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Ivan Karabits (1945-2002): Concertos for Orchestra; Elegie; Abschiedsserenade / Karabits, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Ivan Karabits: Concerto for orchestra no 2; Concerto for orchestra no 3 "Holosinnya" ("Lamentations"); Concerto for orchestra no 1 "Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu" ("Musical Gift to Kiev"); Valentin S...
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Following Ukraine's independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country's leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/14/2010-06/15/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
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The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Richard Blackford: Not in Our Time / Paul Nilon, tenor; Stephen Gadd, baritone

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Richard Blackford: Not in Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Dowie, Christopher
Conductors: Carr, Gavin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Blackford's music is gesturally direct, aiming for visceral impact in the scrunching orchestral discord that represents the moment the Twin Towers collapsed...the performa...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (09/18/2011-09/19/2011)....continue...

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Concerto for Double String Orchestra et al. / Ogdon, Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Divertim...
Performers: Masters, Robert; Menuhin, Yehudi; Ogdon, John; Robson, Nigel; Simpson, Derek
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Barshai, Rudolf; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Bach Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) is regarded, along with Benjamin Britten, as one of the most important British composers of the 20th century. He was well-known...continue...

Ludvig Irgens-Jensens: Symphony in D minor; Passacaglia / Bjarte

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: Sinfonia for orchestra in D minor; Air, for orchestra; Passacaglia for orchestra
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The two main works on this recording are among the peaks of twentieth-century Norwegian orchestral music. Irgens-Jensen's Passacaglia won second prize in the Nordic section...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (05/22/2009-05/23/2009)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Walton / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

I Was Glad: The Music of Sir Hubert Parry

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Judith, oratorio; Songs (6) of Farewell; Bright Star, for voice & piano; When Comes My Gwen, for voice & piano; O Mis...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Flood, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hill, David; Wicks, Allan
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Symphonies no 1 & 2, In the South, Serenade for Strings / Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Performers: Morgan, Cedric
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the release are Elgar's two symphonies in the recordings Sir John Barbirolli made in 1962 and 1964. The First with the Philharmonia Orchestra,...continue...

Hubay: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Chloë Hanslip, Jeno Hubay, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Jenö Hubay: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor ("Dramatique"), Op. 21; Scène de la Csárda no 3 for violin & piano ("Maros Vize"), Op. 18; Scène de la Csárda no 4 for violin ...
Performers: Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Lauded as "the most charismatic violinist the UK has produced in recent years", Chloe Hanslip has delighted music lovers with her Naxos recordings of virtuosic...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 & 6, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet / Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; The Tempest, Op. 18; Romeo & Juliet; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Performers: Thomas, Richard Vaughan
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bax: Symphonic Variations, Concertante for Piano (Left Hand) / Judd, Wass, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Arnold Bax: Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra in E major; Concertante, for piano, left hand & orchestra
Performers: Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bax completed five works for piano and orchestra, beginning in 1916 with the highly virtuosic 'Symphonic Variations' dedicated to the pianist Harriet Cohen. The work...continue...

American Classics - Gianni: Piano Concerto, Symphony no 4 / Spalding, Imreh, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Vittorio Giannini: Piano Concerto; Symphony no 4
Performers: Imreh, Gabriela
Conductors: Spalding, Daniel
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Motivated by a "quest for the beautiful, with the humble hope that I may be privileged to achieve this goal, if only for one precious...continue...

American Classics - Copland: Symphonies / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Symphony no 1 (arr. of Symphony for Organ & Orchestra, and 1st mvt. of Prelude); Symphony no 2 ("Short Symphony"); Dance Symphony
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Audiophiles listening to this disc will delight in the musical characteristics of Aaron Copland that make his music desirable to them: clear textures, broad lyricism,...continue...

