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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Stanford - Symphonies Volume 4
Robert Plane (clarinet) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones This final volume of the Naxos cycle of the complete Stanford Symphonies features the substantial First Symphony, whose first movement, with its spacious introduction and exposition repeat, is a remarkably broad structure. The use of stopped horns is most unusual for a symphony written in the late 1870s. Stanford’s tuneful late romantic Clarinet Concerto has become the most frequently heard and recorded of the composer’s orchestral works. | 
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| |  | Stanford - Symphonies Voume 3
Stanford: | Symphony No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 94 The 1905 Sixth Symphony, by contrast, received only two hearings before succumbing to an eighty-year oblivion. The subtitle, ‘In honour of the life-work of a great artist: George Frederick Watts’, is important: Watts (1817-1904) was among the most lauded British artists of his era and Stanford’s work, if not overtly programmatic, was influenced by instances of Watt’s legacy – for example the equestrian statue in Kensington Gardens, London. Symphony No. 3 in F minor 'Irish', Op. 28 Completed in 1887, Stanford’s ‘Irish’ Symphony enjoyed immediate and widespread success, continuing to be played well into the twentieth century. The ‘Irish’ subtitle indicates its frequent deployment of folk-tunes as melodic material, although the work never strays far from the Austro-German symphonic tradition. |
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones “[These symphonies] could not expect to receive more devoted performances than these: David Lloyd-Jones tends the folk tunes of the Irish with loving care, and the Bournemouth players enjoy the novel instrumental touches in No 6.” The Telegraph, 24th May 2008 “In the exceptionally well-filled third volume of their Stanford series, David Lloyd-Jones and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra offer accomplished an sympathetic performances.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 **** “Another high-quality addition to David Lloyd-Jones's rewarding Stanford cycle.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ) The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell Hyperion is delighted to present this latest CD from The Choir of Westminster Abbey under their inspirational director,
James O’Donnell. They continue their exploration of the rich repertoire of the liturgy in its historical context in the
Abbey with music for the Feast of the Ascension. Ascension Day is a particular moment of celebration within the annual
round of Easter praise and is celebrated in glorious and triumphal language. The works recorded here represent a wide
range of the best of liturgical music, starting from the intricate and joyful writing of the sixteenth-century composer
Peter Philips and ending with fascinating and appealing pieces by living composers. Along the way are works from the
great flowering of English cathedral music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. “After seven years at the helm, James O'Donnell has made a formidable singing outfit of the Westminster Abbey Choir...The treble line is robust and thrilling, its soloist, Jacob Ewens, a sinuous star in Britten's Te Deum in E. The ensemble is well balanced in the polyphony of Philips's Ascendit Deus and confidently tuned in the awe-filled modernism of Gowers's Viri Galilei, while the organist, Robert Quinney, does more than his share in the dazzling accompaniments.” The Times, 26th April 2008 **** “The choir of Westminster Abbey under James O'Donnell sing with the happy care which his choristers at the Cathedral used to bing to their work with hin. If the echo calls attention to itself at the start, the ears soon adjust. They are not going to complain with so much to enjoy. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones “David Lloyd-Jones proves an undisruptive, clear-headed guide, while the playing of the Bournemouth SO has an extra finish, buoyancy and lustre that tip the scales in his favour.” Gramophone Magazine “Both symphonies contain some attractive ideas, they're beautifully scored and carefully worked out, and they make enjoyable listening… David Lloyd-Jones certainly makes a strong case for both, and the excellent Bournemouth players respond with collective discipline and solo expressivity.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2007 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley "This record gives an excellent introduction to twentieth-century English programme music." Tower Records, Guide to Classical Music | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | I Hear America Singing
Bacon: | One Thought Ever at the Fore The Banks of the Yellow Sea,Wild Nights, Let down the Bars,The Postponeless Creature | Berger: | Heart, Lonely People | Bernstein: | To What You Said | Bowles: | Blue Mountain Ballads | Bridge: | The Last Invocation | Burleigh: | Ethiopia Saluting the Colors | Castelnuovo-Tedesco: | Louisiana | Gold: | Parting | Griffes: | Evening Song | Hageman: | The Rich Man | Hindemith: | Sing on there Drei Hymnnen, Op. 14 | Kagen: | Drum | Korngold: | 5 Lieder Op. 38 No. 1 & No. 2 | Loeffler: | To Helen | MacDowell: | O lovely Rose,The Sea | Naginski: | Look Down Fair Moon Richard Cory | Pahlen: | Erlebnis, Auch ich bin Amerika | Reutter, H: | Trommel, Lied für ein dunkles Mädchen | Ritter, F L: | Dirge for Two Veterans | Rorem: | Look down fair moon | Stanford: | To the Soul, | Vaughan Williams: | A Clear Midnight, Joy, Shipmate, Joy! | Weisgall: | Shiloh |
Thomas Hampson, Wolfram Rieger & Malcolm Martineau (pianos) Recorded Live at Salzberg Festival August 2001 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies
Bach, J S: | Badinerie (from Orchestral Suite No. 2) Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Bizet: | Carmen - Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) | Boccherini: | String Quartet Op. 11: Minuet | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Debussy: | Clair de lune Arabesque No. 1 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Gluck: | Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Gossec: | Tambourin | Grieg: | Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6 | Handel: | Royal Fireworks Music – Overture Fireworks Music - Le rejouissance Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Water Music – Hornpipe Water Music – Air | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492 - Overture Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297 | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
The music on the two CDs has been selected with four key stages of a wedding ceremony in mind. CD 1 is a selection of popular music for the entry of the bride and music for the exit of the bride and groom. CD 2 includes music for setting the scene and suggestions for the signing of the register. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gerald Finley (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| | British Choral Tradition Volume 3Live & Session Recordings 1950-1976
The Choir of York Minster, Francis Jackson | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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