SOUSA / ANDERSON / GERSHWIN / MacDOWELL / GILLIS / RODGERS / GOULD / etc
American Light Music Classics (Includes The March of the Toys, Holiday for Strings & The Teddy Bear's Picnic) New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] 'These lovely old tunes have a freshness and charm akin to the best light-hearted literature or illustration from the same period. A splendid successor to the previous volumes' (Gramophone) |
POULENC / HAHN
Aubade & Sinfonietta / Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este The New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp (conductor) with Julian Evans (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] 'A scintillating recording debut... in admirably off-the-beaten-track repertory' - The Observer |
BOUGHTON
Aylesbury Games & Concertos Emily Beynon (flute) / the New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] First-recordings of music by the composer of The Immortal Hour |
TOYE / COLLINS / CURZON / WHITE / KETELBEY / BINGE / ANCLIFFE / ELLIS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music Classics Vol 1 (Including Jumping Bean, Elizabethan Serenade & Coronation Scott) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] "The recorded sound throughout is exemplary. For light music specialist and general music lover alike, this collection should prove pure delight." -Critic's Choice Pick - Gramophone Magazine Best of 1996 |
WOOD / RICHARDSON / STRACHEY / MONCKTON /GODIN / FRANON / KETELBEY / TOMLINSON / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music Classics Vol 3 (Includes Portrait of a Flirt, The Girl from Corsica & Montmartre) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'Corp's performances are sumptuous' (Sunday Times) |
Marriner/London Chorus/Corp
Castelnuovo-Tedesco [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
A Ceremony Of Carols / Friday Afternoons / Three Two-part songs New London Children's Choir, Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] "Ronald Corp directs bright, refreshing performances of a delightful collection of Britten choral pieces... A splendid bargain." - The Penguin Guide |
RONALD CORP
Dhammapada Apsara / Corp [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The eight voices of Apsara invest their considerable collective experience in establishing a rich and clear sound. Their tonal palette spans the gamut from ethereal purity to romantic warmth, applied with discrimination and admirable good taste |
RONALD CORP
Things I Didn't Say Edward Batting (organ) / Apsara, Ronald Corp [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The title's that of a choral cycle setting 20 poems by Steve Mainwaring about his dying mother. Corp's setting are fluidly melodic and sensitively responsive. Nine shorter pieces also feature. |
G Corp Meets the Mighty Tree
Dubplates from the Elephant House Volume 3 - Limited Edition with Recipe Book [ Endulge Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] The re-defined electronica dub culture is joined by Birmingham's vibrant reggae scene to create a masterpiece! This CD comes with a 52-page beautifully packaged book of original recipes for classic West Indian food - while stocks last!! |
G Corp
Duplates From The Elephant House Volume 2 [ G Corp / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Originally released in 2002, this is the second amazing 'Dubplates from the Elephant House' CD - re-issued due to popular demand, since the success of Volume 3. |
JESSEL / LEHAR /PIERNE / J. STRAUSS / ALFVEN / GOUNOD / PADILLA / WEINBERGER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: European Light Music Classics (Includes Parade of the Tin Soldiers, The Entry of the Boyars & The Skaters Waltz) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Oct/2014 ] 'Another tasty compilation that will sell like hot cakes' (Classic CD) |
SIDNEY JONES
Jones: The Geisha (Complete operetta) Lillian Watson / Sarah Walker / Harry Nicoll / Richard Suart / Christopher Maltman / New London Light Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] 'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or CD' (Gramophone) |
HUBERT CLIFFORD
Hubert Clifford: The Cowes Suite, A Pageant of Youth, Voyage at Dusk, Hunted and other works BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp [ Dutton / Vocalion / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Australian-born Hubert Clifford started his musical career in Melbourne but came to England in 1930 and remained there for the rest of his career. He taught music in a boys' grammar school, moved to the BBC and then became Alexander Korda's music... |
RONALD CORP
The Ice Mountain New London Children’s Choir / Members of the New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] "Corp's transparent, evocative scoring for an ensemble of seven players is one of the opera's greatest strengths. Naxos' sound is clear, well-defined, and nicely balanced, with an immediate presence." (Allmusic.com) |
VIRGIL THOMSON
Louisiana Story (Includes 'the Plow that Broke the Plains') The New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'Hyperion's recording is faultless; the notes... are sagacious and rewarding. If your interest is in American music or in film scores, this is indispensable' - American Record Guide |
HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
Fraser-Simson: The Maid of the Mountains (Complete Operetta) Janis Kelly, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Richard Suart / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "piloted with style and affection by ronald Corp, Hyperion's light music guru. Wicked!" (BBC Music) |
GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Piano Concerto in C minor Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 34 / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] 'Stephen Coombs savours the more exotic keyboard writing with confidence and a sure sense of style, contributing appropriately dazzling and light-fingered virtuosity when required' (International Record Review) |
Laurence Perkins, bassoon, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
The Playful Pachyderm (Includes 'Funeral March of a Marionette' (Gounod) & Romance (Elgar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'Perkins is a compelling advocate of the instrument, not only in his painstaking work as orchestrator and arranger, and his enthusiastic and well-researched booklet notes, but most of all in his playing … This is a delightful disc which will be of... |
MICHAEL HURD
Pop Cantatas John Addison (narrator) / Alexander Wells (piano) / Members of the New London Orchestra / New London Children’s Choir / Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 4/May/2011 ] "The works on this Naxos disc are lightly jazzy and must have turned generations of children on to concert music. They make confident and fearless communion with West End show-time, dance-band drum-kit and light Radio 2 style middle-of-the-road... |