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Alwyn: Orchestral Music - Concerto Grosso no 1, Pastoral Fantasia, etc / Lloyd-Jones, Royal Liverpool PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: William Alwyn: Overture to a Masque; Concerto Grosso no 1 in B flat major; Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Strings; Preludes (5) for Orchestra; Tragic Interlude for 2 Horns, Timpani and Strings; Autu...
Performers: Dukes, Philip
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

William Alwyn composed some fifty works for the orchestra, including five symphonies, a sinfonietta, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, piano, harp, three concerti grossi, and...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

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: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Lazarof: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Schwarz, Edinger, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-09-02

Works: Henri Lazarof: Concerto for Violin no 3; Viola Rhapsody, for viola & orchestra; Partita di madrigali
Performers: Edinger, Christiane; Neubauer, Paul; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Handley, Small, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-04-06

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Flos campi; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 5 in D major
Performers: Balmer, Christopher; Small, Jonathan
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

R. Strauss, Tchaikovsky / Harrell, Schwarz, Royal Liverpool

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-04-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Greenlees, David; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies, etc / Handley, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2003-01-07

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; English Folk Song Suite; Symphony no 3 for soprano or teno...
Performers: Balmain, Ian; Balmer, Christopher; Barlow, Alison; Bell, David [Organ]; Benedict, Roger; Black, Nigel; Chambers, Colin; Hargan, Alison; Jones, Mair; Nolan, David; Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William; Sma...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'
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