More By Artist: Richard Little
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Favourite Ballads of Yesteryear Peter Dawson, Josef Locke, Joan Hammond, Richard Tauber, Webster Booth, Father Sydney McEwan, etc [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] 24 Classic tracks - 'The Floral Dance', 'All in the April Evening', 'The Yeomen of England', 'Bless This House' & many others. |
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GLIERE
The Glière Orchestral Collection [5 CD set] Peter Dixon (cello) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Sir Edward Downes enjoyed a long association with the BBC Philharmonic, serving as its Chief Guest Conductor, then Principal Conductor, and finally as Conductor Emeritus. His recording of Glière's Symphony No. 3 Ilya Muromets proved the beginning of... |
W. A. MOZART
Peter Serkin plays Mozart Peter Serkin (piano) with Rudolf Serkin (piano), Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] Peter Serkin, whose recorded output is dwarfed by his fathers in sheer size but by no means in artistic distinction, is spotlighted in a new release playing Mozart: his complete RCA recordings of the composer. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Death in Venice (complete opera) Philip Langridge (tenor) Alan Opie (baritone) Michael Chance (counter-tenor) / BBC Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A vivid portrayal from Langridge and Hickox on top form does Britten proud" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (May 2005) |
Philip Pickett & Richard Thompson
The Bones Of All Men [ Hannibal / CD - released 29/Jun/2010 ] |
MICHAEL & LENNOX BERKELEY
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30 / Concerto for Orchestra 'seascapes' Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Kathryn Stott, Howard Shelley (pianos) BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Kathryn Stott and Howard Shelley are the formidable exponents of this 'super-piano', while here in the Michael Berkeley pieces Richard Hickox inspires incisive playing from the members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales." (BBC Music) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (Complete opera recorded in 1996) Metropolitan Opera / Placido Domingo / Renee Fleming / James Morris / Richard Croft / Charles Anthony / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] G - Starring Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, James Morris, Richard Croft, Charles Anthony, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn - Double Concerto & Octet Polina Leschenko (piano) Richard Tognetti (violin) / Australian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Among the many child prodigies that have made their mark in the history of music, Felix Mendelssohn is, along with Mozart, possibly the most impressive. By the age of fifteen he had already composed 13 string symphonies and a number of concertos, and... |
OFFENVACH / AUBER / GOUNOD / CHABREIER / etc
Famous French Overtures Polish Nationsl Radio Orchestra / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2008 ] For over 30 years, Mr. Hayman served as the chief arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra during Arthur Fiedler's tenure, providing special arrangements for dozens of their hit albums and famous singles. Under John Williams' direction, the orchestra... |
RICHARD MILLS
Mills: Orchestral Works (Incls Aeolian Caprices & Soundscapes for Percussion & Orchestra) Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Richard Mills & Werner Andreas Albert [ ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] One of Australia's leading composers, the music of Richard Mills weaves a rich tapestry of colour. His operas, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Batavia have won him an array of accolades and his orchestral music is some of the most enduring of our... |
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GLIERE
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra / Concerto for Coloratura Soprano & Orchestra (with Ginastera - Harp Concerto) Rachel Masters (harp) Eileen Hulse (soprano) /City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] |
BRIDGE / ELGAR
Oration / Cello Concerto (with Holst's Invocation) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Dickins (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] These three notable British works for cello and orchestra from the early 20th century - two of them, the Elgar and the Bridge, ranking among the finest for the medium ever written by British composers - are linked by various strands, both... |
MENOTTI
Apocalisse, Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra, Suite 'sebastian' Raphael Wallfisch, cello, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2001 ] 'His [Menotti's] may be an eclectic style, but this is music for enjoyment… the Chandos recording is clear and refined, making one hope that Hickox and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra will continue their Menotti exploration'. - Gramophone |
SIR RICHARD BURTON
The Arabian Nights - The book of a thousand nights and a night (Read by Philip Madoc) [ Naxos Audio Books / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence and the supernatural. They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the... |
BEETHOVEN
Mass Op 86 / Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt Op 112 / etc Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] 'The Chandos team specialises in full and juicy recordings, and one of the joys of CHAN 0703, a Beethoven disc dominated by the Mass in C, Op. 86, lies in its well-balanced sound. No hiding under the orchestras coat-tails for the choir of Collegium... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3); Norfolk Rhapsodies Rebecca Evans (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] 'Impeccable playing' The Times |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3) ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2 ; The Running Set ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Rebecca Evans (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - This latest SACD release in the series features the premiere recording of the reconstructed Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2. |
BEETHOVEN
Mass, Op. 86 in C major / Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118; etc Rebecca Evans (soprano) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] "Beethoven's radical rethink of the liturgy engenders a joyous reading from Hickox." - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) January 2004 |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe [The Merry widow] (highlights in English) Joan Sutherland, John Brecknock, Francis Egerton, Regina Resnik, John Fryatt / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] Turn of the century Paris provides the glittering setting for this operetta, first performed in Vienna in 1905 and here given by a cast lead by Joan Sutherland and also featuring John Brecknock, Valerie Masterson and Werner Krenn. |
