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SOMM 124
1 CD / SOMM /
2013-05-14
Conductors:
Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble:
Victorian Opera Orchestra
This interesting new release comes to us from Victorian Opera Northwest, whose UK director Raymond Walker - together with conductor Richard Bonynge - have carried...continue...
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SOMM 123
1 CD / SOMM /
2013-04-09
Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun has delighted critics over the years with her performances and recordings of music by Villa Lobos, Granados, Ginastera, Mignone, and Marlo...continue...
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SOMM 121
1 CD / SOMM /
2013-03-12
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, WoO 38; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 70/2
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Ensemble:
Gould Piano Trio
Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, the Gould Piano Trio has a glittering career that places them among the top piano trios internationally. The trio is currently...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (12/07/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 120
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2013-03-12
Conductors:
Ensemble:
London Handel Players
The 250th anniversary of Italian composer Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762) has gone by largely unnoticed by other record labels, and it is with great...continue...
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SOMM 248
1 CD / SOMM /
2013-02-12
Works: Frederick Delius: German Partsongs (6), for chorus, RT iv/1; On Craig Dhu, for chorus, RT iv/2; Songs (2) to be sung of a Summer Night on the Water; The splendour falls on castle walls, for chorus, R...
Conductors:
Spicer, Paul
Ensemble:
; Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir
Both Delius and Ireland produced an impressive output of songs for unaccompanied voices. Somm Recordings simply couldn't let Delius' 150th anniversary - and Ireland's 50th...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Highgate, Birmingham (07/04/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 119
1 CD / SOMM /
2013-01-08
Works: Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson for voice & orchestra (arr. from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson); Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Capricorn Concerto, for flute,...
Performers:
Fredrick, April
Conductors:
Curtis, David
Ensemble:
; Orchestra of the Swan
This CD showcases the spectacular voice of American soprano April Fredrick. SOMM first heard her in concert singing the songs of Ivor Gurney, which she...continue...
Recording information: Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon (05/29/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 118
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2013-01-08
Works: John Ireland: The Towing Path, for piano; Pastels (3), for piano; Summer Evening, for piano; Soliloquy; We'll to the woods no more; In Those Days ("Daydream"; "Meridian"), pieces (2) for piano; Merry...
Performers:
Bebbington, Mark
With the final volume of SOMM's four-volume series of the complete piano music of John Ireland, we reach the end of our fabulous journey through...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham (01/03/2011/01/04/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 115
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-11-13
Works: Edward Elgar: Polonia, Op. 76; Carillon, Op. 75; Sospiri; Une voix dans le désert, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 77; Carissima; Le drapeau belge, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 79; Rosemary ("Tha...
Performers:
Gritton, Susan
Conductors:
Wilson, John
Recording information: Watford Colosseum (02/13/2012-02/15/2012)....continue...
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SOMM 247
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-11-13
BBC Music Magazine, November 2012McCawley's beautifully recorded Brahms recital strikes exactly the right balance between the monumental, intimate and light-hearted aspects of the composer'...continue...
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SOMM 116
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SOMM 111
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-09-11
Conductors:
Sutherland, Iain
Ensemble:
Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
This is a fascinating and entertaining compilation of music licensed from River Records Ltd. and remastered by expert sound engineer Paul Arden-Taylor. The music was...continue...
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SOMM 117
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-08-14
Works: John Joubert: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A flat major, Op. 1; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 91; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 112
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Ensemble:
Brodsky Quartet
Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard.... For those who are drawn to the genre, Joubert’s quartets are very satisfying. There is a...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow, London, England....continue...
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SOMM 113
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-08-14
Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Vincent d'Indy: La Forêt Enchantée, symphonic legend after Uhland for...
Performers:
Gamley, Douglas; McCall, Tom; Vaughan, Denis
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
This long-awaited live performance, from the Royal Festival Hall in October 1954, joins SOMM's growing collection of unforgettable performances by a conductor who genuinely loved...continue...
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SOMM 3200
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-07-10
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in B flat major, WoO 39; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on ...
Performers:
Trio, Gould Piano
Conductors:
Ensemble:
Gould Piano Trio
This dynamic group, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has been exploring the remarkable variety displayed in the Beethoven Trios in many of their...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (10/05/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 114
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-06-12
Works: Frederick Delius: A Dance Rhapsody (no 1), for orchestra, RT vi/18; Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Poem of Life and Love, for orchestra; A Song of Summer, for orche...
Performers:
Callaghan, Simon; Takenouchi, Hiroaki
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Delius, and SOMM now pays tribute to the composer who held a special place in...continue...
Recording information: Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire (04/21/2011-04/22/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 112
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-06-12
Works: Mátyás Seiber: Yugoslav Folk Songs (6), for chorus; Hungarian Folk Songs (3), for chorus; Soldiers' Songs (2), for men's chorus; Missa Brevis, for chorus; Sirmio, for chorus; Madrigals (2),...
Conductors:
Williams, Howard
Ensemble:
; Choir of the 21st Century
A delightful collection of a cappella choral music written by a composer of great talent who died tragically at age 55, at the height of...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London (10/14/2011/10/15/2011)....continue...
