Delius: Requiem

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Delius: A Mass of Life, etc.

Delius:

A Mass of Life

Requiem


“This is only the third commercial recording of AMass of Life. The previous two recordings were the 1952 Beecham (no longer available) and the 1971 Groves on EMI. You might imagine modern recording would best place this vast canvas between your loudspeakers. And yes, Hickox's dynamic peaks are marginally higher, his perspectives marginally wider and deeper. Actually, some of this has as much to do with Hickox's own pacing and shading as the engineering. In general, this 'idealised' light- and air-filled sound brings a sharper, bright presence for the chorus, and such things as the piccolo trilling atop the final 'Hymn to Joy'. What it doesn't bring is the sense of performers in a specific acoustic space. But the chorus shines in the prominent role which the Chandos balance gives them, with ringing attack for all entries where it's needed, and singing as confident as it's sensitive, even if one has to make the odd allowance for not quite perfect pitching on high (Delius's demands are extreme) and moments where they're too loud. The soloists are fine; Hickox's baritone has a good line in stirring, virile address, though little of Benjamin Luxon's nobility, inwardness and true legato. What makes the Hickox Mass preferable to the Groves (but only just) is the conductor's inspired handling of each part's central dance panels. Hickox makes you believe in them, with a judicious drive, lift to the rhythms, and really incisive, eager singing and playing. As a coupling, Hickox has only the second-ever commercial recording of the Requiem: more Nietzsche, but this time dogma not poetry, all the more unpalatable/ embarrassing (regardless of your faith) for being in English, but containing much unique Delius.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010

Chandos - CHAN9515

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Delius: 150th Anniversary Edition

Delius: 150th Anniversary Edition


Delius:

Sleigh Ride

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Marche Caprice

ed. & arr. Beecham

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Over the hills and far away

ed. Beecham

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Dance Rhapsody No. 2

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Dance Rhapsody No. 1

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

On the mountains

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

A Song of Summer

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Irmelin Prelude

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Late Swallows

Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song)

(includes rehearsal footage)

Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Paris - Song of a Great City

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

In a Summer Garden

Hallé Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Piano Concerto in C minor

Piers Lane (piano)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Florida Suite

Revised and edited by Sir Thomas Beecham

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Brigg Fair

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Summer Evening

arr. Beecham

Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox

Koanga: La Calinda

arr. Fenby

Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox

Air and Dance

Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox

Hassan: Intermezzo & Serenade

arr. Beecham

Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox

Aquarelles (2)

arr. Fenby

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Lebenstanz

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

North Country Sketches

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

Sea Drift

John Noble (baritone)

Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

Cynara

John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

Violin Concerto

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Tortelier (cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies

Cello Concerto

Jacqueline du Pré (cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Dance

arr. Eric Fenby

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby

Koanga: La Calinda

arr. Eric Fenby

Elena Duran (flute)

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby

Air and Dance

arr. Eric Fenby

Elena Duran (flute)

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby

Five Little Pieces

arr. Eric Fenby

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby

Sonata for string orchestra

arr. Eric Fenby

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby

String Quartet (1916)

Britten Quartet

Violin Sonata No. 1 in E major

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 2

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 3

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano)

Legende

Tasmin Little (violin), John Lenehan (piano)

Cello Sonata

Moray Welsh (cello), Israela Margalit (piano)

Dance

Igor Kipnis (harpsichord)

Twilight Fancies

Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

To be sung of a summer night on the water, No. 1

(wordless)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger

Wanderer's Song

Baccholian Singers of London

The Homeward Way

Marjorie Thomas (mezzo)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Twilight Fancies

orch. Beecham

Elsie Suddaby (soprano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Whither (Autumn)

orch. Beecham

Elsie Suddaby (soprano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

The Violet

orch. Gibson

Elsie Suddaby (soprano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Whither (Autumn)

Dora Labbette (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

The Violet

Dora Labbette (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

I-Brasîl

Dora Labbette (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Young Venevil

sung in German

Dora Labbette (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Twilight Fancies

Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano)

Cradle song

Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano)

The Nightingale (from Five Songs from the Norwegian)

Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano)

Irmelin Rose from Seven Danish Songs

Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)

So white, so soft, so sweet is she from Four Old English Lyrics

Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)

Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit

Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)

La lune blanche

Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)

To the queen of my heart (from Three Shelley Songs)

Heddle Nash (tenor), Gerald Moore (piano)

Love’s Philosophy (from Three Shelley Songs)

Heddle Nash (tenor), Gerald Moore (piano)

Caprice & Elegy

Beatrice Harrison (cello)

Chamber Orchestra, Eric Fenby

Eventyr (once upon a time)

Hallé Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Hassan - incidental music

Martyn Hill (tenor), Brian Rayner Cook (baritone)

Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, Vernon Handley

Songs of Sunset

Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves

An Arabesque

John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves

A Mass of Life

Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves

Requiem

Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Meredith Davies

Idyll 'Once I passed through a populous city'

Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies

A Song before sunrise

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Songs of Farewell

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Koanga

Eugene Holmes (Koanga), Claudia Lindsey (Palmyra), Raimund Herincx (Don José Martinez), Keith Erwen (Simon Perez), Jean Allister (Clotilda), Simon Estes (Rangwan)

London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves

A Song of the High Hills

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves

A Village Romeo and Juliet

Benjamin Luxon (Manz), Noel Mangin (Marti), Colin Manley (Sali - as a child), Wendy Eathorne (Vrenchen - as a child), Elizabeth Harwood (Vrenchen), Robert Tear (Sali), John Shirley-Quirk (The Dark Fiddler)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Meredith Davies

Fennimore and Gerda

Elisabeth Söderström (Fennimore, Gerda), Brian Rayner Cook (Niels Lyhne), Robert Tear (Erik Refstrup)

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish Radio Chorus, Meredith Davies


EMI - 0841752

(CD - 18 discs)

$74.25

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