Stanford: Symphony no 1, Clarinet Concerto / Lloyd-Jones, Plane, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 1 in B flat major; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80
Performers: Plane, Robert
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This final volume of the Naxos cycle of the complete Stanford Symphonies features the substantial 'First Symphony', whose first movement, with its spacious introduction and...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Symphony no 2, Candide Overture, Fancy Free / Kahane, Litton, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Kahane, Jeffrey; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Turner, Paul
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Gemini - Sibelius: Kullervo, Tapiola, Finlandia, Karelia, etc / Berglund, Bournemouth SO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7; Oceanides, Op. 73; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Scènes historiques no 1, Op. 25; Tapiola, Op. 112; Finlandia, Op. 26; Serenades (2) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 69
Performers: Haendel, Ida; Kostia, Raili; Viitanen, Usko
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus

Brahms, Schumann: Violin Concertos / Inkinen, Kaler, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Inkinen, Pietari
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

One of the most popular concertos in the repertoire, Brahms' 'Violin Concerto' was completed in 1878 and dedicated to his friend Joseph Joachim, whose cadenza...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Symphonies no 4-6, Oboe Concerto, etc / Gibson, Royal PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 4 in F minor; Symphony no 5 in D major; Symphony no 6 in E minor
Performers: Growcott, Robert; Jarvis, Gerald; Morgan, Cedric; Turner, Allan; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Berglund, Paavo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the four titles in the new Vaughan Williams series from EMI is this 2-CD set featuring the first general CD release of the...continue...

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...

The Best of Finzi

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

Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Let us garlands bring, for voice & piano, Op. 18; Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Prelude f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hugh, Timothy; Plane, Robert; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Robinson, Christopher; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical...continue...

Camilleri: Orchestral Music / Schembri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-06-17

Works: Charles Camilleri: Knights of Malta, ballet suite for orchestra; Concertino for 2 pianos & orchestra no 4 ("Summer Nights in Malta"); Four Legends from Malta, for orchestra; Overture Classique, for o...
Performers: Inanga, Glen; Micallef, Jennifer; Mifsud, Godfrey
Conductors: Schembri, Brian
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Charles Camilleri was born in Hamrun, Malta and is recognized as one of the most individual composers of our time. His early nationalistic works are...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 3 & 6 / David Lloyd Jones, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 6 in E flat major, Op. 94; Symphony no 3 in F minor, Op. 28 ("Irish")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Completed in 1887, Stanford's 'Irish' Symphony enjoyed immediate and widespread success, continuing to be played well into the twentieth century. The 'Irish' subtitle indicates its...continue...

Finzi: Dies natalis, Farewell to Arms, Two Sonnets / David Hill, James Gilchrist, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor, Op. 25; Fall of the Leaf, elegy for orchestra in D minor, Op 20 (orchest...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"A splendid companion to the same team's 2005 recording of Gerald Finzi's Intimations of Immortality, tenor James Gilchrist and conductor David Hill with the Bournemouth...continue...

Bartók: The Wooden Prince / Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Béla Bartók: Wooden Prince, Op. 13/Sz 60
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

'The Wooden Prince' is a fairy tale ballet with an original story by Bartok’s literary acquaintance Bela Balazs, who had also written the libretto to...continue...

Bartók: Blue Beard's Castle / Alsop, Meláth, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Belácek, Gustáv; Meláth, Andrea
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

A modern version of the old European folk-tale about the cruel, blue-bearded prince and his many disappearing wives, Bartok's opera 'Bluebeard's Castle' is a metaphor...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 2 and 5 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 2 in D major ("Elegiac"); Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 56 ("L'allegro Ed il Penseroso")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Although Stanford's seven symphonies remain well within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, these accomplished works are marked by resourceful and often subtle...continue...

Stanford: Complete Symphonies Vol 1 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 4 in F major, Op. 31; Symphony, No 7 in D minor, Op. 124
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Music such as this--well crafted, tuneful, and beautifully scored--probably deserves more attention than it gets...And so we come to these charming works, composed between 1888...continue...

