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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...

Mathias: Dance Overture, Divertimento / Atherton, Davidson

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: William Mathias: Dance Overture, Op 16; Divertimento for String Orchestra, Op 7; Invocation and Dance, Op 17; Prelude, aria and finale for string orchestra, Op 25; Sinfonietta, Op 34; Laudi, Op 62; V...
Conductors: Atherton, David; Davison, Arthur
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Youth Orchestra of Wales; New Philharmonia Orchestra

The composer's son Rhiannon Mathias notes that, "The first five works on this disc are the fruits of his early years, and they share many...continue...