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Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool; Bax: Tintagel

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; Arnold Bax: Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1954); Walthamstow Town Hall (1954); Kingsway Hall, London (1955); Walthamstow Town Hall (1955)....continue...

50 Best British Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; In manus tuas; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and F...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bell, David [Organ]; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter; Willcocks, David...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Dunn, Vivi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Glorious Majesty: Music For English Kings & Queens

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 7...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Bainbridge, Philip; Bayl, Benjamin; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Brookes, Oliver; Grier, Francis; Hogwood, Christopher; Hyde, Daniel; Lancelot, James; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Munrow, David; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Birch, John; Segal, Uri
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Early Music Consort of London

Composer kings and musical monarchs from Henry VIII to Victoria and beyond have played a considerable part in shaping Britan's cultural legacy. Glorious Majesty is...continue...

Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

The Studio Recordings 1954-1960: Michael Rabin, violin

6 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix

The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...

Sir Adrian Boult conducts Walton

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra
Performers: Noble, Dennis
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

These reissues of recordings made in 1953 and 1956 remind us of the importance of Sir Adrian Boult to Walton's career....continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London E17....continue...

Sounds of the Sea

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Claude Debussy: La Mer; Petite Suite...
Performers: Cole, Nadia; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Jones, Della; Klass, Myleene
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Khachaturian, Aram; Ansermet, Ernest; Britten, Benjamin; Wordsworth, Barry; Gergiev, Valery; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Vinden, Maurice; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Godfrey,...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Best Of British / Addinsell, Arnold, Britten, Butterworth, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Tunes; English Folk So...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Becu, Wim; Beniston, Paul; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Chambers, Colin; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Finch, Catrin; Johnston, Guy [Cello]; ...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Rattle, Simon, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Davison, Arthur; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Dilke...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi of England

Celebrate the United Kingdom's favorite classical music with this exclusive EMI Classics release - Best of British. Get your tea and crumpets ready as you...continue...

20th Century Classics: Khachaturian - Piano Concerto

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Pictures of Childhood; Gayaneh; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Masquerade Suite
Performers: Katz, Mindru; Oistrakh, David; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Boult, Adrian; Newman, Alfred

1956 Nixa-Westminster Stereo Recordings Vol. 1

3 CD / First Hand / 2010-06-08

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London T...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

This important historical release contains a mouthwatering selection of classic English symphonic repertoire, with many recordings receiving their CD debuts. These 1956 Nixa-Westminster recordings hav...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England....continue...

Lyrita Box Set (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: William Alwyn: Magic Island, symphonic prelude for orchestra; Malcolm Arnold: English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Gran...
Performers: Binns, Malcolm; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Alwyn, William; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Boult, Adrian; Fredman, Myer; Berkeley, Lennox; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Handley, Vernon; Joly, Simon; Davison, Arthur

A box set celebrating Lyrita's 50-year devotion to British music!...continue...

Lyrita Box Set 2 (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: Gordon Jacob: Symphony no 1; Daniel Jones: Dance Fantasy for orchestra; John Joubert: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Constant Lambert: Music for Orchestra; Walter Leigh: Concertino for Harpsichord/Piano and ...
Performers: Ogdon, John; Pinnock, Trevor
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Downes, Edward; Davison, Arthur; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; del Mar, Norman; Herrmann, Bernard; Goossens, Eugene, Sir...

A box set celebrating Lyrita's 50-year devotion to British music!...continue...

Boult Conducts Vaughan Williams, Hadley, Bax & Berg / Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-06-02

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 6 in E minor; Patrick Hadley: One Morning in Spring, for orchestra; Arnold Bax: Mediterranean, for orchestra (arr. of piano p...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult was Vaughan Williams' close and personal friend as well as one of his greatest advocates. This broadcast in excellent stereo from the...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Icon - Solomon - The Master Pianist plays Beethoven, Mozart, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Cutner, Solomon; Rogerson, Haydn
Conductors: Menges, Herbert; Dobroven, Issay; Susskind, Walter; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The great British piano virtuoso Solomon Cutner (known professionally by his first name alone), was best known for his performances of the music of Beethoven....continue...

