Vass, George

David Matthews: Piano Concerto Op. 111; Piano Sonata. Op. 74; Variatinos for Piano, Op. 72 et al. / Laura Mikkola, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Orchestra Nova

In his piano music, as in his symphonies and string quartets, the English composer David Matthews (b. 1943) marries the idiom of classical tradition with...continue...

Madrigali dell'Estate: Music for Voice by Stephen McNeff / Clare McCaldin, soprano; Andrew West, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Orchestra Nova members

This new release of world-premiere recordings is the result of composer Stephen McNeff's and mezzo-soprano Clare McCaldin's shared interest in the Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio,...continue...

John McCage Les martinets noirs; Caravan; Rainforest I & II / Angela Whelan, trumpet; John McCabe, piano

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-09-12

Works: John McCabe: Les martinets noirs, concerto for 2 violins & orchestra; Rainforest no 2, for trumpet & orchestra; Rainforest no 1, for chamber ensemble; Caravan, for orchestra
Performers: Whelan, Angela
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; Retorica

On this collection of world première recordings, composer John McCabe's musical connections with the natural world stretch from high summer in England, via the deserts...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (02/22/2012-02/23/2012)....continue...

Cecilia McDowall: Shipping Forecast; Theatre of Tango; Crossing the Bridge et al. / Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone; Madeleine Easton, violin; Kathryn Thomas, flute; Andrew Hobday, narrator

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-09-12

Works: Cecilia McDowall: Great Hills, concertante for violin, 2 flutes & orchestra; Pavane, for orchestra; Theatre of Tango, for voice, violin & orchestra; Crossing the Bridge, for orchestra; Rain, Steam & ...
Performers: Easton, Madeleine; Kocsis, Tamas; Shaw, Joanna; Thomas, Kathryn; Williams, Jeremy Huw
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

George Vass conducts the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, the Ulster Orchestra and Orchestra Nova in Dutton Epoch's fifth CD devoted entirely to the music...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Fantasy for Piano & Orchestra; Mathias: Piano Concertos / Mark Bebbington

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-02-14

Works: William Mathias: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia for piano and orchestra
Performers: Bebbington, Mark
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

This is an extremely important album - not only does it contain three world premiere recordings, but the Vaughan Williams Fantasia has excited and intrigued...continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Ulster (05/15/2011-05/16/2011)....continue...

Holbrooke: Saxophone Concerto; Bennett / Amy Dickson

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-01-10

Works: Joseph Holbrooke: Aucassin and Nicolette, ballet suite for orchestra, Op. 115; Concerto for saxophone & orchestra in B flat major, Op. 88; Richard Rodney Bennett: Country Dances (7), for soprano saxo...
Performers: Dickson, Amy
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Dutton Epoch's pioneering Holbrooke series reaches its third volume, which couples Amy Dickson in the Saxophone Concerto - the first British concerto for the instrument...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (05/31/2011-06/01/2011)....continue...

M. Hurd: The Window of Ephesus; Mr. Owen's Great Endeavour / George Vass

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13

Works: Michael Hurd: The Widow of Ephesus, chamber opera in 1 act; Mr. Owen's Great Endeavor, ballad cantata for narrator, chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; City of Canterbury Chamber Choir

Michael Hurd's 1971 chamber opera The Widow of Ephesus was commissioned by the Stroud Festival. The story is taken from an episode in the Satyricon...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (10/08/2010-10/09/2010)....continue...

Lydia Kakabadse: Phantom Listeners; Arabian Rhapsody Suite; The Mermaid

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Lydia Kakabadse: The Mermaid, for voice, narrator, piano & strings; Russian Tableaux, quartet for violin, viola, cello & double bass; The Song of the Shirt, for voice & piano; Arabian Rhapsody Suite,...
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Brain-Gabbott, Emma; Bundy, Michael; Dale, Caroline; Easton, Madeleine; Fullbrook, Ben; Griffiths, Benjamin; McCaldin, Clare; Shipway, Nigel; Vukotic, Bozidar; ...
Conductors: Vass, George

British composer Lydia Kakabadse has a number of musical theatre, vocal, choral and chamber works to her credit. The Arabian Rhapsody Suite for string quartet...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (2010-02-05&2010-02-15_2010-)....continue...

Patterson: Violin Concerto; Viola Concerto; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-01-11

Works: Paul Patterson: Concerto for Violin Op. 72; Concerto for Viola Op. 101; Concerto for Cello, Op. 90
Performers: Andras, Tamas; Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Neary, Alice
Conductors: Vass, George

Composer Paul Patterson was present at the sessions for this recording of his three string concertos one each for violin, viola and cello. With soloists...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London....continue...

Elgar: Concert Allegro (arr. Farrington); Symphony No. 2; Two Piano Improvisations

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-01-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 41; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Two Piano Improvisations
Performers: Farrington, Iain
Conductors: Vass, George

The brilliant pianist and organist Iain Farrington features as soloist in this revelatory new recording of his piano and orchestra transcription of Elgar’s Concert Allegro...continue...

