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The Best of Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Linden Lea; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; House of life; Variants (5) of 'D...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Greed, David; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Judd, James; Bakels, Kees; Lloyd-Jones, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest...continue...

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Daniel, Purves, Lindley, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"
Performers: Lindley, Simon; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

Often compared on account of its pulsating drive and barbaric splendour with Orff's 'Carmina Burana', 'Belshazzar's Feast' is now regarded as the finest British large-scale...continue...

British Music - Green & Pleasant Land

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: E.J. Moeran: Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Gerald Finzi: Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Arthur Somervell: The Shropshire Lad, song cycle; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles ...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Farrington, Iain; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Whitton, Christopher
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Robinson, Christopher; ; Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; Duke Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; Maggini Quartet; Northern Sinfonia; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Ro...

A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Classical Chill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

English String Miniatures Vol 2 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Sally in Our Alley, for string quartet, H. 119/1; Cherry Ripe, for string quartet, H 119/2; Sir Roger de Coverley, H 155; Edward Elgar: Sospiri; Haydn Wood: Fantasy Concerto, for orches...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

This second volume of English String Miniatures offers a form of music in which English composers have shown considerable facility, often serving a widespread amateur...continue...

Walton: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto / Kang, Hugh, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"These two concertos are seldom coupled, though they make good discmates, representing early and late Walton...Both soloists play their parts admirably...Walton's scoring is sexier in...continue...

Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, etc / Daniel, Donohue

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-03-09

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Sinfonia concertante, for orchestra with piano obbligato; Variations on A Theme by Hindemith, for orchestra; March
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia

The popular Spitfire Prelude and Fugue was drawn from one of Walton's first film scores. The magnificent Variations on a Theme by Hindemith, which is...continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Elgar: Falstaff, Elegy, The Sanguine Fan / Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-12-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; The Sanguine Fan, ballet, Op. 81
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"A thoroughly likeable Falstaff...and the couplings are rewarding, too." -Gramophone...continue...

Rule Britannia - & other music from Last Night of the Proms

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-08

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; I was glad; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Characteristic Pieces (3), Op. 10; Henry J...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; Opera North Chorus

"No, this disc wasn't recorded at one of the traditional "Last Night of the Proms" concerts, but it does capture the spirit of those events...continue...

Walton: Symphony no 1, Partita / Paul Daniel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-10-13

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Partita for Orchestra
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"Paul Daniel and the English Northern Philharmonia follow up the success of their first Walton disc for Naxos - coupling the Symphony No. 2, the...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Job, The Lark Ascending / Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Job; The lark ascending
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

Delius: Florida Suite, etc / Lloyd-Jones, English Northern

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-01-15

Works: Frederick Delius: Florida Suite; Over the Hills and Far Away, fantasy overture for orchestra, RT vi/11; Idylle de printemps, for orchestra, RT vi/5; Little Suite; Koanga, opera, RT i/4
Performers: Evans, Irene; Francis, Sandra; Glanville, Susannah; Lees, Susan; Pearce, Sue; Thomas, Shirley
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"...this generously filled Naxos release actually contains a sprinkling of world premiere performances and recordings...David Lloyd-Jones and his Leeds-based band prove more-than-able protagonists of ...continue...

Bliss: Cello Concerto, etc / Tim Hugh, David Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-10-07

Works: Arthur Bliss: Music for Strings, for string orchestra, Op. 54, F. 123; Concerto for cello & orchestra, Op. 120, F. 107; Two Studies for orchestra, Op. 16, F. 133
Performers: Hugh, Timothy
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"...Two Studies of 1921 is Bliss's first orchestral work...The first is a cool pastoral with a winsome oboe solo. The second is a boisterous, high-spirited...continue...

Bliss: A Colour Symphony, Adam Zero / David Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-04

Works: Arthur Bliss: A Colour Symphony, for orchestra, Op. 24, F. 106; Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"David Lloyd-Jones's exciting and idiomatic account of A Colour Symphony with the English Northern Philharmonia proves easily more than a match for all current competition....continue...

Walton: Symphony no 2, Viola Concerto, etc / Tomter, Daniel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-02-07

Works: William Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture, for orchestra; Concerto for Viola; Symphony no 2
Performers: Tomter, Lars Anders
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia