Since you are interested in Great American Musicals: Symphonic arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FREDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (Highlights) Elsie Morison, Richard Lewis, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Huddersfield Choral Soc., M Sargent [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 20/Nov/2006 ] "Throughout, Sargent's pacing, even when slow, is seemingly spontaneous and has the confident hallmark of authority which stems from conducting and admiring Messiah for 40 years." (Gramophone) |
MENDELSSOHN
An introduction to Mendelssohn (Incls Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 4 'Italian') Howard Shelley (piano) / London Mozart Players / Scottish National Orchestra / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Howard Shelley offers marvellous playing in every respect; fresh, sparkling and dashing in the fast movements, poetic and touching in the slower ones." (Penguin Guide Rosette recording for Piano Concertos) |
ARTHUR BLISS
A Colour Symphony / Things to Come / Cello Concerto / Christopher Columbus Suite / Checkmate - Suite / etc Arto Noras (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ EMI / Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2015 ] "Has Bliss's music dated irrevocably? These two discs will give you all the data you need to decide, with lively, committed performers who appear to believe in every note of these works." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
DVORAK / IBERT
Cello Concerto / Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments (Rec 1969) Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Charles Groves / Michael Krein Orchestra / Michael Krein [ BBC Legends / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] "A stunning performance and up there with the classic Rostropovich/Karajan . An absolute must buy!" (Amazon.co.uk) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Dicky Bird and the Owl: Victorian songs and ballads Robert Tear (tenor) Benjamin Luxon (baritone) Andre Previn (piano) [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] These songs are not just amusing museum relics, but living music full of lovely melody and grand sentiment, as pertinent to their age as Dowland and Monteverdi were to theirs. |