Matthews: Violin Concerto Nos. 1 & 2; Oboe Concerto; After Sunrise

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-01-11

Works: David Matthews: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 31/1; Concerto for Oboe Op. 57; Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 74/2; After Sunrise, for orchestra, Op. 82
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Graffin, Philippe
Conductors: Vass, George

Dutton Epoch’s Matthews series reaches its fourth volume with this disc featuring his two Violin Concertos played by Philippe Graffin. These works are coupled with...continue...

Donald Tovey: Excerpt from The Bride of Dionysus

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2010-02-09

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: The Bride of Dionysus, opera
Conductors: Vass, George

These extended highlights from Donald Francis Tovey's lyrical and colorful opera 'The Bride of Dionysus' show it to be a gorgeous work....continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast (05/28/2009-05/31/2009)....continue...

McDowall: Laudate, Radnor Songs, A Canterbury Mass, Five Seasons / Nicholls, Allen, Vass, Orchestra Nova

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Cecilia McDowall: Laudate; I have done what is mine to do; Now may we singen; Radnor Songs, for voice & orchestra; A Canterbury Mass, for chorus; Five Seasons, cantata for chorus, oboe, English horn,...
Performers: Allen, Katherine; Jones, Ilid; Nicholls, Rachel; Willison-Kawalec, Suzanne
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Orchestra Nova

The latest volume of Dutton's Cecilia McDowall edition presents choral music and an orchestral song cycle under the sympathetic baton of George Vass. McDowall has...continue...

The World of Epoch

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-11-11

Works: Robert Farnon: Captain Horatio Hornblower, suite from the film score; David Dubery: Mrs Harris in Paris, for recorder & string orchestra; Haydn Wood: Suite of Four Edward Elgar Songs, transcriptions ...
Performers: Gibbs, Robert; McAslan, Lorraine; Mead, Steven; Owen, Martin; Scott, Ian; Trusler, Matthew; Turner, John; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wu, Mary; Young, Alistair
Conductors: Wilson, John; McKenzie, Philip; Lloyd-Jones, David; Vass, George; Handley, Vernon; Bell, Stephen; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Horovitz, Joseph; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Drummond, David; Yat...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Ensemble

'The World of Epoch' is a mid-priced sampler containing twenty tracks that highlight the classical and light music repertoire featured in Dutton's Epoch series. Composers...continue...

McDowall: Stabat Mater, etc / Vass, Orchestra Nova, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-01-08

Works: Cecilia McDowall: Stabat Mater, for voice, children's chorus, chorus & orchestra; On Angel's Wing, cantata for 2 voices, children's chorus, chorus, piano & percussion; Three Latin Motets, for chorus;...
Performers: Dougan, Eamonn; Dowdeswell, Gretel; Mobbs, Charlotte; Porter, Clare; Shipway, Nigel
Conductors: Vass, George; Broadbent, Peter
Ensemble: Canterbury Chamber Choir; Joyful Company of Singers; Orchestra Nova Ensemble; St. Catherine Singers

Cecilia McDowall is widely acknowledged as one of Britain's most popular and successful composers. Her breadth of experience in performing, teaching and composing has helped...continue...

Matthews: From Sea to Sky, etc / Vass, Spickova, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-11-13

Works: David Matthews: From Sea to Sky, overture for small orchestra, Op. 59; A Congress of Passions, canata for voice, oboe & string orchestra, Op. 62a; Aubade, for chamber orchestra, Op. 83; Movement of A...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Keith, Gillian; Nicholls, Rachel; Spicková, Lucie
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Nova Ensemble; Orchestra Nova

British Viola Music / Bradley, Vass, Orchestra Nova

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-07-10

Works: David Matthews: Winter Remembered, concertino for viola & strings; William Alwyn: Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Strings; John McCabe: Concerto Funebre, for viola & chamber orchestra; Gustav Holst: ...
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane
Conductors: Vass, George

Gramophone Magazine
Sarah-Jane Bradley, former member of the Sorrel Quartet, is a wonderfully eloquent player and obtains sterling support from her collaborators here.
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Tovey: Cello Concerto, Air, Elegiac Variations / Neary, Vass

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-01-09

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: Concerto for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 40; Air (Andante cantabile) for strings; Elegiac Variations, Op 25
Performers: Dowdeswell, Gretel; Neary, Alice
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

After the runaway success of the first release of Tovey's 'Symphony in D' (TOC 33), this second CD brings three more works - one a...continue...

Sir Donald Tovey: Symphony in D, etc / Vass, Malmö Opera

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-06-13

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: The Bride of Dionysus, opera; Symphony in D major, Op. 32
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Malmö Opera Orchestra

Sir Donald Francis Tovey has long been known as one of the finest writers on music in English - but he saw himself primarily as...continue...

McDowall: Magnificat, etc / Vass, Nicholls, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2005-03-08

Works: Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella, for soprano, chorus & string orchestra; Magnificat, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus & small orchestra; Christus natus est, a cantata for Christmas, for soprano...
Performers: Bourne, Frances; Nicholls, Rachel; Pryce, Sally
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Canterbury Chamber Choir; Orchestra Nova