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Albert Roussel: The Spider's Banquet; Padmavati, suite / Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-01-31

Works: Albert Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignée, ballet, Op. 17; Padmâvatî - Opera-Ballet in Two Acts
Conductors: Denève, Stéphane
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

One of Roussel's most performed orchestral works, The Spider's Web was composed during his earlier impressionistic period, and depicts the beauty and violence of insect...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (10/04/2010-10/05/2010)....continue...

Barber: Complete Orchestral Works / Marin Alsop

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Symphony no 2, Op. 19; Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Medea (Serp...
Performers: Buswell, James; Craigie, Lesley; Gauvin, Karina; Gracie, John; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Prutsman, Stephen; Rancourt, Stephane; Trotter, Thomas; Wall, Simon; Warner, Wendy [Cello]; Williams, Roderick [Ba...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"The first complete orchestral Barber set makes its appearance on the market in the year of the composer's centenary. It's a pretty impressive set of...continue...

Eternal Barber

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Easter Chorale; Symphony no 2, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Sketches (3) for Piano; Medea, Op. 23 "Cave of the Heart"; Mutations from Bach's "Christe, du Lam...
Performers: Buswell, James; Pollack, Daniel
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Lawrence, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Bliss: Checkmate, Melée Fantastique / Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Arthur Bliss: Melée Fantasque, for orchestra, Op. 22, F. 199; Checkmate, ballet for orchestra, Op. 57, F. 2a
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
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...

Romantic Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Enigma Variations; Stanley Myers: The ...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Byfield, Jack; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; Edlina, Luba; Fingerhut, Margaret; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafa...
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian; Shelley, Howard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Shostakovich, Maxim; Handley, Vernon; Byfield, Jack; Horenstein, Jascha; Järvi, Neeme; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tortel...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Cathedral Strings; I Musici de Montreal; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharm...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

American Classics - Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Die Natali, chorale Christmas preludes for orchestra, Op. 37; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a; Commando March
Performers: Prutsman, Stephen
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"John Browning has 'owned' this concerto, written with his prodigious technique in mind, for years, and his recordings with George Szell and Leonard Slatkin have...continue...

American Classics - Celebrate the American Spirit

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-20

Works: John Philip Sousa: The Irish Dragoon, operetta; Bullets and Bayonets; Nymphalin, reverie for violin & orchestra (or band); Jack Tar, march for band; Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory, fantasie for ba...
Performers: Alsop, Marin; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brion, Keith; Manning, Peter; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Stromberg, William T. [Conductor]; Warner, Wendy [Cello]
Conductors: Brion, Keith; Alsop, Marin; Stromberg, William T.
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Personnel: Wendy Warner (cello).

Recording information: Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia (09/02/1996-05/12/2000); Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (09/02/1996-05/12/200...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Alsop

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

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Medea (Serpent Heart) (rev. as "Cave of the Heart"), ballet, Op. 23; Adagio for Strings
Performers: Warner, Wendy [Cello]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Previous issues in the Samuel Barber series on Naxos have met with high praise from the critical press, including a "10/10" rating from Classics Today...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (1999-05-03_1999-05-04&2000-)....continue...

Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Saint-Saens, etc / Gibson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Glazunov: The Seasons, Violin Concerto / Shumsky, Järvi

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82
Performers: Shumsky, Oscar
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, ete / Järvi, Scottish Natl Orch

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Bolt Suite, Op. 27a "Ballet Suite no 5"
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1-3 / Järvi, Scottish Natl Orch

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1, Op. 84b; Ballet Suite no 2, Op. 89b
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra