1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) /
2009-09-08
Works: Frederick Delius: Hiawatha; Suite for Violin and Orchestra; Légende for Violin and Orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello; Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
Performers:
Bradley, Sarah Jane; Graffin, Philippe
Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Dutton presents a selection of rare and unrecorded Delius with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones. It includes the early tone poem Hiawatha...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford (01/06/2009-01/08/2009)....continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2008-11-25
Works: Sir Charles V. Stanford: Symphony no 1 in B flat major; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80
Performers:
Plane, Robert
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...
1 CD / Melba Recordings /
2008-10-14
Works: Katie Moss: Floral dance; William Percy French: Phil the Fluther's Ball; Leslie Coward: Wandering the King's Highway; Ernest Newton: Drum-Major; Wilfred Sanderson: Up from Somerset; Ralph Vaughan Wil...
Performers:
Yurisich, Gregory
Ensemble:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
This new recording of songs made famous by the Australian singer Peter Dawson (1882-1961) stands alongside his own records, many of which are still available...continue...
Includes i travel the road. Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Soloist: Gregory Yurisich. Includes old father thames. Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Orchest...continue...
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MELB 301109
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; Pankhurst, Rachael
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...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2008-06-24
Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Linden Lea; Symphony no 2 "London"; The wasps; House of life; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Symphony no 1 "A...
Performers:
Burnside, Iain; Greed, David; Johnson, Graham; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony; Williams, Roderick
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...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2008-06-24
Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet in C minor, Op. 31; Let us garlands bring, Op. 18; Partsongs (7), Op. 17; Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor, Op. 25; Anthems (3), Op. 27; The Fall of the Lea...
Performers:
Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain; Donohoe, Peter; Hugh, Tim; Plane, Robert; Williams, Roderick
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...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2008-05-27
Works: Sir Charles V. Stanford: Symphony no 6 in E flat major, Op. 94 "In Memoriam G F Watts"; Symphony no 3 in F minor, Op. 28 "Irish"
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...
1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) /
2008-05-13
Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Street Corner; Madame Chrysanthème; Practical Cats; Theme, Variations and Finale; Medieval Dyptich; Coronation Overture
Performers:
Callow, Simon; Williams, Jeremy Huw
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are completely at home in Rawsthorne's repertoire, and in 'Practical Cats' renowned English actor Simon Callow brings...continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2007-10-30
Works: Sir Charles V. Stanford: Symphony no 2 in D minor "Elegiac"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 56 "L'Allegro ed il Penseroso"
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...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2007-09-25
Works: Arthur Sullivan: Pineapple Poll; Symphony in E major "Irish"
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Pineapple Poll was first performed, with immediate success, in March 1951 at Sadler's Wells Theatre. Sullivan was of partly Irish descent and his Symphony in...continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2007-09-25
Works: John Gardner: Midsummer Ale, Op. 73; Concerto for Piano no 1in B flat major, Op. 34; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 2
Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
"Without making extravagant claims for Gardner's importance, I have to say that his symphony and, especially, his piano concerto are consistently engaging and satisfying. There...continue...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8570406
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2007-05-29
Works: Sir Charles V. Stanford: Symphony no 4 in F major, Op. 31; Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 124
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...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8570285
1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) /
2007-03-20
Works: Sir Edward Elgar: The Spirit of England, Op. 80
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
"For me, the outstanding item is Ivor Gurney's War Elegy. Remembered for his haunting songs and poetry, and the tragic story of his mental health...continue...
$23.49
$21.49
DUT 7172
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2006-12-12
Works: William Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances; Festival March; The Innumerable Dance; Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings; Aphrodite in Aulis; The Magic Island
Performers:
Hudson, Eleanor; Small, Jonathan
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"William Alwyn's Elizabethan Dances cleverly alternates music evocative of Tudor and modern times, recalling the reigns of both Queen Elizabeths. It's a work that deserves...continue...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8570144
2 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2006-10-31
Works: Sir Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour, Op. 12; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Quintet for Piano and Strings i...
Performers:
Connolly, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn, Jonathan
Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Maggini String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio...
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...
$13.99
$11.99
NXS 8552133
1 CD / Melba Recordings /
2006-08-01
Works: Katie Moss: Floral dance; William Percy French: Phil the Fluther's Ball; Leslie Coward: Wandering the King's Highway; Ernest Newton: Drum-Major; Wilfred Sanderson: Up from Somerset; Thomas Moore: She...
Performers:
Yurisich, Gregory
Ensemble:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Here is a delightful tribute from two fine modern musicians to one of the most beloved (and extensively recorded) Australian bass-baritones of the early 20th...continue...
$18.99
$16.99
MELB 301083
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2006-02-21
Works: William Alwyn: Symphony no 4; Sinfonietta for Strings
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"(David Lloyd-Jones) brings out all the tender lyricism which puts this music in the Vaughan Williams line of English classical composers. It's a great success...continue...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8557649
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2006-02-21
Works: William Alwyn: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 3
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"For younger readers the phrase 'Cheltenham Symphony' probably doesn't mean a great deal. But for at least two decades after the Second World War it...continue...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8557648
1 CD / Hyperion /
2006-02-14
Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Piano in C minor; John Ireland: Legend; Concerto for Piano in E flat major
Performers:
Lane, Piers
Ensemble:
Ulster Orchestra
This is, for the first time, the original version of Delius's piano concerto. Two years after completing this work in 1904, Delius recast it, rejecting...continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2005-11-15
Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the unknown region; Willow-Wood; The Voice Out of the Whirlwind; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; The Sons of Light
Performers:
Williams, Roderick
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Here's an enormously useful and enjoyable disc containing some well-known favorites (Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, Toward the Unknown Region), alongside three rarities... The...continue...
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NXS 8557798
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2005-09-20
Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn; Concerto da chiesa; Symphony in G major
Performers:
Cox, Helen; Green, Stuart; Riddell, Duncan; Walden, Timothy
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...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2005-09-20
Works: Sir Arthur Bliss: Mêlée fantasque, F 119; Checkmate, F 2
Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Music from 1953, was one of the leading British composers of his generation. The sparkling 'Melee Fantastique', which...continue...
1 CD / Hyperion /
2005-09-13
Works: Constant Lambert: Romeo and Juliet; Elegiac Blues; Concerto for Piano; The Bird Actors; Prize Fight
Performers:
Plowright, Jonathan
Ensemble:
English Northern Philharmonia
Constant Lambert - pioneering ballet composer, maverick author and lover of cats - was composing in those heady days between the two wars when English...continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2005-08-16
Works: William Alwyn: Symphony no 5 "Hydriotaphia"; Lyra Angelica for Harp and Strings; Symphony no 2
Performers:
Willison-Kawalec, Suzanne
Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"The Fifth Symphony is a terse and compact work of only 14 minutes based on a single three note motif and divided into five sections...continue...
$8.99
$7.99
NXS 8557647
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2005-07-19
Works: Arnold Bax: Tintagel; Garden of Fand; Happy Forest; Tale the Pine Trees Knew; November Woods
Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Arnold Bax composed several symphonic poems during the second and third decades of the 20th century, when he was at the peak of his creative...continue...
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