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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 / Nocturne Roderick Williams (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] 'Finally, there's a real treat: the first recording of a recently discovered Nocturne, an intensely moving setting of Walt Whitman's 'Whispers of Heavenly Death' composed in 1908. It's evocatively sung here by Roderick Williams.' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
A Dinner Engagement, Op. 45 (An Opera in Two Scenes, Libretto by Paul Dehn) Roderick Williams, Yvonne Kenny, Claire Rutter, Jean Rigby, Anne Collins, Robin Leggate, Blake Fischer / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] "A long-neglected British opera at last makes a sparkling début on record" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Sept 2004 |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
A Cotswold Romance / The Death of Tintagiles Rosa Mannion / Thomas Randle / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] 'Richard Hickox directs a vivid performance [of A Cotswold Romance] with splendid support from his assembled forces. Although not major works, these are notable additions to the catalogue, and the performances could hardly be better' BBC ***** |
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HOLST
An Introduction to Holst (Incls 'The Planets' & 'Brook Green Suite') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / women's voices of the RSNO Chorus / Sir Alexander Gibson / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'In every respect this latest Holst anthology from Chandos will be hard to beat. The recording is superb - very real indeed…' The Penguin Complete Guide |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Sea Drift / Songs of Farewell / Songs of Sunset Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Gramophone 'Choral' award winner |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphony No.1 in B flat minor / Violin Concerto in B minor Salvatore Accardo (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / Philharmonia Orchestra, Louis Frémaux [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "no lack of brilliance... the fireworks are dashingly despatched..there are the sudden flashes of Paganinian dazzle" (Gramophone) |
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PACHELBEL / PURCELL / HANDEL / ALBINONI / VIVALDI
The Best of Baroque (Incls Albinoni's Adagio & The arrival of the Queen of Sheba) Sara Barrington (oboe) William Bennett (piccolo) Philip Jones (trumpet) Alastair Ross (organ) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields / Richard Hickox [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All those popular baroque favourites at a special price |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 8 (Incl The Pageant of London) Sarah Connelly (mezzo) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'The nine orchestral songs prove the most rewarding. Connolly sings two exquisite Tagore songs with rapturous intensity, while Langridge is superb in Bridge's 1918 setting of Rupert Brooke's 'Blow Out, You Bugles'.' The Guardian |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Christmas Music (Incls 'On Christmas Night' & 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols') Sarah Fox (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Joyful Company of Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] "Beautifully sensitive performances atmospherically recorded … irresistible … There's even a sprig of holly on the CD!" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Music Vol 3 (Incls 'Coronation March' & 'Phantasm') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] "The performances under Hickox are as authoritative as ever." (The Guardian) |
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RESPIGHI
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suites 1 - 3 Sinfonia 21 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] Including The Complete Ancient Airs & Dances; Suite No. 2 for Flute and String Orchestra: Aria; Berceuse for String Orchestra |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: The Bear Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Alan Opie (baritone) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass) / Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Sir William Walton wrote two operas, the second - The Bear - far more readily acclaimed than the first, and more often performed. Its premiere took place in Aldeburgh in June 1967 as part of the twentieth Aldeburgh Festival, and followed the... |
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RUBBRA
Missa cantuariensis, Op. 59 / Dormi Jesu, Op. 3 / Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 / etc St Margaret's Westminster Singers, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "The singing of the St Margaret's Singers is smooth, spiritual and intellectually engaged. The two brief carols are atmospherically done. Of the two masses the Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici (a cappella) is the most constantly rewarding, right from... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Cello Symphony (with Frank Bridge - Oration) Steven Isserlis (cello) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "Two masterly British cello scores, well recorded and in fine performances." (MusicWeb Dec 2007) |
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MENOTTI
The Consul (Complete opera) Susan Bullock (soprano) John Horton Murray (tenor) Louis Otey (baritone) / Spoleto Festival / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical Recording you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
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MENDELSSOHN
Paulus (St Paul) Op.36 Susan Gritton / Jean Rigby / Barry Banks / Peter Coleman-Wright / BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2009 ] 'Another superb performance from Hickox, who gets a quartet of tremendous soloists and a first-rate orchestra and chorus… One of this year's musts.' (Cathedral Music) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D950 Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, James Gilchrist / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2008 ] Schubert's final mass and most ambitious setting was composed during the summer of 1828, only months before his death. It was premiered posthumously, on October 4, 1829, under the direction of his brother, Ferdinand. |
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HUMMEL
Mass in D minor / Salve Regina Susan Gritton / Pamela Helen Stephen / Mark Padmore / Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] 'But Susan Gritton sings it [Salve Regina] with gusto, while she and the other soloists form a well-blended quartet in the Mass, whose performance under Hickox is confident and shapely, as well delivered in warm lucid sound.' BBC Music Magazine |
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HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Mass, Op 111 in D / Mass Op 77 in B flat major Susan Gritton (soprano) / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] 2003 Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist - Recording of the month - Gramophone (Dec 2002) |