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Benjamin Britten – Early Chamber Music
The Gabrieli String Quartet
UKCD2060
1. Temporal Variations (1936) 13:49
For Oboe and Piano (1936)
2. Phantasy in F minor 11:40
For String Quintet (1932)*
3. Alla Marcia (1933) 2:53
4-6. Thee Divertimenti (1936) 10:14
7-8. Two Insect Pieces (1935) 5:10
9. Phantasy Quartet Op. 2 13:41
For Oboe and Strings (1932)
Total duration: 57:48
DEREK WICKENS oboe
JOHN CONSTABLE piano
(Kenneth Silito & Brendan O;Reilly violins, Ian Jewel viola, Keith Harvey cello)
*Kenneth Essex second viola
Side note
The posthumous publication and present recording of these works for string quartet, string quintet and oboe and piano offer exceptional insight into Britten’s early development, while the works themselves substantially and fascinatingly extend the range of his chamber music.
The Music of Laurie Johnson
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Jazz Orchestra, The London Studio Symphony Orchestra
UKCD2057
Conducted by the Composer
SYMPHONY (SYNTHESIS)* for combined Jazz and Symphony Orchestras
- Prelude 6:52
- Con Moto 4:06
- Adagio 6:52
- Allegro 5:52
- Finale 7:19
THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
THE LONDON JAZZ ORCHESTRA
- THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS – Tone Poem 14:38
THE LONDON STUDIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Associate Conductor: JACK PARNELL
THREE PAINTINGS BY LAUTREC
- ‘At the Circus – the Equestrian’ 2:22
- ‘Girl with red hair’ 3:48
- Chocolate, dancing 2:51
‘ROYAL TOUR’ – Suite
- Fanfare Overture 1:38
- Greensleeves 4:18
- Salute to America – March 4:40
THE LONDON BRASS CHORALE
THE BAND OF HM COLDSTREAM GUARDS
FANFARE TRUMPETERS OF THE SCOTS GUARDS
Organist: WILLIAM DAVIES
Associate Conductor: LT. COL. TREVOR SHARPE M.V.O, O.B.E
Total Duration: 66:16
Edvard Grieg – Olav Trygvasion
London Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Chorus
UKCD2056
*OLAV TRYGVASON, Operatic Fragments, Op. 50
For Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Chorus & Orchestra
- Scene 1 7:35
- Scene 2 14:54
- Scene 3 11:20
- *LANDKJENNING, Cantata Op. 31 7:39
(Recognition of Land) For Baritone, Chorus & Orchestra
PEER GYNT – Choral Scenes from Act 5
For Soprano, Chorus & Orchestra - Night Scene 7:10
- Churchgoers Singing on the Forest Path 0:58
- Solveig’s Lullaby 6:28
Total duration: 56:36
*First Recordings
Toril Carlsen soprano
Vessa Hansen mezzo-soprano
Asbjørn Hansli baritone
Oslo Philharmonic Chorus (Chorus Master, Oskar Raaum)
London Symphony Orchestra conductor PER DREIER
Henryk Wieniawski
UKCD2048
- Polonaise in D 5:04
- Obertass Mazurka 2:13
- Scherzo Tarantelle 4:33
- Kuyawiak 3:02
- Capriccion Valse 4:34
- Légende 6:50
- Polonaise in A 8:44
- Souvenir de Moscow 6:55
- Variations on an Original Theme 10:25
Total duration: 52:54
RUGGIERO RICCI violin
JOANNA GRUENBERG piano
Samuel Barber
London Symphony Orchestra
UKCD2046
- Symphony No. 1 in One Movement Op. 9 20:52
- Essay for Orchestra No. 1 Op. 12 8:42
- Essay for Orchestra No. 2 Op. 17 11:47
- Night Flight Op. 19a 9:08
Total duration: 51:02
conducted by DAVID MEASHAM
Peter Maxwell Davies – Renaissance & Baroque Realisations
UKCD2044
THE FIRES OF LONDON
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES conductor
Mary Thomas, soprano
Philippa Davies, flute/piccolo/ alto flute
David Campbell, clarinets
Beverley Davidson, violin/ viola
Alexander Baillie, cello
Timothy Walker, guitar
Stephen Pruslin, piano/ harpsichord/ celesta/ honky-tonk/ chamber organ
Gregory Knowles, percussion
1-3. Purcell: Fantasia and Two Pavans 9:02
4. Purcell: Fantasia upon One Note 3:56
5. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor 5:15
6. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major 4:12
7-13. Tenebrae super Gesualdo 15:12
14&15. Dunstable: Veni Sancte-Veni Creator Spiritus 10:11
16-18. Three Early Scottish Motets 9:41
19. Kinloche his Fantassie 3:33
Total: 61:58
