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GRAINGER
Volume 18: Works for Unaccompanied Chorus Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Jul/2002 ] This is Volume 18 of the Chandos Grainger Edition |
WALTON / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOLST / DELIUS / ELGAR / etc
Great British Orchestral Classics (Incls 'Nimrod' from 'Enigma' Variations by Elgar, Tintagel by Bax & Summer Night on the River by Delius) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Norman Del Mar / etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] Chandos is famous for its recordings of British music and this 2-CD set, available for the price of one full-price disc, is a compilation of some of its finest and most popular recordings. |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Troilus & Cressida (Complete Opera) Alan Opie (baritone) Judith Howarth (soprano) Arthur Davies (tenor) / English Northern Philharmonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "As for the recorded sound, the bloom of the Leeds Town Hall acoustic allows the fullest detail from the orchestra, enhancing the Mediterranean warmth of the score, helped by the wide dynamic range." (Penguin Guide) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 4 (Includes Rebus & A Prayer) Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Chorus of Wales / BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - '... this is an essential purchase for Oration alone - and the music itself deserves the widest dissmenation.' Gramophone |
SIR LENNOX & MICHAEL BERKELEY
Symphony No. 4 / The Garden of Earthly Delights / Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] 'Throughout Richard Hickox draws brilliant playing from his band, energetic where necessary, sonically overwhelming in the Garden. Anthon Burton's notes are excellent, too, helpful and so objective that they don't tell you how good all the music on... |
LENNOX & MICHAEL BERKELEY
Symphony No. 4 / The Garden of Earthly Delights / Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] This third volume in Chandos' successful Berkeley series, featuring music by Lennox and Michael Berkeley, is released to celebrate the centenary of Sir Lennox Berkeley's birth. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Spring Symphony / Welcome Ode / Psalm 150 Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) / Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] This re-release of the Spring Symphony, complemented by two smaller but equally life-confirming works by Britten, marks the composer's centenary year. It also forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series, which pays tribute to this great co |
FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works (Incls 'St Paul's Suite') Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin) Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This 1994 recording is one of the first Holst collections made by Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia. An orchestra he conducted for thirty seven years, until his death. Having brought neglected works by Holst to a more deserved fame in the early... |
HUBERT PARRY
Parry: The Soul's Ransom / The Lotos-Eaters / Blest pair of Sirens / Invocation to Music Anne Dawson / Della Jones / Arthur Davies / Brian Rayner Cook / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert & Richard Hickox (conductors) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "The choral singing and the playing of the LPO under Matthias Bamert is magnificent, ably championing these deserved revivals." Classic CD |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Arthur Davies (tenor) Della Jones (contralto) Roderick Earle (bass) / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 1 (Includes Mid of the Night & Two Poems for Orchestra) BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 2 (Incl Norse Legend) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] Performance **** Sound Quality **** BBC Music Magazine |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Orchestral works Vol 1 (Incls 'Symphony for Strings, Op. 3') BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] 'John Scott is a first-rate soloist in this taxing work and Richard Hickox directs superbly paced and eloquent performances of this fine music.' BBC Music Magazine (five stars) |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 1 Op. 55 / Sonata for Organ, Op. 28 BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "Hickox and his players do Elgar proud on a spectacular disc. Richard Hickox is back on sovereign form for Elgar. The BBC Welsh forces are world-class here, in a reading that pulses along with clarity and splendour, building to a gloriously... |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 2 / In the South BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2005 ] 'Critical comment on the recording of the Second Symphony: Elgar's Second Symphony blossoms in the hands of Richard Hickox and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.' Classic FM Magazine 'Disc of the month' |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 3 / So Many True Princesses Who Have Gone / etc BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] 'I'm more favourably inclined towards this magnificent SACD release because it seems to lay out its typical Elgarian indirectness in a more logical and easily discerned way..No serious Elgarian should even think of passing it by.' American Record Guide |
TIPPETT
The Rose Lake / Ritual Dances BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] To coincide with the centenary year of Tippett's birth, and following on from his highly successful recordings of the symphonies and other orchestral works, Richard Hickox has recorded two of the composer's most famous orchestral works, The Rose Lake... |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) - "The seventh symphony receives a performance of real power from Hickox and his Welsh Orchestra. |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubba: Symphonies Nos 4, 10 & 11 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] "Richard Hickox offers a particularly imaginative account of the Eleventh Symphony in one movement. The Chandos recording is excellent in every respect, with plenty of warmth and transparency of detail." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
