Bush, Geoffrey

Shakespeare Inspired / Mezzo Michelle Breedt

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-05-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pageant of Empire, songs (8) for voice (or chorus) & orchestra; Pleading, Op. 48; Thomas Arne: When Daisies pied and Violets blue, song; Mervyn Horder: When Daisies Pied, for voice & pi...
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Schumann, Nina

South African-born Michelle Breedt, best known for her stellar performances of Wagner in particular, her versatility from the opera to the concert is remarkably captured...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (11/22/2010-11/28/2010)....continue...

Bush: A Christmas Cantata, etc / R.E. Jones, et al

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Geoffrey Bush: A Christmas Cantata, for voice, choir, oboe & orchestra; Francis Roots Hadden: Shiao Bao-Bao, for choir; Edgar Pettman: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came, carol for choir; Welsh Tradi...
Performers: Bradley, Michael; Griffiths, Michael; Macintyre, John; Robins, Mair
Conductors: Jones, Richard Elfyn
Ensemble: Cardiff Polyphonic Choir; Cardiff Symphony Orchestra

King of Glory: Evensong from Salisbury

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: David Halls: Organ improvisation; William Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; James Turle: Psalm 32; Spoken Word: Scripture Reading, Bible; Anglican Creed; ...
Performers: Halls, David; Hetherington, Hugh; Hetherington, Raphael; Hobkirk, Christopher; Stockwell, Ewan

Includes prayer(s) by Spoken Word.

Includes psalm 33 (howells / finzi) by various composers.

Includes psalm 34 (russell / day) by various composers....continue...

Call Me Flott / Felicity Lott sings Barber, Berlin, Porter et al

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-04-27

Works: Geoffrey Bush: It Was a Lover and His Lass; Francis Poulenc: Fancy ("Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred"), song for voice & piano, FP 174; Benjamin Britten: Fancie; Mervyn Horder: Under the Greenwood Tree; ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

A brand new release from Dame Felicity Lott, with Graham Johnson at the piano. Described as "The Queen of English Classical", here Felicity Lott, known...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, 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...

Dring, Angerer, Bush, Sargent, Griebling-Haigh: Trios / Sundance Trio

1 CD / Centaur / 2009-06-01

Works: Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano; Paul Angerer: Chanson Gaillarde; Geoffrey Bush: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; David Sargent: Kaleidoscope, for oboe, bassoon & piano; Margaret Gri...

Music for an Occasion - Purcell, et al / Dearnley, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2007-06-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes (3) for Organ; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March "Trumpet Voluntary"; George Frederick Handel: Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62; Percy Whitloc...
Performers: Dearnley, Christopher

Bush: Yorick Overture, etc / Vernon Handley, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-03-13

Works: Geoffrey Bush: Overture, Yorick; Music for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 (The Guildford)
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Another entry in Lyrita's incomparable catalog of definitive performances of works by the greatest British composers. "Bush's individuality lies in his sound, which is colourful,...continue...

Tributes - Melodies for Clarinet and Piano / Campbell, Ball

1 CD / Meridian / 2003-10-07

Works: Charles Camilleri: Concertino for Clarinet no 1; Geoffrey Bush: Tributes (5) for Clarinet and Piano; Ferruccio Busoni: Elegy for Clarinet and Piano, K 286; Sir Arthur Bliss: Pastoral for Clarinet and...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Campbell, David [Clarinet]

Favourite English Songs / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; Edward Elgar: Queen Mary's Song, for voice & piano; Thomas Dunhill: The Wind among the Reeds, song cycle for voice & orchest...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Felicity Lott is joined by Graham Johnson in this recital disc entitled "Favorite English Songs" which combines some of the best-known songsin the British repertoire...continue...

English String Miniatures Vol 2 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Sally in Our Alley, for string quartet, H. 119/1; Cherry Ripe, for string quartet, H 119/2; Sir Roger de Coverley, H 155; Edward Elgar: Sospiri; Haydn Wood: Fantasy Concerto, for orches...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

This second volume of English String Miniatures offers a form of music in which English composers have shown considerable facility, often serving a widespread amateur...continue...