American Classics - Glass: Heroes Symphony, The Light

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Although he remains best known for the works he wrote for his own ensemble, orchestral music has been at the forefront of Philip Glass' activities...continue...

American Classics - Michael Hersch: Symphonies 1 & 2, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Michael Hersch: Symphony no 2; Fracta, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Arraché, for orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Championed by distinguished conductors such as Marin Alsop and Mariss Jansons, since his mid-20s, Michael Hersch's music has been performed by leading orchestras and concert...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

Takemitsu: A Flock Descends..., etc / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Spirit Garden, for orchetra; Solitude sonore, for orchestra; Jose Torrés, film score; Black Rain, film score; Face of Another, film score; Dreamtime; A Flock Descends Into the Pe...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Regarded as one of the most important composers of the second half of the twentieth century, Toru Takemitsu was the first Japanese composer to gain...continue...

The Very Best of Grieg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Serenade, etc / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Facsimile; Divertimento for Orchestra
Performers: Quint, Philippe; Walden, Timothy
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein protg Marin Alsop leads the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in some of the American legends most intriguing works. Bernstein described his Serenade, inspired by Platos...continue...

Dyson: Symphony in G major, etc / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Concerto for string orchestra ("Concerto Da Chiesa"); Symphony in G
Performers: Cox, Helen; Green, Stuart; Riddell, Duncan; Walden, Timothy
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

First performed in 1938, Dyson's 'Symphony' had to wait until the 1990's to achieve the recognition it deserves as one of the finest 20th century...continue...

Weill: Symphony no 1 & 2, etc / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 1 ("Berliner Symphonie"); Lady in the Dark, musical play
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop conducts her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in this brilliant program featuring Kurt Weill's first and second symphonies. The angular 'Symphony No. 1', completed in...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Alwyn / Donohoe, Judd, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: William Alwyn: Concerto for Piano no 1; Derby Day Overture for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Sonata alla toccata, for piano
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

[From a comparative review with CHA 9935, Shelley, Hickox, et al]"...Between the two recordings, I find Donohoe the more visceral and driven, especially in the...continue...

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, etc / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, etc / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The incomparable Marin Alsop conducts her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Bartok's 'The Miraculous Mandarin'. The work, which is today among the composer's most...continue...

Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin / Alsop, et al

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Ravel: Bolero, Piano Concerto, etc / Litton, Pesek, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-03-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; La valse; Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Litton, Andrew
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1 - 3 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 ("A Pastoral Symphony"); Symphony no 3
Performers: Ellet, Charlotte
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

By the time his eagerly awaited 'First Symphony' appeared in 1950, Alan Rawsthorne had already established a singular compositional voice. The 'First Symphony' is an...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4, etc / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; Flos campi
Performers: Green, Stuart; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The 'Fourth Symphony' is one of Vaughan Williams' most dissonant symphonies, and yet one of his most frequently performed works. Vaughan Williams is normally thought...continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Glass: Symphonies no 2 & 3 / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Philip Glass: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2
Performers: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Though he prefers not to be labeled a 'minimalist' composer, that is the style with which Philip Glass is most associated. His compositions, however, though...continue...

John Adams: Shaker Loops, etc / Alsop, Gunn, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; The Wound-Dresser; Berceuse élégiaque, arrangement for small orchestra of Busoni original; Shaker Loops
Performers: Gunn, Nathan
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Alsop's workmanlike performances are certainly up to the Naxos standard, and Gunn's tender interpretations of Walt Whitman's words in 'The Wounded-Dresser' are truly lovely. For...continue...

Sibelius, Sinding: Violin Concertos, etc / Kraggerud, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Serenades (2) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 69; Christian Sinding: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A major, Op. 45; Romance in D major, Op. 100
Performers: Kraggerud, Henning
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Kraggerud's tone is warm, precisely focused and capable of an expressive variety of colors. Most important of all, he acts not as a nimble young...continue...

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Barshai, Donohoe

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Isserlis, Steven; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony"

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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...