Moeran: Cello Concerto, Cello Sonata, etc / Coetmore, Parkin, Boult, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-07-08

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Sonata for cello & piano in A minor; Prelude for cello & piano
Performers: Coetmore, Peers; Parkin, Eric
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Boult conducts Butterworth, Howells, Hadley, Warlock

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-08-07

Works: George Butterworth: English Idylls (2); Banks of Green Willow; A Shropshire Lad; Peter Warlock: An Old Song, for orchestra; Patrick Hadley: One Morning in Spring, for orchestra; Herbert Howells: Proc...
Performers: Bradley, Desmond; Cayzer, Albert; Downes, Herbert; Eastwood, Gillian; Jones, Norman
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

"If ever a performance could be termed "definitive", this is it. Sir Adrian is in top form all through this generous, varied anthology, whether he's...continue...

Moeran: Rhapsody no 2, Violin Concerto, etc / Boult, Handley

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-06-12

Works: E.J. Moeran: Rhapsody for orchestra no 2 in E major; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Rhapsody for piano & orchestra in F sharp major
Performers: Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950), still the least-known significant English composer of his generation, composed his violin concerto in 1942. It was first performed by Arthur...continue...

Finzi: Severn Rhapsody, Nocturne / Boult, Handley, Katin

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-05-08

Works: Gerald Finzi: A Severn Rhapsody, for chamber orchestra, Op. 3; New Year Music, nocturne for orchestra in C sharp Minor, Op 7; Love's Labours Lost, 3 soliloquies for small orchestra; Romance for Strin...
Performers: Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Katin, Peter
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) was a representative British composer of the early twentieth century, with many fine works to his credit. Some of the best are...continue...

Moeran: Sinfonietta, Symphony, Overture / Boult, London PO

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-05-08

Works: E.J. Moeran: Sinfonietta for orchestra; Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Overture for a Masque
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"It has in abundance the qualities for which this conductor was rightly acclaimed: an effortless feeling of movement, ideal clarity of texture, firm rhythms, and...continue...

Boult conducts Coates / Boult, London PO, New Philharmonia

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-04-10

Works: Eric Coates: The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; At The Dance (no 3, from Summer Days); From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra; The 3 Elizabeths; The Three Bears, phantasy for orchestra; The ...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"This is one of those albums for when one is depressed. It cannot help but lift the spirits and bring a smile to the face....continue...

Hurrah for Malcolm Arnold

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2007-02-20

Works: Malcolm Arnold: The Belles of St. Trinians, film score; The Sound Barrier, rhapsody for orchestra, Op. 38; The Captain's Paradise, film score; Trapeze, film score; Hobson's Choice, film score; Beckus...
Conductors: Mathieson, Muir; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Beinum, Eduard Van; Boult, Adrian

This superlative compilation is of the famous early works of Sir Malcolm Arnold, one of Britain's finest modern classical and film composers who passed away...continue...

Bax: Tone Poems / Boult, London Philharmonic

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: Arnold Bax: Three Northern Ballads; Mediterranean, for orchestra (arr. of piano piece); Garden of Fand; Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra; November Woods, tone poem for orchestra
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"This disc very usefully brings together all of the Bax recordings made by Boult for Lyrita... Here is Boult at his very best... 'Tintagel's' warm,...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 2 & 7, Festival Overture / Handley, Boult

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-09-20

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 2, Op 45; Festival Overture for orchestra, Op 62; Symphony no 7 in C, Op 88
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"Vernon Handley's performance is a fine one, very similar in its basic outlines to Hickox on Chandos (though more successful in the finale) and even...continue...

Coates, Moeran: Violin Concertos / Boult, Groves, et al

1 CD / Divine Art / 2006-06-01

Works: Spoken Word: Opening Announcement; Douglas Coates: Concerto for Violin in D major; E.J. Moeran: Concerto for Violin & orchestra
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Sauer, Colin
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: BBC Northern Symphony; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Somewhere out there, a listener with good recording equipments captured this performance of neo-Romantic British composer, Douglas Coates. The re-mastering of this disc can be...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2000-10-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Georges Bizet: Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra from Jeux d'enfants; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Jean Sibeli...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult was, with Beecham and Barbirolli, one of the three leading English conductors of his generation. Boult was the chief architect of the...continue...

Sir Adrian Boult conducts English Music

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1994-10-24

Works: William Walton: Portsmouth Point; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Arthur Bliss: Music for Strings, for string orchestra, Op. 54, F. 12...
Performers: Beard, Paul; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Mason, Berkeley; Shore, Bernard; Squire, Barry
Conductors: Boult, Adrian