Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moeran: Sinfonietta / Symphony in G minor / Overture for a Masque, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Symphony in G minor / Sinfonietta Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2002 ] Critic's Choice - Gramophone Magazine 2002 |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Piano Concerto in B flat / Concerto for Two Pianos David Wilde (piano) / New Philharmonia / Nicholas Braithwaite / Garth Beckett & Boyd McDonald (pianos) / London Philharmonic / Norman Del Mar [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "The recording is superb. The performance seems to me to bring out the best of the music...although these pieces may not be for those of you unfamiliar as yet with Lennox Berkeley, for those of you looking to add these pieces to your library then do... |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Serenade and Rhapsodies Hugh Mackey (baritone) / The Renaissance Singers / Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] 'The performances under Vernon Handley… are absolutely splendid, and are warmly and spaciously recorded.' The Independent |
NICHOLAS MAW
Scenes and Arias (with Anthony Milner-Salutatio Angelica) Jane Manning (soprano) Anne Howells (mezzo) Norma Proctor (contralto) / BBC Symphony / London Sinfonietta & Chorus / David Atherton [ Lyrita / CD ] "The recordings serve the music beautifully and anyone who cares about British Music of the period should snap this recording up without fail" (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
ARNOLD COOKE
Symphony No. 1 / Concerto in D for string orchestra / Jabez and the Devil-Suite London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "A great start to what must surely be a re-appraisal of Cooke’s orchestral music. An opportunity for the vast majority of listeners to discover this composer’s music for the first time" (MusicWeb May 2007) |
RAWSTHORNE
Overture Street Corner / Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Symphonic Studies Malcolm Binns (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard / London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite [ Lyrita / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "It's not the only performance of course. You can find competing and newer recordings on Chandos and Naxos. All three are excellent and recommendable. But these performances are as fine as any and the Studies is a truly compelling... |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Violin Concerto / Lonely Waters / Whythorne's Shadow / Cello Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch / Ulster Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Vernon Handley; Norman Del Mar [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] 'The Cello Concerto was written for Peers Coetmore who was to become his wife. Raphael Wallfischs playing makes the neglect of this glorious piece all the more astonishing.' Gramophone |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Symphony in G minor / Overture for a Masque / Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra Margaret Fingerhut (piano) Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Handley's reading is superb, and both the remastered sound and generous timing of this disc require an automatic recommendation." American Reocrd Guide |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
String Quartet No. 1 / Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings / Sonata for Violin and Piano Sarah Francis (oboe) / English String Quartet / Melbourne String Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Here are some rarely recorded works by a superb composer in excellent performances at mid-price." American Record Guide |