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British Flute Concertos by Alwyn, Berkeley, Poulenc, Dove / Emily Beynon, flute

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Jonathan Dove: The Magic Flute Dances, concerto for flute & orchestra; William Alwyn: Concerto for flute & 8 winds; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Flute Op...
Performers: Beynon, Emily
Conductors: Tovey, Bramwell
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Welsh flautist Emily Beynon plays a selection of British flute concertos, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Bramwell Tovey. Beynon is...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (10/27/2011-10/29/2011)....continue...

Matthews: Symphonies no 1, 3 & 5 / Martyn Brabbins, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-04-14

Works: David Matthews: Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Symphony no 3, Op. 37; Symphony no 5, Op. 78a
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

David Matthews' previously unrecorded symphonies crown a wonderful catalogue of orchestral music that is widely recognized. The first volume of Dutton Matthews symphony cycle is...continue...

Holst: The Planets / BBC National Orchestra Of Wales [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-04-19

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Conductors: Atherton, David
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

This lavish visualization of Gustav Host's orchestral masterpiece 'The Planets' and Colin Matthews' additional movement 'Pluto, the Renewer', features spectacular images which enhance the symbolic...continue...
Run Time: 59 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Europe...continue...

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...

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...

Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn / Dukes, Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Toru Takemitsu: A String around Autumn, for viola & orchestra; I Hear the Water Dreaming; A Way a Lone II, for string orchestra; riverrun, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Dukes, Philip; Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Toru Takemitsu was one of the few composers who bridged with great success the very different worlds of Western and traditional Japanese music. A distinguished...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...

Takemitsu: A Flock Descends, etc / Otaka, Watkins, BBC Wales

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-06-30

Works: Toru Takemitsu: A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden, for orchestra; Dreamtime; Star Isle, for orchestra; Orion & Pleiades, for cello & orchestra
Performers: Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

American Trombone Concertos Vol 2 / Lindberg, Llewellyn

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-05-09

Works: Christopher Rouse: Concerto for Trombone; Augusta Read Thomas: Meditation; Carlos Chavez: Concerto for Trombone
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Llewellyn, Grant
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Schnittke: Symphonies no 6 & 7 / Otaka, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-03-07

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7
Performers: Buckland, David
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

British Trombone Concertos / Christian Lindberg, Llewellyn

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-03-08

Works: Gordon Jacob: Concerto for trombone & orchestra; Elgar Howarth: Concerto for trombone & orchestra; Derek Bourgeois: Concerto for trombone, Op 114b
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Llewellyn, Grant
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Gubaidulina: Pro et contra; Firsova: Cassandra / Otaka, BBC

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-06-01

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Pro et Contra; Elena Firsova: Cassandra, Op. 60
Performers: Green, Christopher; Senter, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales