Since you are interested in Dance Rhapsody / Allegro Moderato for string orchestra / Dance Poem / etc, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
NICHOLAS MAW
Sinfonia (with music for Brass ensemble) English Chamber Orchestra / Norman Del Mar, conductor / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble [ Lyrita / CD - released 24/May/2008 ] Born on 5 November 1935 in Grantham, Nicholas Maw studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1955 to 1958 with Lennox Berkeley and Paul Steinitz, and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and Max Deutsch. Despite the merits of such early works as Nocturne... |
ARNOLD BAX
Symphony Nos. 1 & 7 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Myer Fredman, conductor / Raymond Leppard, conductor [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "... this Lyrita release is most welcome - the coupling of Bax’s first and last symphonic thoughts makes a good deal of sense. Both recordings still sound very well, and both performances are excellent. Returning to Leppard’s Seventh, with the almost... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Orchestrations by Sir Henry Wood (Incls Mussorgsky-Pictures at an exhibition) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "This well filled and well recorded disc deserves success. I hope that it will soon be followed by recordings of some of Sir Henry's other arrangements" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
BRIDGE / IRELAND
Boult conducts Bridge & Ireland London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "Immaculately turned Bridge and Ireland … fascinatingly partnered...The Ireland is given a full-blooded performance with a gripping sound typical of Boult's EMI recordings" (MusicWeb June 2007) |