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Richard Hickox conducts Sir John Tavener / Patricia Rozario, John Mark Ainsley, Andrew Murgatroyd

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: John Tavener: We Shall See Him as He Is; Eis thanaton, ritual for soprano, bass & orchestra; Theophany, for orchestra, bandit drum & tape
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Birchall, Jeremy; Feaviour, Margaret; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Senter, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia

Richly endowed with musical qualities, Richard Hickox was a great champion of neglected music in general, and of British music in particular. His sudden death...continue...

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...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection / Richard Hickox, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Richardson, Stephen; Rozario, Patricia
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

This is the World Premiere performance of Sir John Tavener's epic work written for the new Millennium, recorded in St Paul's Cathedral, London, in January...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Lennox & Michael Berkley Vol 6 / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Michael Berkeley: Concerto for orchestra ("Seascapes"); Gregorian Variations for orchestra; Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Two pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30
Performers: Schartz, Philippe; Shelley, Howard; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

"Lennox Berkeley's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1948) is an immensely appealing work whose neoclassical clarity and memorably melodic lyricism call Poulenc to mind....continue...

Tavener: Fall And Resurrection / Richard Hickox; Patricia Rozario; Michael Chance; Martyn Hill [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-08-16

Works: John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Richardson, Stephen; Rozario, Patricia
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; City of London Sinfonia; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC/PAL, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Subtitles: English
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Berkeley Edition Vol 5 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Piano in B flat major, Op. 29; Poems (4) of St. Teresa of Avila, for alto & strings, Op. 27; Michael Berkeley: Gethsemane Fragment, for string orchestra; Tristessa, for ...
Performers: Burnard, Steven; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This magnificent series devoted to the two Berkeleys continues... as in the previous three volumes there are revelations, with Richard Hickox as the ideal interpreter...continue...

Berkeley Edition Vol 4 / Silverthorne, Trotter, Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Michael Berkeley: Organ Concerto; Concerto for Viola; Lennox Berkeley: Voices of the Night, for orchestra, Op. 86; Symphony no 2, Op. 51
Performers: Silverthorne, Paul; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

This fourth release in the highly acclaimed Berkeley Edition features premiere recordings of Lennox Berkeley's Voices of the Night and Michael Berkeley's Organ and Viola...continue...

Osborne: I Am Goya, etc / Hickox, Kitt, Hill, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Nigel Osborne: I Am Goya; Concerto for Flute; Remembering Esenin; The Sickle
Performers: Dobing, Duke; Hill, Peter; Kitt, Florian; Manning, Jane; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Nigel Osborne's academic career and his work in musical reconstruction in the Balkans have kept him from composing as much as he used to, but...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley's Fourth is the most expansive of his symphonies and should appeal to those who find the others too acerbic or terse. It's a...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 2 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 3 in One Movement, Op. 74; Sinfonia Concertante for oboe & chamber orchestra, Op. 84; Michael Berkeley: Concerto for oboe & string orchestra; Secret Garden, for large orc...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This is the second volume of Chandos's Berkeley series. See my review of Volume 1. Michael Berkeley's haunting Concerto for oboe and string orchestra is...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 1 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-06-25

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 1, Op. 16; Serenade for Strings, Op. 12; Michael Berkeley: Concerto for horn & string orchestra (revised version, 1994); Coronach, for strings
Performers: Pyatt, David [Horn]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley and his son Michael represent two of the brightest stars in 20th century British music... Fresh rhythms and vibrant brassplaying immediately capture the...continue...

Tavener: Fall and Resurrection / Hickox, Rozario, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-04-25

Works: John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Chance, Michael; Peacock, Adrian; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Fall and Resurrection" was commissioned by St. Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the passing of the Millennium. A deeply spiritual work, it was given it's world...continue...

Guy: After the Rain / Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-09-28

Works: Barry Guy: After the Rain, for orchestra
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

A Little Christmas Music / King's Singers, Te Kanawa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-11-25

Works: Traditional: Here we come a-wassailing; We wish you a merry Christmas; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Boar's Head Carol; Gaudete, Christus est natu...
Performers: Fullbrook, Charles; Hickox, Richard; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Brass Quintet; City of London Sinfonia; King's Singers