Showing posts with label Edward Elgar. Show all posts
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07 December 2016

Elgar: The Light of Life / Richard Hickox / London Symphony Orchestra (FLAC)













Elgar: The Light of Life / Richard Hickox / London Symphony Orchestra







The Light of Life ("Lux Christi"), oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 29


1 - No. 1. Meditation    5:27

2 - No. 2. Seek Him that maketh the seven stars    6:56

3 - No. 3. As Jesus passed by   1:24

4 - No. 4. Be not extreme, O Lord    3:05

5 - No. 5. Neither hath this man sinned    2:59

6 - No. 6. Light out of darkness    5:09

7 - No. 7. And when He had thus spoken    1:18

8 - No. 8. Doubt not thy Father's care!    2:19

9 - No. 9. He went his way therefore    5:20

10- No. 10. As a spirit didst Thou pass before mine eyes    4:32

11- No. 11. They brought him to the Pharisees    2:41

12- No. 12. Thou only hast the words of life    2:44

13- No. 13. But the Jews did not believe    3:37

14- No. 14. Woe to the shepherds of the flock    3:01

15- No. 15. Jesus heard that they had cast him out    2:30

16- No. 15. I am the Good Shepherd    4:29

17- No. 16. Light of the World, we know Thy praise    5:00








Hanya Chlala Photography
Brian Couzens Producer
Ralph Couzens Engineer
Fritz Curzon Photography
Arthur Davies Tenor (Vocal)
Linda Finnie Contralto (Vocal)
Richard Hickox Conductor
Judith Howarth Soprano (Vocal)
Steven John Art Direction
Michael Kennedy Liner Notes
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Marie-Françoise de Meeûs Liner Note Translation
Peter Newble Assistant Engineer, Editing
Penny Olymbios Cover Design
John Shirley-Quirk Baritone (Vocal)
J.M.W. Turner Cover Painting
Stephen Westrop Choir Master




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17 September 2016

Elgar: String Quartet; Bridge: Three Idylls; Walton: String Quartet / Coull Quartet (FLAC)













Elgar: String Quartet; Bridge: Three Idylls; Walton: String Quartet / Coull Quartet





String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 - Edward Elgar

1 - Allegro moderato  9:41

2 - Piacevole (Poco moderato)  9:35

3 - Allegro molto  10:06




Idylls for string quartet, H 67 - Frank Bridge

4 - Adagio molto espressivo  8:04

5 - Allegretto poco lento  3:07

6 - Allegro con moto  3:59




String Quartet No. 2 in A minor - William Walton

7 - Allegro  9:59

8 - Presto  3:53

9 - Lento  9:49

10- Allegro molto  4:21



Coull Quartet  
Joanna Gamble Executive Producer
Beatrice Lesade Liner Note Translation
Angelika Malbert Liner Note Translation
Robert Matthew-Walker Liner Notes
Christopher R.W. Nevinson Cover Art
Edward Perry Executive Producer 
Gary Cole Engineer, Producer










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17 May 2016

Elgar, Schnittke - Viola Concertos - David Aaron Carpenter (FLAC)







Elgar, Schnittke - Viola Concertos - David Aaron Carpenter




Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, by Sir Edward Elgar  

1.1. Adagio - Moderato 8:36

2.2. Lento - Allegro molto 4:35

3.3. Adagio 4:37

4.4. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio 11:27



Viola Concerto, by Alfred Schnittke  

5.1. Largo 5:07

6.2. Allegro molto 13:12

7.3. Largo 17:01




David Aaron Carpenter, viola

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach 







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09 May 2016

Mischa Maisky - Favourite Cello Concertos - Works by Elgar - Dvorák - Haydn - Schumann - Tchaikovsky - Saint-Saëns (2 CD)









Mischa Maisky - Favourite Cello Concertos - Works by Elgar - Dvorák - Haydn - Schumann - Tchaikovsky - Camille Saint-Saëns 



CD 1: Favourite Cello Concertos

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Cello Concerto in D Major, Hob.VIIb:2 - Cadenzas: Natalia Gutman


1.1 Allegro moderato - Cadenza: Natalia Gutman 11:53


2.2 Adagio - Cadenza: Natalia Gutman 5:17

3.3 Rondo (Allegro) 4:33

Mischa Maisky, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe



Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

4.1. Allegro 16:37

5.2. Adagio ma non troppo 13:21

6.3. Finale (Allegro moderato) 13:36

Mischa Maisky, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein


7. Silent Woods, Op.68/5 6:09

Mischa Maisky, Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov





CD 2: Favourite Cello Concertos


Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129

1.1. Nicht zu schnell 11:48

2.2. Langsam 4:41

3.3. Sehr lebhaft 7:53

Mischa Maisky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein


Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

4.1. Adagio - Moderato 7:45

5.2. Lento - Allegro molto 4:07

6.3. Adagio 5:04

7.4. Allegro 11:03



Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33, TH.57

8.Moderato assai quasi andante 2:31

9.Variazione I: Tempo del Tema 0:47

10.Variazione II: Tempo del Tema 1:13

11.Variazione III: Andante sostenuto 3:39

12.Variazione IV: Andante grazioso 1:50

13.Variazione V: Allegro moderato 3:27

14.Variazione VI: Andante 2:52

15.Variazione VII e Coda: Allegro vivo 1:59

Mischa Maisky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Le Carnaval des Animaux

16.Le cygne (Arranged Paul Vidal) 3:54

Mischa Maisky, Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov







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11 April 2016

Elgar - Cathedral Music





Sir Edward Elgar - Cathedral Music (2003)



01 Ave verum, motet for chorus, Op. 2/1  - 2:49


02 Ave Maria gratia plena, motet for chorus, Op. 2/2  - 2:53


03 Ave maris stella, motet for chorus, Op. 2/3  - 4:32 ( with William Carslake, treble)


04 The Angelus, partsong for chorus, Op. 56/1  - 3:21


05 II Sing the birth, carol for chorus  - 4:44 (with Jonathan Milton, Jeffrey Gray, Ian Bell)


06 Lo! Christ the Lord is Born, carol for chorus  - 2:05


07 Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord," anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 67  - 9:36


08 Ecce sacerdos magnus, gradual for chorus & orchestra (or organ)  - 3:05


09 O Salutaris Hostia I, for chorus & organ in F major  - 2:07


10 OO Salutaris Hostia II, for chorus & organ in E flat major  - 3:06


11 O Salutaris Hostia III, for voice & organ  - 2:52


12 Fear not, O Land, harvest anthem for chorus & organ  - 3:39


13 O Hearken Thou, offertory for chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 64  - 4:28


14 Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29), anthem for chorus, organ & orchestra ad lib, Op. 74  - 9:05



Thomas Hunt (Bass)

Adrian Partington (Organ)

Worcester Cathedral Choir
Donald Hunt – conductor
(2003)

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