Ralph Vaughan Williams

(1872-1958)

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Sounds, Sweet Airs and the Art of Longing

Sounds, Sweet Airs and the Art of Longing


Corbetta:

Prelud

Dowland:

Mr Dowland's Midnight

Lanier:

No more shall meads be deck'd with flow'rs (Love's constancy)

Weep no more my wearied eyes

Lawes, H:

Bid me but live, and I will live

Slide soft, you silver floods

Wert thou yet fairer than thou art

Transcendent Beauty

Purcell:

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

Taylor, J:

Tell me not that I die or live by thee

Torget:

Divine

Oh, dream where art thou now?

Diving

Lullaby

Vaughan Williams:

Orpheus With His Lute

Let Beauty awake

Take, O Take Those Lips Away (from Three Shakespeare Songs

The Sky above the Roof

A Clear Midnight


Elisabeth Holmertz (soprano), Frederik Bock (lute), Poul Hoxbro (low whistle)

Many composers have been reluctant to set Shakespeare’s words to text, but Vaughan Williams remained undaunted, using his words many times in his compositions. This disc includes RVW’s ‘Orpheus with his lute’ and many other songs of longing of the early baroque. Performed by Swedish soprano Elisabeth Holmertz, the duo of Holmertz and Bock accompany her, along with Poul Hoxbro on low whistle.

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Albéniz:

Iberia, books 1-4 (complete)

Albéniz, M P:

Sonata in D

Alford:

Colonel Bogey March

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Anderson, Leroy:

Belle of the Ball

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Pirate Dance

Frederick Fennell

Suite of Carols - excerpts

Frederick Fennell

A Christmas Festival: Overture

Frederick Fennell

Sandpaper Ballet

Frederick Fennell

Forgotten Dreams

Frederick Fennell

Trumpeter's Lullaby

Frederick Fennell

The Penny Whistle Song

Frederick Fennell

Bugler's Holiday

Frederick Fennell

Irish Suite

Frederick Fennell

anon.:

My Lady Careys Dompe

Auber:

Les diamants de la couronne: Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Auric:

Ouverture

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Bach, C P E:

Twelve Variationen über die Folie d'Espagne, Wq118/9/H263

Bach, J C:

Duetto in La Maggiore, Op. 18:5

Bach, J S:

French Overture in B minor, BWV831

Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV910

Bach, W F:

Concerto a due Cembali in E

Barber, S:

Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23

Capricorn Concerto

Bartók:

Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77

Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati

Two Portraits Op. 5

Erwin Ramor (violin)

Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati

Mikrokosmos (selection)

Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati

The Wooden Prince

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet)

BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati

Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113

BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati

Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110

Geza Frid, Luctor Ponae (pianos)

Members of the London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

First Rhapsody

Beethoven:

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Egmont Overture, Op. 84

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Berg:

Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet

Helga Pilarczyk (soprano)

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Bergsma:

Gold and the Senor Commandante

Berlioz:

Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens)

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Besard:

Branle Gay

Bizet:

Carmen: Danse Bohème

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

La Patrie Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Bloch, E:

Sinfonia Breve

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Borodin:

Prince Igor Overture

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Bull, J:

Les Buffons

The King's Hunt

Byrd:

La Volta

Carpenter, J A:

Adventures in a Perambulator

Cese:

Inglesina

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Chabrier:

España

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Suite Pastorale

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Fête Polonaise

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Gwendoline Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Danse Slave

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Joyeuse Marche

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Bourrée Fantasque

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Chadwick:

Symphonic Sketches

Chambonnières:

Le Moutier

Chopin:

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano

Coates, E:

The Three Elizabeths Suite

London 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Knightsbridge March from London Suite

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

London Suite

Frederick Fennell

Four Ways Suite

Frederick Fennell

Copland:

Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Corigliano:

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Hilde Somer (piano)

Victor A|essandro

Couperin, F:

La Pantomime

Couperin, L:

Tombeau de M de Blancrocher in F major

Pavane in F sharp minor

Debussy:

Trois Nocturnes

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Petite Suite

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Images for orchestra: II. Ibéria

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

La Mer

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Cello Sonata

Delibes:

Sylvia

London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari

Dieupart:

Passepied

Dvorak:

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Falla:

La vida breve: Interlude & Dance

Fetler:

Contrasts for Orchestra

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Fischer, J K F:

Passacaille en Ré mineur - Uranie

Françaix:

