More By Artist: Penny Penny
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EDWARD GERMAN
German: Symphony No. 2 in A minor 'Norwich' / Valse Gracieuse / Welsh Rhapsody National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Sir Arthur Sullivan called Edward German 'the one man to follow me who has genius'.Notwithstanding German's success in operetta, especially with Tom Jones and Merrie England, orchestral music was.was always central to his life. |
ARCHIBALD JOYCE
Joyce: Complete Songs Vol. 2 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] Archibald Joyce was known as 'The English Waltz King'. The composer of delectable vignettes directed his own dance band which, depending on the size of the venue, sometimes numbered a hundred. |
EDWARD GERMAN
German: The Seasons / Richard III - Overture / Theme and Six Diversions RTE Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Marco Polo / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Jettisoning the support of teaching and conducting appointments early in his career and working solely as a professional composer, Sir Edward German rose to prominence as a composer of orchestral music in the last decade of the 19th century. |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Incidental Music to Macbeth, King Arthur & The Merry Wives of Windsor Margaret MacDonald (mezzo) / RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] Arthur Sullivan is best remembered today for his Savoy Operas with W.S. Gilbert, but during his lifetime Sullivan was also famed for his church, concert hall and stage works. These three sets of incidental music show his versatility in the genre. |
ERIC COATES
Coates: Springtime Suite / Four Ways Suite / Saxo-Rhapsody Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny, with Kenneth Edge (Saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] Eric Coates was a master of refined and beautiful melodies, making him a household name during the golden years of British light music in the first half of the 20th century. The Four Ways Suite takes us to all four points of the compass, including... |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Victoria & Merrie England (complete ballet) RTÉ Sinfonietta, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] In 1897, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Sullivan was commissioned to write a ballet for the Alhambra Theatre in London. Conforming closely to the theatre's established style, this single-act ballet was a spectacular pageant. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Symphonies (Complete) / Dances Ireland National Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 29/Oct/2021 ] "These performances have the composer's imprimatur (he was present at the recording sessions) and can be cordially recommended." Penguin Guide |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Incidental Music - The Merchant of Venice / Henry VIII / The Sapphire Necklace: Overture Emmanuel Lawler (tenor) / RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jul/2021 ] Sullivan's suites of incidental music for Shakespeare are among his most attractive compositions, with Henry VIII becoming extremely popular. Charles Dickens was 'perfectly enchanted' by The Sapphire Necklace, and the Overture in C. |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Ballet Music RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Soon after his return from studies in Leipzig, Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his second work, LÎle Enchantée. This was a ballet score on the subject of a shipwrecked mariner which debuted at Covent Garden in the form of a divertissement at the end of... |
Penny Penny
Yogo Yogo [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 9/Oct/2020 ] The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny's life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and... |
Penny Penny
Yogo Yogo [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny's life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and... |
Penny Penny
Yogo Yogo (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 9/Oct/2020 ] The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny's life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and... |
Penny Penny
Shilungu (12") [ Soundway Records / 12in - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Preceding a double vinyl compilation from South African-raised, UK-based DJ and producer Esa Williams, this 12" features Penny Penny's impossibly rare Kwaito House monster "Shilungu". On the flip is the acid-soaked "Shilungu (Esa & Mervin Granger... |
Penny Penny
Shaka Bundu LP [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 1/Jul/2013 ] South African singer and mid-school Tsonga disco [Shangaan disco] superstar Penny Penny's classic 1994 tape is now available on vinyl via Awesome Tapes From Africa. |
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concertos Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Benjamin Frith (piano) / Northern Sinfonia, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "the solo parts so nimbly and sympathetically shared here by Marat Bisengaliev and Naxos's own Mendelssohn devotee, Benjamin Frith. The Northern Sinfonia under Andrew Penny likewise play with all the freshness of a new discovery" (Gramophone) |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 20 & 25 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Penny [ Naxos 20th Century Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] In contrast to 'The Gothic', Symphony No. 20 written in 1962, is compact, thematically sophisticated, and deeply expressive. Symphony No. 25 has beautiful melodies channelled within a wholly logical structure and is one of Brian's most distinguished... |
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Shakespeare Overtures Volume 2 West Australian Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] The art of Shakespeare was a recurring fascination for Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In addition to two operas and numerous settings of songs and sonnets, he wrote 11 Shakespeare Overtures which here receive their first ever complete... |
THOMAS PITFIELD
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Anthony Goldstone (piano) / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra / Andrew Penny [ Naxos British Piano Concertos / CD - released 18/Oct/2009 ] |
BINGE / COATES / CURZON / DUNCAN / ELGAR / FARNON / GERMAN / ETC
A British Festival (Incls 'Elizabethan Serenade' & 'In a Monastrey Garden') Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper, Andrew Penny [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "unforgettable tunes that everyone knows but few can put names to....this is a well-chosen selection taken from the Marco Polo and Naxos back catalogue." --Review by Jeremy Nicholas, ClassicFM |
Helen Medlyn and Penny Dodd
Darling Its Hell [ Medlyn / Dodd Music New Zealand / CD - released 31/Oct/2006 ] Those two "hell" cabaret divas - the divine Miss Medlyn and Miss Dodd - offer eleven delicious songs of love that lie in the warm, luxurious lap of jazz. |