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SOMM 105
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2012-03-13
Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3...
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
This amazing Beecham/Furtwängler release contains works from two concerts that Furtwängler was to have conducted at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in January 1955. Sadly,...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall (01/18/1955/01/20/1955)....continue...
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SOMM BEE31
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-03-13
Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers:
Katin, Peter
This beautifully remastered CD by revered pianist Peter Katin appeared in the SOMM catalog recently as a tribute to Peter Katin's 80th birthday. It was...continue...
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SOMM 110
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...
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SOMM 246
1 CD / SOMM /
2012-02-06
Works: Antonín Tucapsky: The Sacrifice; Lenten Motets (5); Lauds; The Seven Sorrows
Performers:
Foulkes, Stephen; Hunt, Colin; Tulacek, Tomas
Conductors:
Perrin, Nigel
Ensemble:
Bath Camerata
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SOMM 205
2 CD / SOMM /
2012-01-10
Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
A unique recording taken from a live broadcast performance on Monday, May 16, 1955 at the Royal Theatre in Bath, UK. SOMM's efforts in highlighting...continue...
Recording information: Royal Theatre, Bath (05/16/1955)....continue...
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SOMM BEE3000
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-11-08
Works: Samuel Barber: Sketches (3) for Piano; Souvenirs, Op. 28; Interludes (Intermezzi) (2), for piano; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Nocturne for Piano, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field"; Sonata for Piano...
Performers:
McCawley, Leon
Although Leon McCawley recorded Barber's piano music 15 years ago for Virgin EMI, he was dissatisfied with the results. On this new set, Leon offers...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, Pulborough, West Sussex, England (09/27/2010-09/28/2010)....continue...
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SOMM 108
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-11-08
Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Das Lied von der Erde
Performers:
Guillory, Brennen; Stout, David [Vocals]
Conductors:
Woods, Kenneth
Ensemble:
Orchestra of the Swan
A fascinating and important CD featuring Mahler's masterpieces "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen," arranged by Schoenberg for chamber ensemble, and "Das Lied von der Erde," arranged...continue...
Recording information: Townsend Hall, Shipston-on-Stour (11/19/2010)....continue...
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SOMM 109
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-11-08
Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano no 1 in E major, Op. 6; Variations for piano in E flat major, Op. 82; Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Song Without Words for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. ...
Performers:
Beatson, Alasdair [Piano]
The second SOMM release in Alasdair Beatson's exploration of his favorite repertoire. A supremely gifted award-winning young artist, Alasdair is winner of the Making Music...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, West Sussex, England (07/12/2010-07/13/2010)....continue...
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SOMM 104
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-11-08
Works: Frank Bridge: Poems (3), for piano; Hidden Fires, for piano, H. 172; Arabesque, for piano, H. 112/4; Moderato, for piano in E minor, H. 29; Pensée Fugitive, for piano in F minor, H. 16; Scherzet...
Performers:
Bebbington, Mark
The third and crowning volume of Mark Bebbington's wonderful journey through Bridge's piano music! The whole series, as well as all of Mark's other British...continue...
Recording information: CBSO Centre, Birmingham (01/04/2010/01/05/2010)....continue...
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SOMM 107
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-11-08
Works: Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ; Joseph Rheinberger: Messe in A, Op. 126; Puer Natus in Bethlehem, for 2 voices & organ, Op. 118/6; Franz Liszt: Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil, for chor...
Performers:
van Evera, Emily
Conductors:
Ralston, Gulliver
Ensemble:
Hildegard Choir
The debut CD of the Hildegard Choir, which has been delighting audiences of all ages since its founding in 1991! Features renowned American soprano Emily...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)....continue...
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SOMM 102
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: E.J. Moeran: Sinfonietta for orchestra; Vincent d'Indy: Jour d'été à la montagne, symphonic triptych for orchestra, Op. 61; Lord Berners: Triumph of Neptune, ballet
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
The Moeran comes from a recording made at Royal Albert Hall on April 26, 1947; the D'Indy from a studio recording made October 6, 1951;...continue...
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SOMM BEE2400
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Edvard Grieg: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 1; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1; Alban Berg: Sonata for P...
Performers:
Beatson, Alasdair [Piano]
The highly regarded Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson was the second place winner in the China Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2003. Beatson studied at the...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, West Sussex, England (05/05/2008-05/07/2008)....continue...
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SOMM 86
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Claudio Monteverdi: E Cosi Poco a Poco (Libro 5); Sfogava Con Le Stelle (Libro 4); Non Piu Guerra (Libro 4); Perfidissimo Volto (Libro 3); Cruda Amarilli (Libro 5); Quel Augellin, Che Canta (Libro 4)...
Conductors:
Bates, David
Ensemble:
La Nuova Musica
On this recording, the twelve solo madrigals of Caccini (1550-1618) are contrasted with six of Monteverdi's five-voice madrigals. Interspersed with these are instrumental pieces from...continue...
