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ELGAR
Symphony No. 2 / In the South BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2005 ] 'Critical comment on the recording of the Second Symphony: Elgar's Second Symphony blossoms in the hands of Richard Hickox and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.' Classic FM Magazine 'Disc of the month' |
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ELGAR
Symphony No. 3 / So Many True Princesses Who Have Gone / etc BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] 'I'm more favourably inclined towards this magnificent SACD release because it seems to lay out its typical Elgarian indirectness in a more logical and easily discerned way..No serious Elgarian should even think of passing it by.' American Record Guide |
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TIPPETT
The Rose Lake / Ritual Dances BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] To coincide with the centenary year of Tippett's birth, and following on from his highly successful recordings of the symphonies and other orchestral works, Richard Hickox has recorded two of the composer's most famous orchestral works, The Rose Lake... |
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ALWYN / AUSTIN / BANTOCK / GARINER / GURNEY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Tone Poems Volume 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Mar/2017 ] " An encouraging start to a valuable series of British orchestral music." AudAud April 2017 |
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AUSTIN / BANTOCK / COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / SULLIVAN / etc
Overtures from the British Isles, Volume 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "as Rumon Gamba's nicely slick performances with BBCNOW show, these are all nicely proportioned pieces; if never especially memorable, they don't deserve the total neglect they've suffered for the last three-quarters of a century." (The Guardian) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Overtures from the British Isles, Volume 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play idiomatically and enthusiastically. This is thoroughly recommendable for any lover of British music." (MusicWeb June 2016). |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) - "The seventh symphony receives a performance of real power from Hickox and his Welsh Orchestra. |
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RUBBRA
Complete Symphonies BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 5 CD Box Set - released 6/Aug/2001 ] |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'Thanks to all concerned are in order - for Hickox's perceptive interpretation, the players' dedication and sensitivity and last but not least, the exemplary recorded sound that we rather take for granted on this label. Strongly recommended.' Gramophone |
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EDWARD GREGSON
Orchestral Works [incls 'Concerto for Orchestra'] Richard Watkins (horn) Wissam Boustany (flute) / BBC Philharmonic, Bramwell Tovey [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] "There really is something for everyone in this disc - glorious Arnoldesque tunes, stimulatingly serious expression, brilliant orchestration: a very Gregsonian cocktail. Enjoy!" (Gramophone) |
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GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: The Three Symphonies / Romanian Rhapsodies / etc BBC Philharmonic, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2017 ] From the Bolshoi to La Scala, from the Stockholm Philharmonic to the Vienna Symphony, the forty-five-year carrier and notably famous supple stick technique of Gennady Rozhdestvensky have made him one of hte most respected twentieth-century conductors... |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Complete Symphonies / etc BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] After being named Conductor of the Year at last year's Musical America Awards, Gianandrea Noseda has this year been appointed new chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, taking up this new position at the start of the... |
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RACHMANINOV
The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 / Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 / etc BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'Gianadnrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic have the work's measure and their performance has a full-blooded intensity and fire.' - BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Recording of the Month July 2008 |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Orchestral Works Vol 1: La Boutique Fantasque (complete ballet based on music by Rossini) / La pentola magica / etc BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] 'Playing that's full of zest fully matches Respighi's brilliance as an orchestrator.' (Gramophone 'Editor's Choice') |
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JOHANN RUFINATSCHA
Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Incls 'Symphony No 6') BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Apr/2011 ] This is Volume 1 of a planned series of three, bringing to life the rarely heard but colourful music of the Austrian composer Johann Rufinatscha. The works presented here have never been recorded before, and are performed by the BBC Philharmonic... |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Orchestral Works Volume 2 BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] "[A notte alta] has a dark beauty and some striking sonorities. Martin Roscoe is the exquisite soloist here, and this atmospheric performance should win new friends for a work that is among Casella's best...Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic capture the... |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Orchestral Works Volume 3 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Musica Italiana / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "The performances are exceptional: even by their own standards, Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic have done nothing finer. (The Guardian) |
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RACHMANINOV
The Rock Op 7 / Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "A certain strength in this recording lies in its leader, Yuri Torchinsky, who will be very much at home with this Russian composer...The orchestra provides an excellent reading of the score." (MusicWeb May 2010) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Stone Flower (Complete Ballet) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 26/May/2003 ] This first ever digital recording of Prokofiev's music for the ballet The Stone Flower is released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the composer's death. |
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LISZT
Symphonic Works, Volume 1 (Incls Les Preludes & Orpheus) BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] The winning combination of the BBC Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda turns its attention to the music of Franz Liszt, in this first volume of orchestral works. |