Piano Concertino in F major

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Francisque:

Branle de Montirande

Franck, C:

Pièce héroïque, M37

Marcel Dupre (organ)

Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40

Marcel Dupre (organ)

Freixanet:

Sonata in A

Frescobaldi:

Aria detta la Frescobalda (1627)

Corrente in F major

Galliards (5)

Partite dodici sopra l'aria di Ruggiero

Ganne:

Father of Victory

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Gershwin:

An American in Paris, tone poem

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Giannini:

Symphony No. 3 for Winds

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Goldman:

On the mall

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Gould, M:

Symphony No. 4 ‘West Point’

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Spirituals for Strings

Fall River Legend Suite

Gounod:

Faust - Ballet Music

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Grainger:

Lincolnshire Posy

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Country Gardens

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Shepherd's Hey

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Colonial Song

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away'

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Mock Morris

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Handel in the Strand

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Spoon River

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Molly on the Shore

Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell

Grieg:

Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2

Griffes:

Poem for flute & orchestra

Hanson, H:

Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic'

Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 'Romantic'

Song of Democracy

Symphony No. 3, Op. 33

Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Op. 44

Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25

Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and strings

Hanssen:

Valdresmarsj (March of the Valdre)

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Hartley, W:

Concerto for 23 Winds

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Hérold:

Zampa - Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Hindemith:

Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Holst:

Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major, Op. 28 No. 1, H105

Suite No. 2 for Military Band in F major, Op. 28 No. 2, H106

Hovhaness:

Symphony No. 4, Op. 165

A. Clyde Roller

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Ibert:

Escales

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Ives, C:

Orchestral Set No. 1 'Three Places in New England'

Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting'

Kennan:

Pieces (3) for Orchestra

Khachaturian:

Two Armenian Dances

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

King, K:

Barnum and Bailey's Favorite

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Klohr:

The Billboard

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Kodály:

Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock'

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Liadov:

The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

Kikimora, Op. 63

Liszt:

Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Loeffler:

Deux Rapsodies

MacDowell:

Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 42

Marcello, A:

Oboe Concerto in D Minor

Martinu:

Variations on a Theme of Rossini

Massenet:

Phèdre: Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

McCauley:

Miniatures (5) for Flute & Strings

McCoy:

Lights Out

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

McPhee, C:

Tabuh-Tabuhan

Meacham:

American patrol (for toy ocarinas)

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Mendelssohn:

Variations concertantes Op. 17

Mennin:

Canzona

Symphony No. 5

Milhaud:

Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Suite française, Op. 248

Montaine:

Birds of Paradise, Op. 34

Moore, D:

The Pageant of P.T. Barnum

Mozart:

Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita'

Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague'

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Mussorgsky:

Khovanshchina: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves

Paray:

Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Peerson:

The Primerose (P VI/4)

The Fall of the Leafe

Persichetti:

Symphony for Band, Op. 69

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Psalm for Band, Op. 53

Peter, J:

Sinfonia in G

Philips, P:

Pavana Dolorosa

Galiarda Dolorosa

Phillips, B:

Selections from McGuffey's Reader

Picchi:

Balli d'Arpicordo

Piston:

The Incredible Flutist

Prokofiev:

March in B flat major Op. 99 'Military March'

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Rameau:

Gavotte et doubles

Ravel:

Rapsodie Espagnole

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version)

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

La Valse

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Valses nobles et sentimentales

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Ma Mère l'Oye

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Reed, H O:

La Fiesta Mexicana

Respighi:

The Birds

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Impressioni brasiliane

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Fountains of Rome

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Pines of Rome

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3

Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati

Rogers, Bernard:

Three Japanese Dances

Carol Dawn Mayer (mezzo)

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Once Upon a Time

Roussel:

Suite in F major, Op. 33

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Saint-Saëns:

Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Danse macabre, Op. 40

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

San Miguel:

The Golden Ear

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Satie:

Parade

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Scarlatti, D:

Keyboard Sonata K541 in F major

Keyboard Sonata K175 in A minor

Keyboard Sonata K381 in E major

Schmitt, F:

La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Schoenberg:

5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Schuller:

7 Studies on Themes of Paul Klee

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Schuman:

New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings

Sessions:

The Black Maskers

Smetana:

The Bartered Bride (extracts)

Sousa:

Hands Across The Sea

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

U.S. Field Artillery March

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

The Thunderer

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Washington Post

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

King Cotton

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

El Capitan March

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

The Stars and Stripes Forever

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Strauss, R:

Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7

Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica for piano (left hand) & orchestra, Op. 73

Hilde Somer (piano)

Victor A|essandro

Stravinsky:

The Rite of Spring

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Tchaikovsky:

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Swan Lake, Op. 20

Rafael Druian (violin)

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Teike:

Alte Kameraden

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Telemann:

Bourree alla Polacca

Thomas, Ambroise:

Gavotte from 'Mignon'

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Mignon Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Raymond Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Thomson, V:

Symphony on a Hymn Tune

The Feast of Love

Vaughan Williams:

English Folk Song Suite

Toccata Marziale

Weber:

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Webern:

Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Weiner, Leó:

Lakodalmas 'Wedding dance', Op. 21b

Widor:

Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro

Marcel Dupre (organ)

Symphony No. 2, Op. 13, No. 2, IV. Salve Regina

Marcel Dupre (organ)


This new collection of 55 CDs from the acclaimed label offers a wealth of recordings from the 1950s and 1960s in an unrivalled range of repertory.

This ranges from solo Bach played by harpsichordist Rafael Puyana to American composer and conductor Howard Hanson in his own works as well as music by fellow-Americans. Key artists include Antal Dorati in works ranging from Beethoven to Bartók and Berg; Frederick Fennell, Rafael Kubelík, Paul Paray and János Starker.

An extensive 182 page booklet includes new essays on the history and development of the Mercury label by Thomas Fine (son of Wilma Cozart Fine, legendary producer of the MLP label) and Mike Gray. Numerous photographs are included and full recording information is documented. When we say full recording information, we mean it too. All the details collectors love to see is here: the microphones, the recording location, the original engineers, the subsequent remastering engineers, even the type of recording equipment.

Two CDs of true rarities are included: Dorati’s 1953 mono recording of The Rite of Spring; and making its first-ever appearance on CD is John Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. The CD also includes a rare 16 minute interview with Corigliano and pianist Hilde Somer.

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The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages

The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages


Britten:

Sacred and Profane, Op. 91: Ye that pasen by

Casals:

O vos omnes

Duggan:

Three Lamentations

Susanna Fairbairn (soprano) & Robert Vanryne (trumpet)

Mauersberger, R:

Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst

McDowall:

The Lord is Good

Miranda Laurence & Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)

Mundy, J:

De Lamentatione Jeremiae

Ortiz, P:

O vos omnes

Phinot:

Lamentations

Vaughan Williams:

O vos omnes


Sospiri, Christopher Watson

The Lamentations of Jeremiah may be unremittingly sad, but they have had a deep resonance for composers throughout the ages. This is a collection that reflects that diversity – from John Mundy’s setting, which highlights the grave concern over schisms in the Catholic Church of the sixteenth century, through to Rudolph Mauersberger’s motet, which mourns the destruction of the city of Dresden in 1945. Two new pieces were commissioned especially for this project, and are recorded here for the first time: John Duggan’s haunting set of three Lamentations for choir, trumpet and solo soprano; and Cecilia McDowall’s exotic and powerful The Lord is Good, which was shortlisted for a BASCA award in 2012.

Sospiri’s CD Requiem on the Gift for Music label was warmly received, the Oxford Times reviewer “captivated by these pieces when I heard them in performance, and they are just as mesmerising on disc.” The Lost City continues Sospiri’s winning combination of repertoire from early music through to the present day, creating their own meditative cutting edge by appealing to audiences both contemporary and conservative, secular and spiritual.

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The Voice of Heddle Nash

The Voice of Heddle Nash


Heddle Nash (tenor)

Heddle Nash (1894 - 1961) was an English lyric tenor who appeared in opera and oratorio in the middle decades of the twentieth century whose quality of timbre remains unsurpassed today. This collection captures him in operatic roles for which he was most renowned & features a number of Handel oratorio roles in which he specialised. Three of Vaughan Williams’ songs are also featured.

