Since you are interested in Sinfonia (with music for Brass ensemble), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CYRIL SCOTT
Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 / Early One Morning John Ogdon (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Herrmann (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "A generously timed disc presenting Scott’s subtly beguiling piano concertos with the first being the more instantly captivating of the two. Superbly done" (MusicWeb February 2007) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Oration / Phantasm Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) Peter Wallfisch (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "In terms of choice if you want two majestic and subtly powerful works of tragic and even sinister grandeur then this disc is for you. These are their first ever commercial recordings and they are by no means uncompetitive in any sense - quite the... |
GORDON JACOB
Symphonies 1 & 2 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] The prejudice against German music after WWI resulted in an emphasis on the latest French and Russian music of the time, which moulded the language of Jacob’s generation. These influences can be heard in Jacob’s symphonies, from the regular melodic... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Box of Delights-British Light Music Gems London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Joly (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] Recorded in 1989 two of London’s leading orchestras perform a selection of very neglected light music classics. This collection borders on the very unusual with a feast that includes the suite ‘London Fields’ by Phyllis Tate, ‘Russian Scenes’ by... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: English & Irish Dances, Scottish & Chamber Dances and Sarabande & Polka London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Arnold (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "one after another these little jewels first grab and then delight the ear with their brilliant pastiche of folk melodies. … this is a wonderful box of delights" Edward Greenfield, Gramophone |
FRANK BRIDGE
Dance Rhapsody / Allegro Moderato for string orchestra / Dance Poem / etc London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite [ Lyrita / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] "This disc...makes a signally attractive coupling. It presents the early Tchaikovskian-sumptuous Bridge (the two Dance works), the transitional Bridge (Two Poems) and the subtle and finely dissonant post-Great War Bridge (Rebus)." (MusicWeb... |
ARNOLD BAX
The Garden of Fand / Tintagel / November Woods / etc London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult, conductor [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "This disc very usefully brings together all of the Bax recordings made by Boult for Lyrita. His Performance of [November Woods] is masterly and he generates a great deal of tension, atmosphere and drama. Here is Boult at his very best" Gramophone |