Rutland Boughton: Symphony No 3 / Oboe Concerto / Sarah Francis / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (FLAC)

Rutland Boughton: Symphony No 3 / Oboe Concerto / Sarah Francis / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley 

Symphony No 3 In B Minor

1 Allegro Potente 9:17

2 Adagio Con Serenità 11:59

3 Allegro Giocoso 4:56

4 Adagio - Allegro Molto Turbolento 10:06


Concerto For Oboe And Strings No 1 In C

5 Allegro 8:35

6 Adagio Espressivo 5:48

7 Allegro Moderato 6:09


    Composed By – Rutland Boughton
    Conductor – Vernon Handley
    Design – Terry Shannon (2)
    Engineer – Tony Faulkner
    Executive-Producer – Cecile Kelly, Edward Perry
    Leader – Barry Griffiths
    Oboe – Sarah Francis
    Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Producer – Martin Compton



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Finzi: Cello Concerto; Leighton: Suite "Veris Gratia" / Vernon Handley / Raphael Wallfisch / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (FLAC)

Finzi: Cello Concerto; Leighton: Suite "Veris Gratia" / Vernon Handley / Raphael Wallfisch / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra







Gerald Finzi: Cello Concerto Op.40

1. I   Allegro moderato     15:45

2. II  Andante quieto       13:32

3. III Rondo: Adagio - Allegro giocoso      09:33


Kenneth Leighton: Suite 'Veris Gratia' Op.9


4. I     Lento sostenuto      09:06

5. II    Allegro molto e con brio     04:19

6. III   Andante semplice     06:07

7. IV    EPILOGUE: Sostenuto ma con moto     06:29







Christian Andresen Liner Note Translation
George Caird Oboe
Brian Couzens Producer
Philip Couzens Assistant Engineer
Ralph Couzens Engineer
Vernon Handley Conductor 
Diana McVeagh Liner Notes
R. Michel Liner Note Translation
Janet Osborn Art Direction
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  
Malcolm Stewart Orchestra Leader
Raphael Wallfisch Cello 






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Gerald Finzi: Violin and Cello Concertos / Tasmin Little / Raphael Wallfisch (FLAC)

Gerald Finzi: Violin and Cello Concertos / Tasmin Little / Raphael Wallfisch 






Concerto for cello & orchestra in A Minor, Op 40

1 - 1. Allegro moderato   15:51

2 - 2. Andante quieto   13:34

3 - 3. Rondo: Adagio - Allegro giocoso   9:44



Prelude for string orchestra in F Minor, Op 25

4 - Adagio espressivo. Poco più mosso. Tempo primo   5:00



Romance for string orchestra in E flat, Op. 11

5 - Andante espressivo. Più mosso. Tempo primo   7:52



Concerto for Small Orchestra and Solo Violin

6 - 1. Allegro   6:16

7 - 2. Molto sereno   10:07

8 - 3. Hornpipe Rondo: Allegro risoluto   3:42 







Stephen Banfield Liner Notes
Gregory Barrett Liner Note Translation
City of London Sinfonia  
Brian Couzens Producer
Philip Couzens Assistant Engineer
Ralph Couzens Engineer
David Crookes Photography
Malcolm Crowthers Photography
Marianne Fernee Liner Note Translation
Vernon Handley Conductor
Richard Hickox Conductor
David Jacobs Photography
Tasmin Little Violin
Francis Marchal Liner Note Translation
Diana McVeagh Liner Notes
Bernd Müller Liner Note Translation
Girts Pavlins Cover Photo
Bettina Reinke-Welsh Liner Note Translation
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  
Rachel Smith Digital Remastering
Richard Smoker Assistant Engineer
Anne Steeb Liner Note Translation
Malcolm Stewart Leader
Raphael Wallfisch Cello
Nick Ward Leader 





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Bliss: Cello Concerto; Hymn To Apollo; The Enchantress / Raphael Wallfisch / Linda Finnie / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley (FLAC)

Bliss: Cello Concerto; Hymn To Apollo; The Enchantress / Raphael Wallfisch / Linda Finnie / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley 





  Cello Concerto

1 Allegro Deciso 12:06

2 Larghetto 7:44

3 Allegro 6:31



The Enchantress: Scena For Contralto And Orchestra

4 The Enchantress 17:55



Hymn To Apollo

5 Andante Moderato 11:20





    Art Direction – Steven John (4)
    Cello – Raphael Wallfisch
    Conductor – Vernon Handley
    Design – Jaquetta Sergeant
    Edited By – Jeffrey Ginn
    Engineer – Ralph Couzens
    Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Lee (3)
    Leader – Felix Kok (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4), Richard Howarth (tracks: 5)
    Liner Notes – Andrew Burn
    Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Linda Finnie
    Orchestra – Ulster Orchestra
    Painting [Cover] – William Blake
    Producer – Brian Couzens (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4), Tim Oldham (tracks: 5)


Recorded 22nd August 1989 (Hymn) & 5th-6th November 1989 (Concerto / Enchantress)











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William Busch: Cello Concerto; Piano Concerto / Vernon Handley / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

William Busch: Cello Concerto; Piano Concerto / Vernon Handley / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra





Cello Concerto

1 - 1. Lento - Allegro con spirito  10:12

2 - 2. Allegretto (quasi andante) con dolcezza  6:42

3 - 3. Molto vivace, con brio  6:33



Piano Concerto

4 - 1. Allegro  11:55

5 - 2. Allegretto Tranquillo  5:32

6 - 3. Allegro non troppo  10:51 




John Amis Liner Notes
Vernon Handley Conductor 
Piers Lane Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  
Raphael Wallfisch Cello 









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Herbert Howells: Piano Concerto No. 2; Concerto for Strings; Three Dances / Malcolm Stewart / Kathryn Stott / Vernon Handley (FLAC)

Herbert Howells: Piano Concerto No. 2; Concerto for Strings; Three Dances / Malcolm Stewart / Kathryn Stott / Vernon Handley 



Concerto for string orchestra

1 - Allegro, assai vivace  10:25

2 - Quasi lento: teneramente   7:49

3 - Allegro vivo: ritmico e giocoso 9:44



Dances for violin & orchestra, Op. 7

4 - Giocoso molto 5:55

5 - Quasi lento, quieto 6:21

6 - Molto allegro   1:59



Piano Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 39

7 - Allegro (Hard and bright) -  10:49

8 - Poco lento, calmato - 8:19

9 - Allegro (Hard and bright again) 7:52




Gary Cole Producer
Diana Cummings Leader
Anthony B. Faulkner Engineer
Joanna Gamble Executive Producer
Vernon Handley Conductor 
John Linnell Cover Art
Edward Perry Executive Producer
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  
Terry Shannon Design
Paul Spicer Liner Notes
Malcolm Stewart Leader Violin
Kathryn Stott Piano 









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York Bowen: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Symphonic Fantasia, Op. 16 / Vernon Handley / BBC Concert Orchestra (FLAC)

York Bowen: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Symphonic Fantasia, Op. 16 / Vernon Handley / BBC Concert Orchestra 



Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor "Concertstück", Op. 17

1 - 1. Moderato - Allegro deciso - Meno mosso - Allegro con spirito -  6:48

2 - 2. Lento espressivo - Maestoso e appassionato -  5:35

3 - 3. Allegro - Allegro assai - Allegro deciso - Allegro assai  9:18



Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 23 ("Fantasia")

4 - 1. Moderato - Allegro con spirito - Tempo 1 - Poco maestoso -  7:17

5 - 2. Andante grazioso - Piu lento - Allegro - Molto maestoso -  4:54

6 - 3. Allegro con fuoco - Animato  7:37



Symphonic Fantasia, a tone poem, Op. 16

7 - 1. Lento (ma non troppo) -  6:19

8 - 2. Allegro molto -  4:31

9 - 3. Molto meno mosso (moderato) - Appassionato - Lento espressivo -  8:32

10- 4. Allegretto grazioso -  2:47

11- 5. Allegro con spirito -  3:41

12- 6. Piu mosso  7:28



BBC Concert Orchestra  
Michael Dussek Piano
Michael J. Dutton Executive Producer
Lewis Foreman Liner Notes, Session Photographer
Dillon Gallagher Assistant Engineer
Vernon Handley Conductor 
Dexter Newman Balance Engineer
Michael Ponder Producer
Richard Scott Editing
Neil Varley Producer







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Bantock - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley – Pagan Symphony / Fifine At The Fair / Two Heroic Ballads (FLAC)

Bantock - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley – Pagan Symphony / Fifine At The Fair / Two Heroic Ballads


Pagan Symphony (‘Et Ego In Arcadia Vixi’)     (35:34)

1 - Tranquillo Molto Lento Sostenuto     6:11
2 - Allegro Con Spirito     9:36
3 - Scherzo: Dance Of Satyrs     2:58
4 - Fanfare: Allegretto Con Moto     6:07
5 - Molto Lento, Sostenuto E Rubato     2:49
6 - Allegro Con Molto E Con Fuoco     8:01
   

Fifine At The Fair (A Defence Of Inconstancy) Clarinet, Soloist – Roy Jowitt    (35:26)

7 - Prologue ‘Amphibian’: Tranquillo, Molto Sostenuto     6:37
8 - The Fair: Vivace     4:44
9 - Fifine Dances: Allegretto Grazioso E Capriccioso     9:04
10- Elvire's Theme     9:04
11- Epilogue: Lento Con Malinconia     7:10
   

Two Heroic Ballads
12- Cuchullan's Lament     3:47
13- Kishmul's Galley     4:20






Composed By – Sir Granville Bantock
Conductor – Vernon Handley
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded on 6, 7 August 1992.











