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ID: NMCD031 (EAN: 5023363003124) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 1996
- LABEL:
- NMC
- Collection:
- Orchestral Works
- Subcollection:
- Orchestra
- Composers:
- BARRY, Gerald Anthony | BEDFORD, David | BIRTWISTLE, Harrison | BRITTEN, Benjamin | CROSSE, Gordon | GOEHR, Alexander | HOLLOWAY, Robin | LAMBERT, John | LUTYENS, Elisabeth | PANUFNIK, Andrzej | POWERS, Anthony | SAWER, David | SWAYNE, Giles | TURNAGE, Mark-Anthony | WEIR, Judith | WOOLRICH, John
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Interprets:
- BAILLIE, Alexander (cello) | BALL, Andrew (piano) | HOWARD, William (piano) | KAMPEN, Christopher van (cello) | KAWAI, Noriko (piano) | MANNING, Jane (soprano) | NOS, Nua (piano) | PEARS, Peter (tenor) | ROBERTSON, Martin (soprano saxophone) | ROSTROPOVICH, Mstislav (cello) | SERKIN, Peter (piano) | WIEGOLD, Mary (soprano)
- Ensembles:
- BBC Singers Choir | BBC Symphony Orchestra | CBS Symphony Orchestra | Composers Ensemble | Jane's Minstrels | London Sinfonietta | London Symphony Orchestra | Nash Ensemble | Sounds Positive
- Conductors:
- BRITTEN, Benjamin | DAVIS, Andrew | KNUSSEN, Oliver | MASSON, Diego | MHEADHRA, Dairine Ni | MONTGOMERY, Roger | MULDOWNEY, Dominic | POOLE, John | SUTTON-ANDERSON, David | WOLFF, Hugh
- Other info:
Three recordings from 1941, publicly available for the first time following transfer from the original 78rpm discs and lengthy subsequent treatment: the centrepiece is an off-air recording of the American premiere of Les Illuminations with Peter Pears.
1. BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Oliver Knussen, conductor/ Stefan Asbury, assistant conductor
2. London Sinfonietta/ Oliver Knussen, conductor
3. William Howard, piano - Anthony Powers
4. Composers Ensemble/ Diego Masson, conductor
5. Alexander Baillie, cello/ Andrew Ball, piano
6. Mary Wiegold, soprano/ Composers Ensemble/ Dominic Muldowney, cond
7. Mstislav Rostropovich, cello/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Hugh Wolff, conductor
8. BBC Singers/ John Poole, conductor
9. Jane's Minstrels/ Roger Montgomery, conductor
10. Nua Nos/ Noriko Kawai, piano/ Dairine Ni Mheadhra, conductor
11. Jane Manning, soprano/ Jane's Minstrels/ Roger Montgomery, conductor
12. London Sinfonietta | Peter Serkin, cello | Oliver Knussen, conductor
13. Sounds Positive/ David Sutton-Anderson, conductor
14. Martin Robertson, saxophone/ Christopher van Kampen, cello/ The Nash Ensemble/ Oliver Knussen, conductor
15. BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Davis, conductor
16. Peter Pears, tenor/ CBS Symphony Orchestra/ Benjamin Britten, conductor
| 1. | Robin Holloway: Second Concerto for Orchestra | 3:51 | | | 2. | Harrison Birtwistle: Ritual Fragment | 4:21 | | | 3. | Anthony Powers: The Memory Room | 3:36 | | | 4. | John Woolrich: Dartington Doubles | 5:17 | | | 5. | Gordon Crosse: Wavesongs | 3:24 | | | 6. | David Bedford: Even Now | 2:54 | | | 7. | Andrzej Panufnik: Cello Concerto - Vivace | 8:52 | | | 8. | Giles Swayne: Cry - Sky | 5:36 | | | 9. | Elisabeth Lutyens: Chamber Concerto: Scherzo | 2:03 | | | 10. | Gerald Barry: Sextet (extract) | 2:48 | | | 11. | Judith Weir: Don:t let that horse | 1:27 | | | 12. | Alexander Goehr: Piano Concerto (extract) | 4:41 | | | 13. | John Lambert: Meditations (extract) | 4:58 | | | 14. | Mark-Anthony Turnage: On All Fours | 3:53 | | | 15. | David Sawer: Byrnan Wood (excerpt) | 4:23 | | | 16. | Les Illuminations: Parade | 2:50 | | "These are historical documents of importance... Technically wonders have been done to what appear to be intractable originals. All Britten and Pears specialists will want the issue to which Colin Matthews contributes authoritative annotations."Gramophone 1996
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