Since you are interested in Symphony No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 94 / Symphony No. 3 in F minor 'Irish', Op. 28, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Symphonies, Vol. 1 (Nos. 4 and 7) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] Central to Stanford's achievement are the seven symphonies covering the greater part of his career. Although they remain well within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, these accomplished works are marked by resourceful and often... |
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Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Elegiac / Symphony No. 5 in D major Op. 56 L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "This is another distinguished instalment in this Stanford cycle. Vernon Handley's pioneering set (Chandos) is most certainly not displaced but these Naxos recordings, and this latest one in particular, can stand proudly shoulder to shoulder beside... |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Clarinet Sonata / Piano Trio No. 3 / 2 Fantasies David Adams (viola) / Mia Cooper (violin) / Lucy Gould (violin) / Alice Neary (cello) / Robert Plane (clarinet) / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Gould Piano [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Sep/2007 ] "Altogether, this useful grouping of Stanford's three chamber works involving clarinet seems to be the most convenient way of getting them" (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
TRADITIONAL / QUILTER / STANFORD / PARRY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BRIDGE / WARLOCK
Kathleen Ferrier-Songs of the British Isles (1949-1952) Kathleen Ferrier, contralto / Phyllis Spurr, piano / John Newmark, piano / Frederick Stone, piano [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "A bit of a wake up call to Decca. Obert-Thorn has has managed to effect an improvement to these recordings - and that can only be a welcome piece of restoration" (MusicWeb June 2005) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / WALTON / HOLST / STANFORD / QUILTER / BRITTEN / etc
An Anthology of English Song (2 CDs) Neal Davies (baritone) Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) Bernadette Greevy (mezzo-soprano) Susan Gritton (soprano) Nik Hancock-Child (baritone) etc [ Naxos English Song Series / 2 CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] Song, the combination of words and music, has taken highly characteristic forms in the various countries of the world, with the music shaped by the sounds of words, the particular linguistic patterns of vowels and consonants, and of grammar. |
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Symphonies, Vol. 4 (No 1 / ClarinetConcerto) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The recording, from June 2007, resounds ever so warmly, the clarinet, strings, and horns quite ripe, without any hint of professional slickness that might rob Stanford's music of its spontaneous appeal." -- Audiophile Audition, December 21, 2008 |
STANFORD / FINZI / WALTON / BRITTEN / TAVENER / etc
English Choral Music (Incls the Coronation te Deum & Song for Athene) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "At Naxos's bargain price these performances should be snapped up and relished. Better still, get yourself to Cambridge during Advent or Easter and hear the choir for yourself...All texts are provided." -- Gary Higginson, MusicWeb |