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Vaughan Williams: The Complete EMI Recordings

Vaughan Williams: The Complete EMI Recordings


Vaughan Williams:

Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), John Carol Case (baritone)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony'

Margaret Price (soprano)

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony No. 4 in F minor

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony No. 6 in E minor

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in D major

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

Norma Burrowes (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

Symphony No. 8 in D minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 in E minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1

New Philharmonia Orchestra

In the Fen Country

New Philharmonia Orchestra

The Lark Ascending

Hugh Bean (violin)

New Philharmonia Orchestra

The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite

London Symphony Orchestra

Fantasia on Greensleeves

London Symphony Orchestra

English Folk Song Suite

London Symphony Orchestra

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Serenade to Music

Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Toward the Unknown Region

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

Partita for double string orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto in C for two pianos

Vita Vronsky, Victor Babin (pianos)

Job - A Masque for Dancing

London Symphony Orchestra

Dona Nobis Pacem

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), John Carol Case (baritone)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

Fantasia on the Old 104th

Peter Katin (piano)

A Song of Thanksgiving

Betty Dolemore (soprano), Robert Speaight (narrator), Harry Gabb (organ)

The Lark Ascending

Jean Pougnet (violin)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 6 in E minor

London Symphony Orchestra

Flos Campi

William Primrose (viola)

Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Chorus

Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Serenade to Music

(choral version)

Royal Festival Orchestra and Choir

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Job - A Masque for Dancing

BBC Symphony Orchestra

The Pilgrim's Progress (complete)

John Noble (The Pilgrim), Raimund Herincx (John Bunyan), John Carol Case (Evangelist), Sheila Armstrong, Marie Hayward, Gloria Jennings (Three Shining Ones), Wynford Evans, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Bernard Dickerson (Four Neighbours), Ian Partridge (Interpreter), John Shirley-Quirk (Watchful, The Porter), Terence Sharpe (A Herald), Robert Lloyd (Apollyon)


Sir Adrian Boult was born on 8th April 1889 in Chester and died on 22nd February 1983 in London and hence 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of his death. He was attending concerts first in Liverpool, primarily with Hans Richter, and then in London, whilst a pupil at Westminster School, with Sir Henry Wood, Claude Debussy, Arthur Nikisch and Richard Strauss. He met Elgar for whose music he was to do so much during his life as was another composer he befriended whilst at Christ Church, Oxford, before graduating in 1912, Ralph Vaughan Williams.

He spent a year studying in Leipzig where Arthur Nikisch had the greatest influence on him. He gained experience conducting for both the Royal Opera House, where he assisted in the first production there of Wagner’s Parsifal , and Serge Diaghilev’s ballet company. He was appointed conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924 and six years later the BBC made him director of music where he established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became its chief conductor. During these years he introduced works by Bartók, Stravinsky and the Second Viennese School composers – Schönberg, Webern and Berg including his opera Wozzeck.

Forced to leave the BBC when he reached their retirement age, he became chief conductor of the LPO retiring in 1957. He became a champion of British music, giving numerous performances of Bliss, Britten, Delius, Tippett, Walton and Holst, whose Planets he had premiered, and the aforementioned Elgar and Vaughan Williams. This set brings together all the recordings he made of the latter starting in 1940 to the early 1950’s.

There was a pause until 1967 when he started to commit this set’s stereo recordings to disc ending in 1975. He continued to give concerts and record for a further three years until retiring just before reaching the age of 90.

CD 13 includes audio footage of Sir Adrian in rehearsal.

“It seems superfluous to recommend this box. It contains around 17 hours of Boult’s VW. Many of these recordings are amongst the very best you will hear. Above it, the box offers a concentrated focus on one of the composer’s most devoted exponents, a man who premiered three of the symphonies, and who remained an artistic partner par excellence.” MusicWeb International, 17th June 2013

“The symphonies are the bedrock of the set; this was Boult's second complete cycle on disc, and the benefits of his career-long immersion in these scores is audible...Boult gives [The Pilgrim's Progress] remarkable breadth and transcendence. His account of Job is also extraordinary, as are the performances of the Tallis Fantasia, the 16-voice version of the Serenade to Music and In the Fen Country; the list could go on and on.” The Guardian, 28th March 2013 *****

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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8


Vaughan Williams:

Symphony No. 5 in D major

Symphony No. 8 in D minor


Hallé returns with its second volume of works by Vaughan Williams, continuing its award winning survey of British music under its Musical Director, Sir Mark Elder.

Latest release for award winning label in the English repertoire at which it excels

The release combines two highly contrasting works to provide a disc which is both moving and uplifting.

Symphony No.5 is a generally tranquil work with music influenced by Ravel, with whom Vaughan Williams had studied, and is scored for very traditional forces

Symphony No.8 is dedicated to Sir John Barbirolli and was premièred by the Hallé in 1956. It is the shortest and least serious of the symphonies and whilst not being without moments of somber mood, is generally light hearted in tone. It is has a more exotic instrumental colour, with an enhanced percussion section.