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SOMM 83
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: George Enescu: Sonata for Piano in D major, Op. 24 no 3; Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Zoltán Kodály: Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11
Performers:
Meecham, Nicola
Nicola Meecham studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She has performed throughout Britain and in Belgium Holland, Italy and the Czech Republic. She has...continue...
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SOMM 81
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Roberto Gerhard: Cantares, song cycle for voice & guitar; Joaquín Rodrigo: Canciónes (12) españolas, song collection for voice & piano; Villancicos (3), for voice & guitar (from Retabl...
Performers:
Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
Born in Bombay, Patricia Rozario studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and has since developed her career in opera, concert work, recording and artistry....continue...
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SOMM 78
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers:
Honma, Tamami
Conductors:
Ensemble:
Vilnius String Quartet
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SOMM 61
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SOMM 41
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11
Performers:
Chen, Bobby
Acclaimed by the media in London and Singapore, Bobby Chen burst on the scene in 1996 with a sensational season of concerts. He studied at...continue...
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SOMM 89
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1059; Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Trio Sonata for Organ no 3 in D minor, BWV 527
Performers:
Jackson, Nicholas
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Ensemble:
London Concertante
The Concertante of London is a baroque ensemble founded by the conductor Nicholas Jackson in 2002 whose players and singers are chosen from the cream...continue...
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SOMM 77
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: John Ireland: Sarnia; A Sea Idyll; Pieces (2) from A Downland Suite, for piano; Greenways; The Darkened Valley, for piano; Pieces (2) for Piano; Villanella, for organ (or piano); Love is a sickness f...
Performers:
Bebbington, Mark
The first two sets of pieces on this recording (Sarnia and Sea Idyll) offer the opportunity to experience the development spanning more than 40 years...continue...
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SOMM 88
2 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua
Performers:
Clayton, Allan; Gibson, Alexandra; Humphreys, George; Manley, Katherine; Rowntree, Richard
Conductors:
Cummings, Laurence
Joshua, an oratorio in three parts was recorded live in St. George's Church, London in March, 2008. This is the first recording of the original...continue...
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SOMM 240
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Vittorio Monti: Czardas; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; ...
Performers:
Gowers, Katherine; Owen, Charles
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SOMM 64
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SOMM 44
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Frank Bridge: Fairy Tale, suite for piano, H. 128; In Autumn, for piano, H. 162; Miniature Pastorals, for piano, Set 1, H. 127; Etude Rhapsodique, for piano in A minor, H. 58; Graziella, for piano, H...
Performers:
Bebbington, Mark
Frank Bridge is perhaps the prime example of a composer who built a varied freelance career, his income not only dependent on teaching, but as...continue...
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SOMM 82
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Patineurs, ballet (arranged by Constant Lambert; music from "Le Prophète," Act 3); Constant Lambert: The Prospec...
Conductors:
Lambert, Constant
Ensemble:
Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra
Constant Lambert became fascinated with ballet after being taken to see Diaghilev's 'Ballet Russes' as a schoolboy. He was one of the artistic triumvirate who...continue...
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SOMM 80
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: François Couperin: Le Bavolet-flotant, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II, 9e ordre); Le Carillon de Cythére, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 14e ordre); Jean-Phili...
Performers:
Sellick, Phyllis
The death of Phyllis Selllick in 2007 removed the last of the great British female pianists of her generation - artists who had begun to...continue...
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SOMM 79
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Fidelio, Op. 72; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op....
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Ensemble:
Albion Ensemble
A forebear of the modern wind band the "harmonie" ensemble, consisting of small groupings of wind instruments, was a highly popular concept and had a...continue...
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SOMM 70
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Dona nobis pacem
Performers:
Flynn, Renee; Henderson, Roy
Conductors:
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra
Those who have loved this British composer's music have known his only commercial recordings - The Wasps Overture and the Ballet 'Old King Cole' (1925)...continue...
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SOMM 71
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers:
Georgian, Karine; Young, Jeremy
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SOMM 67
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Alan Bush: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in B minor, Op. 2
Performers:
Bebbington, Mark
Your eyes have not deceived you. Indeed, this is a piano transcription of the Elgar First. Following its premiere, the demand for the Symphony was...continue...
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SOMM 69
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); William Alwyn: Symphony no 3; Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) was nothing if not versatile in the extent of his repertoire over a very active conducting life. Mozart held a very...continue...
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SOMM BEE2300
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Philip Glass: Another Look at Harmony, Part IV, for chorus & electric organ
Performers:
Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Conductors:
Williams, Howard
Ensemble:
21st Century Choir
Glass' project of the mid-1970s, 'Another Look at Harmony', was not so much an essay in minimalism as a search for the way beyond it....continue...
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SOMM 72
1 CD / SOMM /
2011-10-11
Works: Luigi Boccherini: Symphony in D major, G 490; André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts; Spoken Word: Work(s); Franz Liszt: Die Lorelei, song for voice & orchestra, ...
Performers:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Civil, Alan; Raisbeck, Rosina
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A concert program of works such as these featured on this recording was familiar fare in the Beecham years. The Boccherini and Gretry come from...continue...
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