del Mar, Norman

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

Favorite Film Music / Music from Amadeus, JFK, Minority Report, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365 (316a); Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (297c); Ave verum corp...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Helmis, Fritz; Lupu, Radu; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Parkening, Christopher;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; del Mar, Norman; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra

Artistry of Dennis Brain

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2010-12-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K. 289; Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K 452; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Sanders, Neill
Conductors: ; Haas, Karl; Westrup, J.A.; Susskind, Walter; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; London Baroque Ensemble

Artistry Of Dennis Brain - Beethoven, Mozart, Haas, Dukas, Schumann, Haydn et al. / Dennis Brain, french horn

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-12-02

Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Süsskind, Walter
Ensemble: Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

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...

Alun Hoddinott: Variants; Night Music; Sinfoniettas 1 & 3; The Sun

1 CD / Lyrita / 2010-09-14

Works: Alun Hoddinott: Variants, for orchestra, Op. 47; Night Music, for orchestra, Op. 48; Sinfonietta no 1, for orchestra, Op. 56; Sinfonietta no 3, for orchestra, Op. 71; The Sun, The Great Luminary of t...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Atherton, David

"One point to emphasize is the quality of sound that Richard Itter always insisted on. Ambitiously he employed some of the finest engineers in the...continue...

20th Century Classics: Holst - Brook Green Suite

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Gustav Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 no 2/H 87; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Suite no 2 in F; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Banks, Eric; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Groves, Charles, Sir; Holst, Imogen

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...

Elgar: Symphonies no 1 & 2, In the South, Serenade for Strings / Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Performers: Morgan, Cedric
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the release are Elgar's two symphonies in the recordings Sir John Barbirolli made in 1962 and 1964. The First with the Philharmonia Orchestra,...continue...

Elgar, Rainier: Cello Concertos; Rubbra: Cello Sonata / Jacqueline & Iris du Pré, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Norman Del Mar, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Priaulx Rainier: Concerto for Cello; Edmund Rubbra: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor Op. 60
Performers: du Pré, Iris; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

"The BBC Legends album features one of the earlier recordings of the concerto that du Pre was to make with Malcolm Sargent, who, in 1962,...continue...

Goehr - Little Symphony, String Quartet no 2, Piano Trio / Del Mar, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-09-09

Works: Alexander Goehr: Little Symphony, Op. 15; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 23; Piano Trio, Op. 20
Conductors: del Mar, Norman;
Ensemble: ; Orion Trio

Icon - Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Parikian, Manoug; ...
Conductors: Turner, Lawrence; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Susskind, Walter; Galliera, Alceo; Kletzki, Paul; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Hindemith, Paul; Cantelli, Guido; Haas, Karl; Westrup, Sir Jac...
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Hallé Orchestra; London Baroque Instrumental Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in...continue...

Maw: Sinfonia; Gardner, Addison, Dodgson / Del Mar, English Chamber Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-08-12

Works: Nicholas Maw: Sinfonia for orchestra; John Addison: Divertimento for brass quartet, Op. 9; John Linton Gardner: Theme and Variations, for brass quartet, Op. 7; Stephen Dodgson: Sonata for brass quint...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Hoddinott, Banks: Horn Concerto; Searle; Maw / Tuckwell, Harper, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-07-08

Works: Alun Hoddinott: Concerto for Horn, Op. 65; Humphrey Searle: Aubade, for horn & strings, Op. 28; Don Banks: Concerto for Horn; Nicholas Maw: Sonata for 2 horns & strings
Performers: Civil, Alan; Harper, Ian; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; del Mar, Norman

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Lutyens: Quincunx, etc; Bedford: Music for Albion Moonlight / Del MAr, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-07-08

Works: Elisabeth Lutyens: Quincunx, for baritone, soprano & orchestra (after Sir Thomas Browne), Op. 44; And Suddenly it's Evening, for tenor & chamber ensemble, Op. 66; David Bedford: Music for Albion Moon...
Performers: Handt, Herbert; Manning, Jane; Nendick, Josephine; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Carewe, John
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Banks, Morgan, Fricker: Violin Concertos / Neaman, Gruenberg, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-06-10