These works have long been part of Hallé’s concert repertoire under Sir Mark Elder in performances which have drawn great critical praise:

'I cannot think of another conductor around today better equipped to conduct this score than Sir Mark and he didn’t disappoint.' Michael Cookson, 'Seen and Heard International', Review of performance of Symphony No.5, Nov 2011

“Elder's account of the Fifth has a wonderful easy breadth, a sense of inevitable unfolding that pays most dividends in the third-movement Romanza...it's the shimmering tuned percussion in the outer movements [of the Eighth] that defines the work, and Elder makes the integration of those textures seem the most natural thing in the world.” The Guardian, 28th February 2013 ****

“It is the performance of the Fifth...that sounds special here...Elder and the Hallé claim this music as much their own as they do their Eighth.” Sunday Times, 17th March 2013

“Vaughan Williams’s outwardly serene Symphony No. 5 is a difficult work to get right...Which is why Sir Mark Elder’s recording does succeed; he manages to inject a hint of drama into the static opening movement and brings the Scherzo to life...Elder plays up the [Eighth] symphony’s offbeat battiness...It’s wonderful – trust me.” The Arts Desk, 16th March 2013

“These wonderfully affectionate recordings of the Fifth and Eighth Symphonies ...are essential listening for devotees of English music...Both are gloriously played.” The Times, 30th March 2013 ****

“Elder's way with Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony is one of those interpretations that grows with repeated hearings. As expected from the current Halle vintage, it's finely played in every department, with true live-recording atmosphere.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 *****

“Elder’s is the most satisfying performance of RVW’s Symphony 5 that I’ve heard. Why? For me it’s because he gets the tempi just right. He isn’t afraid to be unhurried and yet at the same time a flowing, forward pulse is always apparent...The glory of this CD from Elder is that it offers a consistent and sustained appreciation of the reflective aspects of these RVW symphonies.” MusicWeb International, April 2013

“An unexpectedly rewarding disc” Financial Times, 13th April 2013

“Elder's sense of atmosphere and specific locality win out...The Scherzo shows the Hallé winds and brass to excellent effect and I was warmed by Elder's well-aimed use of string portamentos in the 'Cavatina'...I would recommend it unreservedly.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013

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Editor's Choice - May 2013

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John McCormack: I'll Walk Beside You

John McCormack: I'll Walk Beside You


Opera arias by Bizet, Mascagni, Donizetti, Gounod, Puccini, Verdi, Thomas, Rossini, Leoncavallo, Ponchielli; songs by Brahms, Elgar, Faure, Handel, Martini, Mozart, Quilter, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Wolf, Hahn, Schubert, Richard Strauss, Bantock, Coleridge-Taylor, Cornelius, Wagner and Vaughan Williams


Even in his lifetime, the singer John McCormack was synonymous with Ireland. His worldwide success attracted a host of imitators, so that he could be said to have invented the ‘Irish tenor’. But a few minutes spent with the unique recordings of the original will quickly put the others in their place. McCormack was among a handful of artists of his time – others were Enrico Caruso, Fritz Kreisler, Amelita Galli-Curci and Sergei Rachmaninov – whose records could be found in every middle-class parlour in the civilised world. Even fellow singers looked up to him as a paragon of vocal technique and enunciation. Above all, he was a master communicator who could touch listeners’ hearts with his sincerity in the simplest of ballads. Although his recitals were usually packed with thousands of adoring fans, through his records he reached out to countless millions in the states of middle America, the outback of Australia or the hinterland of Africa who would never hear him in person.

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Constantin Silvestri: The Complete EMI Recordings

Constantin Silvestri: The Complete EMI Recordings


Bartók:

Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113

Berlioz:

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Borodin:

Prince Igor Overture

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

In the Steppes of Central Asia

Debussy:

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Trois Nocturnes

La Mer

Dukas:

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

(two recordings)

Dvorak:

Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

(two recordings)

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Elgar:

In the South (Alassio), Op. 50

Enescu:

Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1

Franck, C:

Symphony in D minor

Glinka:

Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture

Hindemith:

Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'

Humperdinck:

Hänsel & Gretel Overture

Khachaturian:

Gayane Suite No. 1

Liszt:

