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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 |
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PETER SCULTHORPE
Sculthorpe: Irkanda I / Irkanda IV / Lament (1991) / Second Sonata for strings / Cello Dreaming / Djilile Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] "Exceptionally sympathetic advocacy for the doyen of Australian composers" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (August 2003) |
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ARCANGELO CORELLI
Corelli: Opus 2 & 4: Chamber Sonatas The Avison Ensemble: Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Caroline Balding (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paula Chateauneuf (archlute), Roger Hamilton (h [ Linn Records / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Opus 2 & 4: Chamber Sonatas is the third in The Avison Ensemble's celebration of Corelli's chamber music and the fifth album in their critically acclaimed series of recordings with Linn. Released to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of the... |
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ARCANGELO CORELLI
Corelli: Opus 1 & 3: Church Sonatas The Avison Ensemble: Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Caroline Balding (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paula Chateauneuf (archlute), Roger Hamilton (h [ Linn Records / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Corelli: Opus 1 & 3: Church Sonatas is the final recording in The Avison Ensemble's celebration of Corelli's chamber music and the sixth album in their critically acclaimed series of recordings with Linn. Released to mark the 300th anniversary of the... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Volume 4 Bartolozzi Trio: Matthew Truscott (violin), Richard Lester (cello) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2014 ] Haydn's thirty Piano Trios were written between 1784 and 1797, reflecting both changes in keyboard instruments, as the piano replaced the harpsichord, and developments in sonata form. The Trios included here, dating from the earlier years of this... |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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... |
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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' |
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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 |
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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... |
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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. |
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RUBBRA
Complete Symphonies BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 5 CD Box Set - released 6/Aug/2001 ] |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'Thanks to all concerned are in order - for Hickox's perceptive interpretation, the players' dedication and sensitivity and last but not least, the exemplary recorded sound that we rather take for granted on this label. Strongly recommended.' Gramophone |
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EDWARD GREGSON
Orchestral Works [incls 'Concerto for Orchestra'] Richard Watkins (horn) Wissam Boustany (flute) / BBC Philharmonic, Bramwell Tovey [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] "There really is something for everyone in this disc - glorious Arnoldesque tunes, stimulatingly serious expression, brilliant orchestration: a very Gregsonian cocktail. Enjoy!" (Gramophone) |
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GRAINGER
The Grainger Edition Volumes 1-19 [special price] BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox, with Penelope Thwaites (piano) [ Chandos Grainger Edition / 19 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Nothing here sounds, tired, routine or gap-filling dull. And certainly Grainger emerges as far more than pretty, cosy or genteel; more a case of romantic, folksy, dangerous, exultant, tumultuous and, yes, sentimental." (MusicWeb Feb 2011) |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger Edition, Volume 15: Orchestral Works 3 BBC Philharmonic / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Hickox secures a set of performances that are simply past praise in their combination of stylish swagger and heartwarming commitment to the cause. Wonderful Chandos sound, too, irrepressibly vivid. Terrific stuff!" Gramophone |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Grainer: Works for Orchestra 2 (Incls 'Molly on the Shore', 'Handel in the Strand' & 'the Warriors') BBC Philharmonic. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Grainger Edition, Vol.6 / CD - released 10/Jul/2005 ] "For The Warriors, Hickox uses a new critical edition prepared by the Australian Grainger authority, Alessandro Servadei. Grainger's orchestral palette has never sounded more gloriously extravagant. Then again, this impression is just as much a tribu |