Works: Peter Racine Fricker: Concerto for violin & small orchestra, Op. 11; David Morgan: Concerto for Violin; Don Banks: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Gruenberg, Erich; Neaman, Yfrah
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Crosse: Ariadne, Changes / Lankester, del Mar, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-01-08

Works: Gordon Crosse: Ariadne, Concertante for solo oboe & 12 players, Op. 31; Changes, nocturnal cycle, for soprano, baritone soloists, mixed chorus & orchestra, Op. 17
Performers: Francis, Sarah; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Lankester, Michael; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (Members)

Portrait of A Legend - Oistrakh

4 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-12-04

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129; Eugène Ysaÿe: Amitié, poem, for 2 violins & ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Oistrakh's technique is without question stellar and well-suited to the demands made on him by Shostakovich. But beyond technique and the mere execution of these...continue...

Lambert: Pomona, Romeo & Juliet, Orchestral Works

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Constant Lambert: Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 2 tableaux; Pomona, ballet; Music for Orchestra; Summer's Last Will and Testament for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Wordsworth, Barry; Joly, Simon
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

New recordings and legendary performances on CD for the first time! Born in London, Constant Lambert (1905–1951) studied at the Royal College of Music with...continue...

Tippett, Britten, Arnold, etc: Divertimentos & Sinfonias

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Michael Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round", for chamber orchestra; Alan Rawsthorne: Divertimento for chamber orchestra; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; Lennox B...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! In considering these works for chamber orchestra by twentieth-century British composers, it is worth noting that the...continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Musgrave: Concertos, Excursions, etc / Tuckwell, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-10-09

Works: Thea Musgrave: Concerto for orchestra; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Concerto for Horn; Monologue, for piano; Excursions, 8 duets for piano, 4 hands
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Musgrave, Thea; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Williamson, Malcolm
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Musgrave, Thea

Scottish-born US resident Thea Musgrave (b. 1928) has composed in almost every genre, yet has managed to conduct her creative career with remarkable singleness of...continue...

Bax: Symphony no 6, Orchestral Works / Handley, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-10-09

Works: Arnold Bax: Symphony no 6; Pieces (3) for Small Orchestra; Rogue's Comedy Overture; Overture to an Adventure; Work in Progress Overture
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"...the Sixth is probably Bax's best and most characteristic symphony... unlike his sometimes sprawling and occasionally overloaded earlier symphonies, Bax retains tight control over his...continue...

Maw: Scenes and Arias; Milner: Roman Spring, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-09-04

Works: Nicholas Maw: Scenes and Arias, for 3 female voices & orchestra; Anthony Milner: Salutatio Angelica, cantata for voice, choir & orchestra, Op. 1; Roman Spring, cantata for 2 voices, choir & orchestra
Performers: Howells, Anne; Manning, Jane; Palmer, Felicity; Tear, Robert
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; London Sinfonietta Chorus

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! Born in 1935, Nicholas Maw created a personal synthesis of serial and tonal traditions. Scenes and Arias...continue...

Berkeley: Piano Concerto in B flat, Concerto for Two Pianos

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-08-07

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Piano in B flat major, Op. 29; Concerto for Two pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30
Performers: Beckett, Garth; McDonald, Boyd; Wilde, David
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"These 1978 performances haven't lost their importance or their strength-like so many Lyrita 'firsts', they convey the freshness of discovery, in deeply committed, handsomely recorded...continue...

Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite, etc / Del Mar, Thomson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth, Suite no 1, for orchestra, Op. 1a; The Wand of Youth Suite no 2, Op. 1b; Nursery Suite; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

During the years 1907 and 1908, Elgar put together from music of his early youth - much of it written for a family to play...continue...

Berkeley: Symphonies no 1 & 2 / Del Mar, Braithwaite, London

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-06-12

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 1, Op. 16; Symphony no 2, Op. 51
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Braithwaite, Nicholas

"The symphony could even be heard as a measured, thoughtful response to their youthful extravagances - celebrating the virtues of understatement yet providing an object...continue...