Hungarian Rhapsody, S359 No. 4 in D minor

Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97

Tasso, Lamento e trionfo, symphonic poem No. 2, S96

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21

Mussorgsky:

A Night on the Bare Mountain

Prokofiev:

The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a

Ravel:

Rapsodie Espagnole

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Boléro

Rimsky Korsakov:

May Night Overture

Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Scheherazade, Op. 35

Saint-Saëns:

Danse macabre, Op. 40

(two recordings)

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Sibelius:

Finlandia, Op. 26

Stravinsky:

Le Chant du Rossignol

Symphony in 3 movements

Tchaikovsky:

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)

Capriccio italien, Op. 45

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

The Wasps

Weber:

Der Freischütz Overture

plus selections from Falla's ballets, Dvorak's Slavonic Dances and Brahms's Hungarian Dances,


Constantin Silvestri was born in Bucharest, Romania on 31st May 1913. His mother had to bring him up as both his father and stepfather had died whilst he was still a teenager. By the age of six he was playing both piano and organ and showed skill as an improviser. Although not in conducting classes at the Conservatoire in Bucharest he was already appearing as a conductor in his teens, making his debut with the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1930 in a concert which included The Rite of Spring and one of his own compositions.

After further success with the National Radio Orchestra of Romania he decided to make conducting his career. In 1935 he started his association with the Romanian National Opera and directed the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra for six years. In 1948 he started teaching at the Conservatoire and founded its Conducting Department. Whilst conducting all the main orchestras in Romania he was also able to accept guest appearances in the USSR, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

In 1957 he also made his debut in the U.K. conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall and started making recordings for EMI in London, Paris and Vienna. Before leaving his home country he had his greatest success there – the premiere of Enesco’s opera Oedipe in 1958.

Settling first in Paris in 1959 and then in England when offered the post of Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. With his meticulous and lengthy preparation in rehearsals he raised the standard and prestige of the orchestra to one of international standing.

He became a British citizen in 1967 but his growing reputation was cut short by increasing ill-health and he died of cancer in London on 23rd February 1968 at the age of 55.

This set presents the Complete Recordings made by Constantin Silvestri for EMI. The microphones did offer to this “fanatical idealist” the most favourable circumstances to let his particular talent blossom.

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Nigel Kennedy – 5 Classic Albums

Nigel Kennedy – 5 Classic Albums


Bartók:

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Elgar:

Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Ellington:

Mainly Black, Brown & Beige

with Alec Dankworth (double bass)

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Schubert:

Rondo for violin and strings in A major, D438

English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Sibelius:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu

Vaughan Williams:

The Lark Ascending

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons

English Chamber Orchestra


Nigel Kennedy (violin)

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Roger Chase plays Bax, Vaughan Williams, Theodore Holland & Richard Harvey

Roger Chase plays Bax, Vaughan Williams, Theodore Holland & Richard Harvey

Recorded: The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, 16-18 April 2012


Bax:

Phantasy for Viola and Orchestra in D minor

Stephen Bell

Harvey, R:

Reflections for Viola & Small Orchestra

World premiere recording

Richard Harvey

Holland, T:

Ellingham Marshes for Viola & Orchestra

World premiere recording

Stephen Bell

Vaughan Williams:

Suite For Viola And Orchestra

Stephen Bell


In his third programme for Dutton Epoch, the celebrated viola player Roger Chase again presents repertoire associated with the great Lionel Tertis, played on Tertis’s own Montagnana viola. The Bax Phantasy for viola and orchestra is the highlight, and it proves to be a lyrical delight, the slow movement based on a particularly enticing Irish folk song. Vaughan Williams’s lyrical eight-movement Suite for Viola and Orchestra, too, has elements of folksong, this time English, and is virtuosic and catchy by turns. Theodore Holland was a friend of Bax at the Royal Academy of Music, later the composition teacher of John Joubert. A remarkable discovery, his substantial tone poem Ellingham Marshes is a wartime musical picture of the dreamy and wistful atmosphere of the Suffolk marshes in their changing moods. The programme is completed by Richard Harvey’s Reflections, a four-movement score in today’s most approachable idiom.

“Chase conjures the most gorgeous tone from the Montagnana viola that once belonged to Lionel Tertis...and his alliance with Stephen Bell and the BBC CO radiates such joy, lyrical ardour and freshness of new discovery as to make me fall in love all over again with what is arguably Bax's most nationalistic statement” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013

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