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2023-07-14 00:00:00
Richard Rodney Bennett, Arthur Bliss, George Butterworth & Gustav Holst: The British Music Collections
[…] [12'12]1.02 - 1.04 Cello Concerto * [28'21]1.05 - 1.12 Meditations on a Theme by John Blow [34'27]2.01 Antiphonal Fanfare for Three Brass Choirs [1'36]2.02 Flourish for two brass orchestras:'Greetings to a City' [6'32]2.03 Fanfare for the Lord Mayor Of London [1'48]2.04 - 2.08 Things to Come. Suite [14'42]2.09 Welcome the Queen [6'33]2.10 Theme and Cadenza for violin and orchestra ^ [6'17]2.11 Introduction and Allegro [11'31]Robert Cohen-cello*, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth (1.01-1.12 [February 1993])Philip Jones Brass Ensemble directed by Elgar Howarth (2.01-2.02 [February 1970])Philip Jones Brass Ensemble directed by John Iveson (2.03 [June 1979])National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann (2.04-2.08 [November 1975])London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Bliss (2.09 [May 1957])Alfredo Campoli- violin^, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arthur Bliss (2.10-2.11 [November 1955])Decca 470186-2 [recorded 1955 to 1993; this compilation first issued 2001][digital download; flacs, cover and booklet scans]Recording venues: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1.01-1.12, 2.09), St. […]
2021-06-09 07:13:42
Festmusik: The gorgeous textures of Richard Strauss writing for brass stand out on this disc from Onyx Brass and friends inspired by a family cache of letters
[…] you realise what a brass ensemble like this can do. The whole is cleverly put together, giving us a refreshing different take on the challenge of pairing the Festmusik up for something and making a lovely tribute to David Gordon-Chute's great-aunt and great-uncle. Checking the catalogue, there do not seem to be that many recordings of the work at all, unsurprising given its requirements, challenge and difficulty working out what to programme with it. The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (on of the inspirations behind the founding of Onyx Brass) recorded the piece but it is currently only available in a box set of all Strauss' tone poems and concertos. This only makes the new recording all the more welcome, as it is so superbly played and imaginatively programmed. Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) - Festmusik der Stadt Wien, TrV 286 (1942 – 43) [10:48]Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) […]
2021-03-24 02:00:00
Nicholas Maw - Violin Concerto and more
[…] 1969 and 1975 Lyrita 2007 Sonata Notturna Life Studies Raphael Wallfisch cello English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 1996 N. Maw String Quartet No. 3 B. Britten String Quartet No. 3 Three Divertimenti The Coull Quartet Somm Celeste 2007 N. Maw Sinfonia J. Gardner Theme and Variatios for brass quartet J. Addison Divertimento for brass quartet S. Dodgson Sonata for brass quintet English Chamber Orchestra Norman Del Mar Tje Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Recorded 1971 and 1975 Lyrita 2008 N. Maw Solo Violin Sonata A.Anderson Casting Ecstatic M. Boykan Sonata for Solo Violin Arthur Kreiger Keeping Company Curtis Macomber violin CRI 2007 A. Bax Sonata for Flute and Harp S. Dodgson Duo H.Harty In Ireland W. Alwyn Naiades N. Maw Night Thoughts Emily Beynon flute Catherine Beynon harp Recorded 1994 Metier 2012 N. Maw American Games […]
2020-10-15 23:00:00
Elgar Howarth & Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Bold As Brass and Classics for Brass Band
[…] At the time, I couldn't scan booklets and I no longer have the original so these scans are only from the interweb. At the time of these recordings, Elgar Howarth - a member of the New Music Manchester school along with Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies and Alexander Goehr - was working a great deal with the Grimethorpe Band - although he is better known for his more 'serious' work with the London Sinfonietta and Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and championing contemporary music. He brought the standard of brass playing to the highest level during his time at Grimethorpe. W Hogarth Lear was Howarth's anagrammatical nom de plume when writing light music - although none of the works on Bold as Brass published under his real name could be considered heavyweight. But the Cornet Concerto does allow him to demonstrate his prowess on the cornet. It seems incredible that Universal […]