David Blake: Violin Concerto; In Praise of Krishna

1 CD / NM Classics Import / 2007-03-13

Works: David Blake: Concerto for Violin; In Praise of Krishna, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Brown, Iona; Cahill, Teresa
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Blake, David

BBC Music Magazine
NMC's Ancora series ... is to be welcomed without reservation... with fine performances from Iona Brown in the Concerto and Teresa Cahill in...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 6 & 8, Solioquy / Saram, Del Mar, Handley

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 6, Op 80; Symphony no 8, Op 132 (Hommage à Teihard de Chardin); Soliloquy, Op. 57
Performers: de Saram, Rohan
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Edmund Rubbra was a talented British composer whose music has taken its time reaching a worldwide audience. His eleven symphonies have all attracted favorable attention....continue...

Hoddinott: Symphonies no 2, 3 & 5 / Andrew Davis, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: Alun Hoddinott: Symphony no 2 Op. 29; Symphony no 3 Op. 61; Symphony no 5 Op. 81
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Atherton, David; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

"Alun Hoddinott is one of the best and most resourceful of living British symphonists, and the return to the catalogue of three demonstrations of that...continue...

Rawsthorne: Symphonies 1-3 / Pritchard, Del Mar, Braithwaite

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-11-14

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 ("A Pastoral Symphony"); Symphony no 3
Performers: Chadwell, Tracey
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971) is perhaps the only notable composer who started a career as a dentist. Tiring of teeth, he turned to music but didn't...continue...

An Introduction to Edward Elgar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Concerto for Cello; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Enigma Variations
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The glorious Cello Concerto and the Enigma Variations are Elgar's most universally famous works. "Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance"-The Penguin Complete Guide...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

Classics - Moeran: Violin Concerto, Lonely Waters, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestra; Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

"Lydia Mordkovitch is a superb violinist who merely lacks the name recognition of a superstar. She delivers profound, sensitive performances without undue mannerism or eccentricity....continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Chausson, Schoenberg, Berlioz / Baker, Giulini, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19; Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Giulini, Carlo Maria; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This new Janet Baker compilation from BBC portrays the singer in a selection of some of the most celebrated orchestral songs in the repertoire. The...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Brahms: Violin Concertos / D. Oistrakh, Sargent

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD presents two concertos, the Tchaikovsky and Brahms, both of which were Oistrakh specialties. This is the first opportunity to hear him play them...continue...

Best of the Millennium - Top 40 Classical Hits

2 CD / UTV Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Gilels, Emil; Kaufmann, Eduard; Laubin, Bernhard; Levine, James; Maisky, Mischa; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Schmitt,...
Conductors: ; Karajan, Herbert von; del Mar, Norman; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Bychkov, Semyon; Marin, Ion; Pletnev, Mikhail; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble; Lucerne Festival Strings; The English Concert

Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches, etc / Gibson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Sérénade lyrique; Salut d'amour; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Hurst, George
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Bridge, Butterworth, Bantock / Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinf

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-01-19

Works: Granville Bantock: Pierrot of the Minute, comedy overture for orchestra; Frank Bridge: Summer, tone poem for orchestra, H. 116; There Is a Willow Grows aslant a Brook, for orchestra, H. 173; Suite fo...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, etc / Del Mar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-28

Works: Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; A Song Before Sunrise; Aquarelles (2), for strings (arr. by Fenby from 2 songs "to be sung on a summer night"); Hassan; Irmelin; Late Swallows, for s...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Moeran: Cello Concerto, Sinfonietta / Wallfishch, Del Mar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-28

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Sinfonietta for orchestra
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Rubbra: Symphony no 3, etc / Del Mar, Philharmonia

1 CD / Lyrita / 1990-11-01

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 3, Op 49; A Tribute for Ralph Vaughan-Williams on His 70th Birthday for orchestra, Op 56; Resurgam Overture for orchestra, Op 149; Symphony no 4, Op 53
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

"This music possesses eloquence and nobility, and clearly tells of deep and serious things. Let me say that the performances by the Philharmonia under Norman...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstande Marches Nos. 1-5

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1990-05-02

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Recording information: Guildford Cathedral, UK (1975)....continue...