement
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"The Scottish Orchestra plays with bold brass and colorful woodwinds, but the thin strings are a problem for Elgar. The remastered early digital sound is...continue...

Handel: Water Music / Gibson, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-08-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349
Performers: Aldwinckle, Robert
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

"...the Scottish group is impressive... not only in the polish and sense of style but by the sheer vigour, and conveyed enjoyment... fine lyrical playing..."...continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Symphony no 1, etc / Willcocks

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Concerto for Cello; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; Coronation...
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph; McPhee, George; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Stravinsky: Symphonies, Fairy's Kiss, Ode / Nash Ensemble

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in E flat major, Op. 1; Symphony in C; Ode; Symphony in Three Movements; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for ...
Performers: O'Connell, Raymond
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches, etc / Gibson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Sérénade lyrique; Salut d'amour; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Hurst, George
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-10-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Sibelius: Scènes Historiques, etc / Gibson, Scottish Natl

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-02-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Scènes historiques no 1, Op. 25; Scènes Historiques II (3), suite for orchestra, Op. 66; Rakastava (The Lover), suite for string orchestra, triangle & timpani, Op. 14; Piec...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Elgar: Coronation Ode, Spirit of England / Gibson, Sccotish

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-09-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode ("Land of Hope and Glory"), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44; The Spirit of England, songs (3) for soprano/tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 80
Performers: Cahill, Teresa; Howell, Gwynne; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish National Chorus

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends, etc / Gibson, Scottish Natl

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-08-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Luonnotar, Op. 70; The Bard, Op. 64
Performers: Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Shepherd, Adrian
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphony no 5, etc; Sibelius / Alexander Gibson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-06-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Helios Overture, FS 32/Op. 17; Jean Sibelius: Spring Song (Vårsång), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 16; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Seascapes

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Arnold Bax: Mediterranean, for piano; Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra; Frank Bridge: The Sea; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea So...
Performers: Seascapes
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, George

Berlioz: 5 Overtures / Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Rob Roy Overture, H.54; King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Béatrice et B&eacut...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Symphony no 10 / Gibson, Weller

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Symphony no 10 in E flat major (realized & completed by Barry Cooper)
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Saint-Saens, etc / Gibson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra