MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] "A worthy 80th birthday tribute to Sir Malcolm Arnold from one of a new generation of conductors championing his symphonic music." Editor's Choice. Gramophone Magazine Sept 2001 |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 20 & 25 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Penny [ Naxos 20th Century Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] In contrast to 'The Gothic', Symphony No. 20 written in 1962, is compact, thematically sophisticated, and deeply expressive. Symphony No. 25 has beautiful melodies channelled within a wholly logical structure and is one of Brian's most distinguished... |
Penny Penny
Shaka Bundu LP [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 1/Jul/2013 ] South African singer and mid-school Tsonga disco [Shangaan disco] superstar Penny Penny's classic 1994 tape is now available on vinyl via Awesome Tapes From Africa. |
Penny Penny
Yogo Yogo [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 9/Oct/2020 ] The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny's life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
English, Scottish, Cornish, Irish, Welsh Dances Queensland Orchestra / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] 1001 Classical Recording you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "this Naxos CD offers and excellent and inexpensive collection, more complete than any of its competitors." - Gramophone |
EDWARD GERMAN
German: The Seasons / Richard III - Overture / Theme and Six Diversions RTE Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Marco Polo / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Jettisoning the support of teaching and conducting appointments early in his career and working solely as a professional composer, Sir Edward German rose to prominence as a composer of orchestral music in the last decade of the 19th century. |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Victoria & Merrie England (complete ballet) RTÉ Sinfonietta, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] In 1897, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Sullivan was commissioned to write a ballet for the Alhambra Theatre in London. Conforming closely to the theatre's established style, this single-act ballet was a spectacular pageant. |
BINGE / COATES / CURZON / DUNCAN / ELGAR / FARNON / GERMAN / ETC
A British Festival (Incls 'Elizabethan Serenade' & 'In a Monastrey Garden') Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper, Andrew Penny [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "unforgettable tunes that everyone knows but few can put names to....this is a well-chosen selection taken from the Marco Polo and Naxos back catalogue." --Review by Jeremy Nicholas, ClassicFM |
ERIC COATES
Coates: Springtime Suite / Four Ways Suite / Saxo-Rhapsody Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny, with Kenneth Edge (Saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] Eric Coates was a master of refined and beautiful melodies, making him a household name during the golden years of British light music in the first half of the 20th century. The Four Ways Suite takes us to all four points of the compass, including... |
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Shakespeare Overtures Volume 2 West Australian Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] The art of Shakespeare was a recurring fascination for Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In addition to two operas and numerous settings of songs and sonnets, he wrote 11 Shakespeare Overtures which here receive their first ever complete... |