Since you are interested in Music For England [2 CD set], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BERNARD HERRMANN
Film Classics [incls 'The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad', 'Citizen Cane' & 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'] National Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2010 ] "Do not miss this rich sampling of Herrmann's extraordinarily imaginative and enjoyable film music." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month March 2011) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Song Cycles: Rackert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] Marilyn Horne's plum-tinged mezzo and the music of Mahler are inseparable. So far, only the Fahrenden Gesellen songs and the Kindertotenlieder have made their way to CD (now deleted), so it is appropriate to collect on a single CD, the three... |
SHOSTAKOVICH / PROKOFIEV / SEIBER
Shostakovich / Prokofiev / Seiber: Chamber Music Melos Ensemble of London, with Peter Pears (narrator) & the Dorian Singers [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "(Shostakovich) We all know that the Melos Ensemble is a virtuoso group, but I have never heard them give a clearer demonstration of sheer musicality than this." (Gramophone) |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Antar / May Night / The Tale of Tsar Saltan / The Flight of the Bumblebee / Capriccio Espagnol / etc Motet de Genève / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orch / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "The Tsar Saltan suite shows Ansermet and the Decca engineers in glittering form... The Christmas Eve suite is played with much affection and that mixture of spontaneity and remarkably graphic orchestral palette which made Ansermet's performances... |