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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...

The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Mischa Spoliansky: Suite from North West Frontier; Three Songs from Sanders of the River; Suite from The Man who Could Work Miracles; Wanted for Murder, film score; Suite from The Ghost Goes West; Id...
Performers: Coles, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Ruhemann, Ileana; Wright, John; Wright, John [Organ]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Chandos Movies, conducted by Rumon Gamba has the deserved reputation as a label preserving under-recorded film music from the halcyon days of British cinema. In...continue...
Personnel: Ileana Ruhemann (flute); Roderick Elms (piano); John Elijah Wright (organ)....continue...

Parry: Invocation to Music, etc / Bamert, Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-03-21

Works: Hubert Parry: The Soul's Ransom, sinfonia sacra for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Choric Song from Tennyson's "The Lotus Eaters" for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & or...
Performers: Cook, Brian Rayner; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Dawson, Anne; Elms, Roderick; Jones, Della; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Chandos has been a major player in the long overdue rehabilitation of Parry's music. Here his most important large-scale choral works are available as a...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

Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Name, etc / Hickox, Bott, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: John Ireland: Vexilla Regis, for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones & organ; Greater love hath no man; These Things Shall Be, for baritone, chorus & orchestra; A London Overt...
Performers: Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Oxley, James; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Hickox, etc

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Harper, Heather; Hill, Martyn; Langridge, Philip; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

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Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that...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...

Martin: Ballades / Bamert, London Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-08-22

Works: Frank Martin: Ballade for piano & orchestra; Ballade for trombone or tenor sax & small orchestra (arr. from "Ballade for trombone or tenor sax &; Ballade for cello & small orchestra (arr. from "Balla...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Bousfield, Ian; Chambers, Celia; Dixon, Peter; Dukes, Philip; Elms, Roderick; Gledhil, Rachel; Masters, Rachel; Millar, Keith; Robertson, Martin
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Each Ballade is very enjoyable. Their attraction lies in the expertly scored virtuoso solo parts and imaginative orchestrations...The soloists are among Britain's leading musicians, and...continue...

Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-28

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Hargan, Alison; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Rendall, David; Roberts, Stephen; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies / Thomson, London SO

5 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-08-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Cook, Brian Rayner; Elms, Roderick; Kenny, Yvonne
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Sea Pictures, The Music Makers / Thomson, Finnie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-02-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37; The Music Makers, Op. 69
Performers: Elms, Roderick
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-08-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Harper, Heather; Hill, Martyn; Langridge, Philip; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Dream of Gerontius, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; I was glad
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Howell, Gwynne; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Hickox, White, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Plowright, Rosalind; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Elgar: The Kingdom, Sospiri, Sursum corda / Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Kingdom, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 51; Sospiri; Sursum Corda, elévation for brass, organ, strings & 2 timpani in B flat major, Op. 11
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Marshall, Margaret; Palmer, Felicity; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antarctica, etc / Thomson, LSO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti; Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Elms, Roderick
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra