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GERALD FINZI
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra Op. 31 / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Op.40 John Denman (clarinet) New Philharmonia Orchestra / Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "These recordings - sounding handsome still - derive from two Lyrita Recorded Edition LPs issued 1976-79. The Clarinet Concerto comes from SRCS 92 where it was alongside the two piano-and-orchestra works already used as fillers for SRCD... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Box of Delights-British Light Music Gems London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Joly (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] Recorded in 1989 two of London’s leading orchestras perform a selection of very neglected light music classics. This collection borders on the very unusual with a feast that includes the suite ‘London Fields’ by Phyllis Tate, ‘Russian Scenes’ by... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphony Nos. 2, 3 & 5 London Philharmonic Orchestra / William Alwyn (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "William Alwyn is a leading member of the ‘lost’ generation of British composers, who wrote important music in the central decades of the twentieth century. His symphonic style is in a post-Sibelian tradition, with motives and ideas appearing in... |
HUBERT PARRY
An English Suite / Lady Radnor's Suite / etc. London Symphony Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "The conspicuous qualities of Parry’s writing for the voice have possibly diverted attention from his impressive achievements as an instrumental composer….he composed five symphonies, three suites, a concert overture, an elegy, a set of variations,... |
ERIC COATES
The Merrymakers Overture / Summer Days Suite / From Meadow to Mayfair Suite / The Three Elizabeths Suite / The Three Bears Phantasy / etc New Philharmonia Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] “This is one of those albums for when one is depressed. It cannot help but lift the spirits and bring a smile to the face. What made Boult’s conducting so convincing in lighter English music is that he was affectionate but not sentimental. He always... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Concerto Grosso No.2 / Autumn Legend / Lyra Angelica Osian Ellis (harp) Geoffrey Browne (cor anglais) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / William Alwyn (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "Following up the welcome reissue of all five of Alwyn’s symphonies, come these two discs of shorter pieces, again with the composer a most persuasive interpreter. Alwyn himself with fair justice counted [Lyra Angelica] his most beautiful work … and... |
