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| |  | Vernon Handley: Champion of British Music
Vernon George Handley was born in Enfield, London, in 1930. He disliked his first names and preferred to use the nickname Tod, given to him as a baby because he toddled along with his toes turned inwards. Handley was a great champion of British music. His first recording, made in 1965 for a minor record label, was of Bax's Fourth Symphony with the newly-formed Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra. He then went on to record for Lyrita, another small independent company specialising in British music. In the early 1970s Handley started to record for Classics for Pleasure and went on to make many more recordings for both CfP and the main EMI label. Probably because his professional appointments were nearly all in the UK, and the fact that he put great emphasis on performing British music, his reputation abroad wasn't as great as it deserved to be. He also devoted a great deal of his time to promoting the careers of young, up-coming, British musicians. This set of 5 CDs showcases recordings of Handley conducting five of the UK's great orchestras. It was in 1984 with 'Tod' Handley that a 28-year-old Nigel Kennedy made his début recording of the Elgar Concerto, here heard on disc one. The first three CDs in the set comprise works by English composers; the other two illustrate Handley conducting two great concertos from the standard repertoire, both with Tasmin Little, and some charming Fauré and popular Russian music. "Tod" Handley was a self-effacing, modest man who, nevertheless, did not suffer fools easily. This is illustrated no better than in his acceptance-speak at the 2007 Classical Brit Awards when he received the Lifetime Achievement award. A video of this is well worth seeing on YouTube. Handley died the following year. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Yehudi Menuhin: Concertos pour violon
Bartók: | Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Wiener Philharmoniker Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Rudolf Kempe | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Sussk | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens Havanaise, Op. 83 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Sir Adrian Boult |
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| |  | Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7
“Rattle on home ground, including his thrilling early Fifth with the Philmarmonia: recordings of bold sweep that lack nothing for close attention to the score.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sibelius: The Symphonies
Sibelius: | Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete) Finlandia, Op. 26 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Tapiola, Op. 112 En Saga, Op. 9 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra Romance in C major for strings, Op. 42 Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Luonnotar, Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala) Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) |
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| |  | Lorin Maazel conducts Sibelius
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| |  | The Art of Ruggiero Ricci
Bach, J S: | Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Ernst, H W: | Fantaisie brillante sur l'opéra Otello de Rossini, Op. 11 | Goldmark: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28 | Hindemith: | Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31 No. 2 'Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen...' Sonata for Violin & Piano in E major | Hubay: | 6 Blumenleben for violin & piano, Op. 30 : 5. Der Zephir | Lalo: | Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 20 Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Guitarre, Op. 28 Fantaisie Norvégienne | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 | Paganini: | I Palpiti, Op. 13 Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major Le Streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 | Sarasate: | Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Sinding: | Suite for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 10 'im alten Stil' | Vecsey, F: | Le vent | Wieniawski: | Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's Faust, Op. 20 L'école moderne, Op. 10: Le staccato | Ysaye: | Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27 |
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| |  | Jascha Heifetz plays Great Violin Concertos
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Erick Friedman (violin) New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 William Primrose (viola) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Izler Solomon | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Rozsa: | Violin Concerto, Op. 24 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | Vieuxtemps: | Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Vivaldi: | Concerto for Violin & Cello in B flat minor, RV 547 Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) |
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| |  | Jascha Heifetz: The Master Violinist
Albéniz: | Sevilla (from Suite Española, Op. 47) (arr. Heifetz) recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Bach, J S: | Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 recorded December 1935 | Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 recorded April 1937 with Emanuel Bay (piano) | Beethoven: | Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' recorded May 1951 with Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) | Clérambault: | Largo in C minor (arr. Dandelot) recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz) with Emanuel Bay (piano) | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) recorded December 1935 with Emanuel Bay (piano) | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major recorded April 1937 with Artur Rubinstein (piano) | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 recorded March 1934 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli Meditation, Op. 32 recorded March 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Korngold: | Dogberry and Verges (March of the Sentinel) from Much Ado About Nothing recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 recorded June 1949 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 recorded March 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 recorded November 1947 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' recorded February 1934 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli | Paganini: | Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major (arr. Kreisler) recorded March 1934 Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor (arr. Auer) recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 recorded March 1935 Havanaise, Op. 83 recorded April 1937 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 recorded November 1935 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Strauss, R: | Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2 (arr. Heifetz) recorded March 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Szymanowski: | Roxana's Song from the opera 'King Roger', for violin & piano (arr. P. Kochanski) recorded December 1935 | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 recorded March 1937 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli | Vieuxtemps: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31 recorded March 1935 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 recorded November 1947 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Vivaldi: | Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2 in A major, RV 31 (arr. Busch) recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) | Wieniawski: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 recorded March 1935 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 recorded March 1937 with Emanuel Bay (piano) Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16 recorded February 1934 with Arpád Sándor (piano) |
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| |  | The Sibelius Edition Volume 8 - Orchestral Music
Sibelius: | Overture in E major, JS145 Scène de ballet, JS163 Karelia completed and reconstructed by Kalevi Aho Karelia Overture, Op. 10 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Impromptu for string orchestra Presto in D major for string orchestra Press Celebrations Music Menuetto Coronation Cantata, JS104 Porilaisten marssi, JS152 Overture in A minor, JS144 Romance in C major for strings, Op. 42 Cortège Pan and Echo, Op. 53 The Countess's Portrait (Grevinnans konterfej) Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Rakastava, Op. 14, for strings & percussion Fragments from a Suite for Orchestra (Predecessor of The Oceanides) Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Six Humoresques, Op. 87 and Op. 89 for violin and orchestra Academic March (1919) March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91a Three Pieces, Op. 96 Suite mignonne, Op. 98a Suite champêtre, Op. 98b Suite caractéristique, Op. 100 Morceau Romantique sur un motif de M. Jacob de Julin Suite for Violin & Strings Op. 117 Andante festivo, JS34b Processional (‘Onward, Ye Peoples'), Op. 113 No. 6 |
Includes previously unreleased recordings with Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä: Karelia Suite, Op.11; Romance in C major for string orchestra, Op.42; March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion, Op.91a; Suite mignonne, Op.98a; Suite champêtre, Op.98b; Suite caractéristique, Op.100; Autrefois from Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op.96; Menuetto, JS127 Also includes the following world première recordings: Processional, Op.113 No.6; Rakastava, Op.14; Tableaux 7/8 from Karelia, JS115, with simplified version of Tableau 7; Impromptu for string orchestra This instalment returns to the field in which the Finnish master has earned the greatest acclaim. Sibelius himself is reported to have said: ‘I am a man of the orchestra. You must judge me from my orchestral works.’ This disc includes some of Sibelius’s best-known works (the Violin Concerto in Leonidas Kavakos’ award-winning recording and the Karelia Suite newly recorded by Osmo Vänskä to name but two) to rarities such as an early version of Rakastava never previously on disc. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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