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Bantock, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley – The Cyprian Goddess / Dante And Beatrice / The Helena Variations

Bantock, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley – The Cyprian Goddess / Dante And Beatrice / The Helena Variations 


The Cyprian Goddess (Symphony No 3, 1938/39) (24:23)

1 - Maestoso E Sforzato - Lentamente - Poco Largamente - Con Più Moto - 5:53
2 - Liberamente - Affrettando - Tranquillo Molto Sostenuto - 2:37
3 - Animando - Con Fuoco - Con Molto Agitato - 3:26
4 - Lentamente - Lento Sostenuto - Poco Lentando - Allegretto Grazioso - Con Fuoco - Con Anima - 9:20
5 - Più Moto, Affrettando - Tranquillo, E Molto Sostenuto 3:05

Helena (Orchestral Variations On The Theme HFB, 1899) (19:25)
6 - Theme: Lento Molto 1:51
7 - Variation I: Allegro Molto Con Fuoco 0:45
8 - Variation II: Poco Tranquillo 0:52
9 - Variation III: Allegretto Scherzando 1:56
10- Variation IV: Molto Moderato Quasi Religioso 0:42
11- Variation V: Capriccioso 1:17
12- Variation VI: Poco Agitato 1:01
13- Variation VII: Lento Molto E Sostenuto 1:44
14- Variation VIII: Con Moto Affettuoso 1:27
15- Variation IX: Allegro Impetuoso 1:01
16- Variation X: Non Più Allegro 1:32
17- Variation XI: Andante Doloroso 2:01
18- Variation XII Finale: Allegro Appassionato 3:09

Dante And Beatrice (Poem For Orchestra, 1901, Revised 1910) (25:00)
19- Maestoso - Poco Largamente - Vivo - Lento - Allegro Con Fuoco - Appassionato - Sostenuto Cantabile - Andante Tranquillo, Poco Rubato 25:00




Composed By – Sir Granville Bantock
Conductor – Vernon Handley
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Duration 69'17 
Recorded on 16, 17 May 1995 









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Finzi - Cello & Clarinet Concertos - Yo-Yo Ma & John Denman

Finzi - Cello & Clarinet Concertos - Yo-Yo Ma & John Denman



Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, op. 31 (1949) [29'19]
01. - 1. Allegro Vigoroso  8:51
02. - 2. Adagio Ma Senza Rigore  11:52
03. - 3. Allegro Giocoso  8:36

John Denman (clarinet), 
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op.40 (1955) [41'06]
04. - 1. Allegro Moderato  16:52
05. - 2. Andante Quieto  14:38
06. - 3. Adagio – Allegro Giocoso  9:36


Gerald Finzi (1901-1956), composer
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), 
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Vernon Handley, conductor






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Herbert Howells - Hymnus Paradisi, An English Mass (Vernon Handley)

Herbert Howells - Hymnus Paradisi; An English Mass (Vernon Handley)


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Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra

1-Preludio (Lento, molto espressivo) 3:47

2-Requiem aeternam (Lento, teneramente) 9:48

3-The Lord is my Shepherd (Quasi lento, non troppo rubato) 7:15

4-Sanctus: I will lift up mine eyes (Allegro volante) 10:30

5-I heard a voice from Heaven (Lento, Assai tranquillo) 4:43

6-Holy is the true Light (Con moto, assai sostenuto) 9:09


An English Mass for chorus

7-Kyrie eleison (Lento, appenato) 5:59

8-Credo (Vivi, deciso) 8:09

9-Sursum corda (Poco lento) 1:06

10-Sanctus (Moderato, espressivo)  3:11

11-Benedictus (Lento, piacevole)  4:12

12-Agnus Dei (Adagio doloroso) 3:03

13-Gloria (Allegro Vivo)  8:47




Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir 
Vernon Handley (conductor)






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Vaughan Williams - Piano Concerto - John Foulds - Dynamic Triptych (Vernon Handley, Howard Shelley)

Vaughan Williams - Piano Concerto - John Foulds - Dynamic Triptych 



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Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Piano Concerto (In C) (27:45)
1-1. Toccata 6:48
2-2. Romanza 9:26
3-3. Fuga Chromatica 11:31


John Foulds (1880-1939)

Dynamic Triptych (For Piano And Orchestra) (29:16)
4-1. Dynamic Mode 9:44
5-2. Dynamic Timbre 12:43
6-3. Dynamic Rhythm 6:49



Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Vernon Handley 
Piano – Howard Shelley 





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