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2023-03-17 00:00:00
Tippett, Elgar, Holst, Ireland and Warlock: Orchestral Works (George Hurst & Benjamin Frith)
Michael Tippett:01 Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage' [24'53]02 - 04 Piano Concerto * [37'38]Benjamin Frith- piano*; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by George HurstNaxos 8.553591 [recorded October 1995; issued 1999][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, ScotlandRecording engineer: Tony Kime; Producer: Simon LordEdward Elgar:01 - 08 The Starlight Express. Suite, op.78 ^ [26'47]09 - 14 King Arthur. Suite [22'32]Cynthia Glover- soprano & John Lawrenson- baritone ^; The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by George HurstChandos CHAN8428 [recorded January 1973; issued 1985][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Guildhall, Southampton, EnglandRecording engineer: Brian Couzens; Producer: Brian CulverhouseEnglish Music for Strings:01 - 04 Gustav Holst - St. Paul's Suite, op.29 no.2 [12'30]05 - 07 Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, op.20 [12'14]08 - 13 Philip Heseltine a.k.a Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite [9'38]14 - 16 John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale [19'24]Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by George […]
2020-04-16 04:52:00
Moeran: Violin Concerto (CD Review)
Also, Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow; Cello Concerto. Lydia Mordkovitch, violin; Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Cello Concerto). Chandos Classics CHAN 10168 X. By Karl W. NehringAs I write this review, I am, like many music lovers worldwide, hunkered down at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With plenty of time on my hands, I have listened to a great deal of music. Actually, that is something I did before the lockdown, but now I find myself listening with more focus and attention – and gratitude – than before. In this stressful time, music has been a source not just of entertainment, but also of comfort and consolation. This recording of four pastoral works by Moeran, which has been on heavy rotation in my home listening systems lately, has been an especially significant source of both musical satisfaction and emotional sustainment. Ernest John Moeran […]
2019-08-25 09:00:45
[…] Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Pärt wrote his most popular work shortly after Britten’s death in 1976. Gently falling minor scales on the strings are interspersed with a bell’s melancholy toll. Recommended recording:Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme JärviChandos CHAN 241-26 Five essential works by Benjamin Britten Tabula Rasa Also written in the 1970s, Pärt’s orchestral piece features imaginative interplay between flurries of strings and a solo violin and prepared piano. Recommended recording:Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano), Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Richard Studt EMI 565 0312 Six of the best pieces for prepared piano Third Symphony In this 1971 work Bachian counterpoint features alongside touches of Russian Orthodox, a Church Pärt later joined. Recommended recording:Ulster Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa Naxos 8.554591 The 20 Greatest Symphonies of all time
2017-08-30 01:30:00
01. - 07. Gustav Holst - The Planets. Suite, op.32 [49'33] 08. Colin Matthews - Pluto. The Renewer [6'22] 09. Gustav Holst - Lyric Movement for viola and small orchestra, H.191* [11'49] 10. Gustav Holst - Neptune. The Mystic (original ending) [6'50] *Timothy Pooley- viola, Halle Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder with the Ladies of the Halle Choir in Neptune and Pluto. Hyperion CDH 55350 (original CD release 2001) (CD rip - flacs, booklet and cover scans) 01. - 07. Gustav Holst - The Planets. Suite, op.32 [49'29] 08. Gustav Holst - A Somerset Rhapsody, op.21 no.2* [9'40] 09. - 11. Gustav Holst - Brook Green Suite, H.190* [6'19] Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis with Toronto Children's Chorus in Neptune. *Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Norman Del Mar EMI Seraphim 5737332 (this CD release 2001) (digital download - flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans) Mark […]
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