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British composer (1905-1971)
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2024-01-29 10:42:00
Stanford, Holst and an RVW premiere: the 17th English Music Festival at Dorchester Abbey
[…] (1877-1963) and Arthur Somervell's Maud, the Godwine Choir in a mixed programme including Howells, Havergal Brian and Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda, plus concerts from the Flutes and Frets Duo, pianists Philip Leslie and Paul Guinery, Excalibur Voices, Shiry Rashkovsky (viola) and Richard Uttley (piano), and Ensemble Kopernicus.The weekend ends with a concert from the strings of the English Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Andrews, in a mixed programme the beings with Howells' Serenade and ends with Rawsthorne's Light Music for Strings and along the way fits in classics like Warlock's Capriol Suite and rarities like Bliss' Two Contrasts.Full details from the English Music Festival's website.
2023-11-24 00:00:00
Bruckner, Pettersson, Prokofiev, Rawsthorne, Suk: Mainly Orchestral Works (Handley, Lloyd-Jones, Nelsons, Pešek et al)
Josef Suk:1.01 - 1.08 Zrání 'Ripening'. Symphonic Poem, op.34 [41'21]1.09 Praga. Symphonic Poem op.26 [25'22]2.01 - 2.08 Epilogue for soprano, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, op.37 * [40'38]2.09 - 2.12 Pohádka 'Fairy Tale', op.16 [29'24]Luba Orgonasova- soprano, Ivan Kusnjer- baritone, Peter Mikulas- bass, Royal Liverpool Philharnonic Choir *; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor PešekErato 5099991257659 [recorded August 1992 and June 1997 for Virgin Classics; this reissue 2013][digital downloads; flacs, cover and inlay scans with booklets for the original Virgin Classics releases sourced from internet]Recording venue: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UKRecording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: John H. WestAlan Rawsthorne:01 Street Corner Overture (1944) [5'36]02 - 05 Madame Chrysanthème. Ballet Suite (1957) [8'25]06 - 12 Practical Cats. An Entertainment for Speaker and Orchestra (1954) * [22'48]13 Theme, Variations & Finale (1967) [15'13]14 - 15 Medieval Diptych for Baritone and Orchestra (1962) ^ [14'09]16 Coronation Overture (1953) [5'33]Simon Callow- speaker *; Jeremy Huw Williams- baritone; […]
2023-10-27 00:00:00
Dohnanyi, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Rawsthorne and British Trombone Concertos (Christian Lindberg, Malcolm Sargent et al)
British Trombone Concertos:01 - 03 Gordon Jacob: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1955) [19'56]04 - 06 Elgar Howarth: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1958) [20'04]07 - 08 Derek Bourgois: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, op.114 (1988) [20'34]Christian Lindberg- trombone, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant LlewellynBIS CD-658 [recorded November & December 1993; CD issued 1994][digital-download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, WalesRecording engineer: Ingo Petry; Producer: Robert SuffDerek Bourgeois' concerto was written for Christian Lindberg and in 1989 he recorded the version with Wind Band [op.114b] for the short-lived British label, LDR - subsequently reissued by Albany Records. That recording was recently posted on the Susato blog.Alan Rawsthorne:01 - 03 Piano Concerto No. 1 (rev. 1942) * [18'36]04 - 07 Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951) ^ [27'40]Moura Lympany- piano, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert Menges; Denis Matthews- piano, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm SargentWarner […]
2022-03-25 14:12:07
English Music Festival 2022: Vaughan Williams, Holst, Coleridge Taylor, Havergal Brian and an Ivor Gurney premiere
[…] Orchestra for a rare outing for Holst's Sanskrit infused The Cloud Messenger [which they recorded in 2020, see my review], whilst baritone Roderick Williams, the Godwine Choir and Holst Orchestra, conductor by Hilary Davan Wetton perform RVW's Willow Wood plus music by Bainton, Dyson, Finzi, Howells and Ireland. As a celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Elysian Singers perform A Garland for the Queen, originally written by Bliss, Bax, Tippett, RVW, Ireland, Howells, Finzi, Berkeley, Rawsthorne and Rubbra for the Coronation. Baritone Gareth Brynmor John and pianist Christopher Glynnwill be providing a welcome showcase for Havergal Brian's songs, whilst Rupert Marshall Luck and pianist Nathan Williamson will premiere Gurney's Violin Sonata in D major along with music by Robin Milford, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs and Elgar. There is a lot more besides, full details from the English Music Festival website.
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