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Charles Groves (and others) conducts
[…] * [7'29]05 Alun Hoddinot: Overture 'Jack Straw', op.35 (1964-1980) ^ [5'02] 06 - 11 Alun Hoddinot: Concerto Grosso No.2, op.46 (1966) [12'54]12 - 14 Alun Hoddinot: Investiture Dances, op.66 (1966) ' [7'46]15 - 18 Alun Hoddinot: Welsh Dances, Set No.2, op.64 (1969) ' [9'03]19 - 22 William Mathias: Celtic Dances, op.60 (1972) ' [9'03]23 Daniel Jones: Dance Fantasy (1976) " [7'42]Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Groves *; Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Charles Groves ^; National Youth Orchestra of Wales conducted by Arthur Davison '; BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson "Lyrita SRCD334 [recorded: 1972 *, November 1980 ^, 1974 & 1975 ', 1979 " for EMI, Unicorn & BBC Records; CD issued 2009[CD-rip; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]Recording venues: Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales *; Brent Town Hall, Wembley, UK ^; BBC Studios ' "Recording engineers: Stuart Eltham *; Bob Auger ^ "; not […]
2023-08-07 13:10:36
St David’s Hall, CardiffThe NYOW’s four-concert tour culminated in this evocative performance, which found the players in peak performance mode and revelling in itOn the face of it, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales’s concert of Smetana, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich looked like safe programming. Yet for young musicians whose orchestral involvement has been limited by the disruptions of the pandemic, nothing is safe or straightforward. And given that the Strauss selection was his Four Last Songs – mostly concerned with reflections on the end of life – and that Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony dates from the Stalin era with all the ominous resonances of Russia now, these youngsters would have been getting to grips not simply with the music’s technical demands but also with much grittier lessons about humanity and history.St David’s Hall was the culmination of a four-concert tour across Wales with conductor Carlo Rizzi, and there was a distinct […]
2022-08-04 06:48:00
Looking back at the 2022 Three Choirs Festival in Hereford, from Dyson's Quo Vadis to Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
[…] a close with a performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, movingly sung by Nicky Spence, Dame Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies and the Festival Chorus, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Geraint Bowen.Young performers were a highlight of this year’s festival, with the headline festival commission Voices of Power sung by the Festival Youth Choir, the children from Gloucestershire Academy of Music giving an excellent performance at Tewkesbury Abbey, and a fantastic concert by the National Youth Orchestra of Wales conducted by Kwamé Ryan at Hereford Cathedral. The Three Choirs Festival moves to Gloucester in 2023, where the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams will be celebrated in his 150th anniversary year. Before then, on the composer’s birthday itself this October, the festival will present two days of events showcasing some of his best-loved music, including the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Full details are available the festival website. […]
2020-12-08 10:21:48
Karl Jenkins: Palladio Context Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (CBE), was born on 17th February, 1944, in Penclawdd, Wales. He first received music training from his father, who was a choirmaster and chapel organist. Jenkins began to learn the oboe, and subsequently played in the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. […] The post appeared first on Classicalexburns.
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