Holland, James

20th Century Classics / Marriner

10 CD / Decca / 2011-05-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings,...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Connah, Trevor; Ellis, Osian; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Holland, James; Laird, Michael; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Ogdon, John; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Pritchard, Eric;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was...continue...

Peter Dickinson: Mass of the Apocalypse, Larkin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Peter Dickinson: Songs from "The Unicorns"; Mass of the Apocalypse, for speaker, chorus, piano & percussion; Larkin's Jazz; Five Forgeries, for 2 pianos; Early Pieces (5), for piano; Air, for flute; ...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickinson, Peter; Dobing, Duke; Flinders, John; Herford, Henry; Holland, James; Johnson, David; Maggs, Jo
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor; Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Peter Dickinson weaves together musical styles popular and classical, past and present, using a technique of 'style modulation'. In his Mass of the Apocalypse the...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

From the Steeples and the Mountains / London Gabrieli Brass

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-08-01

Works: Charles Ives: From the Steeples and Mountains for Brass and Bells; Processional "Let there be light"; Samuel Barber: Mutations from Bach's "Christe, du Lamm Gottes"; Roy Harris: Chorale for Organ and...
Performers: Chimes, John; Clews, Richard; Emery, Terence; Gillard, Roy; Holland, James; Larkin, Christopher [Horn]; Lee, Dave; London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble; McLeod, James; Nutty, Kevin; Ronayne, John; Sax, Sid...
Conductors: Larkin, Christopher
Ensemble: London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble

'Performances are ideal. The British have given us a thoroughly American disc of extraordinary beauty; for which, many thanks!' (Fanfare, USA)

'Fascinating... the most interesting and...continue...
Recording information: 1991.

This collection of 20th century American compositions for brass ensemble features as its title track Charles Ives' eerie From the Steeples to the Mountains -- a cha...continue...

Theofanidis: I Corinthians 13, The Discovery, Fantasy, etc

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-06-01

Works: Christopher Theofanidis: I Corinthians 13, for chorus; The Discovery (for the film "Discovery Independence"), orchestral scenes; Fantasy for 2 pianos; Voices, song cycle for soprano & orchestra; Suit...
Performers: Baichi, Peter; Barrow-Theofanidis, Darla; Bennett, Karen; Carlisle, David; Ciarvella, David; Cohen, Denise; Ellenwood, Christian; Farr, Gareth; Harris, Stefon [Vibraphone]; Holland, James; Honeywell,...
Conductors: Theofanidis, Christopher; Mahoney, Shafer; Shewan, Robert
Ensemble: ; Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale; Rochester Composers Chorus & Brass Ensemble