01 - 06 Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad [15'06]
07 - 11 Bredon Hill and Other Songs [14'29]
12 A Shropshire Lad [10'21]
13 Two English Idylls [9'44]
14 The Banks Of Green Willow [6'06]
Benjamin Luxon- baritone and David Willison- piano (01-11 [July 1975]);
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner (12-14 [January 1976])
Decca 468802-2 [recorded 1975 and 1976; the compilation first issued 2001]
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Recording venues: Christ Church, Chelsea (01-11), St. John's, Smith Square (12-14), London
Recording engineers: John Dunkerley (01-11), Stanley Goodall and Simon Eadon (12-14); Producer: Chris Hazell
This was Benjamin Luxon and David Willison's first recording of the Butterworth song cycles - made for Argo in July 1975. They went on to re-record them for Chandos in November 1989; also here on MIMIC.
01 - 04 Piano Concerto No. 1 [24'10]
05 - 07 Concerto for Stan Getz [21'14]
08 Murder On The Orient Express - Waltz [3'35]
09 Four Weddings and a Funeral - Main Theme [3'38]
10 Dream Sequence for cello and piano [6'47]
Stephen Kovacevich-piano, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gibson (01-04 [January 1971])
John Harle- saxophone, BBC Concerto Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth (05-07 [March 1993])
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri (08-09 [January 1993 & September 1995])
Julian Lloyd-Webber- cello & Richard Rodney Bennett (10 [October 1993])
Decca 470371-2 (recorded 1971 to 1995; this compilation first issued 2006)
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Recording venues: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London (01-04), BBC Hippodrome, Golders Green, London (05-07), Sony Studios, Culver City, USA (08), Hollywood, USA (09), Henry Wood Hall, London (10)
Recording engineers: Ko Witteveen (01-04 for Philips), Jonathan Stokes & Michael Mailes (05-07), Joel Moss (08-09), Roger de Schot (10)
Producers: Jaap van Ginneken (01-04 for Philips), Chris Hazell (05-07), Michael Gore (08), Mitchell Hanlon (09), Anna Barry (10)
1.01 Introduction and Allegro [12'12]
1.02 - 1.04 Cello Concerto * [28'21]
1.05 - 1.12 Meditations on a Theme by John Blow [34'27]
2.01 Antiphonal Fanfare for Three Brass Choirs [1'36]
2.02 Flourish for two brass orchestras:'Greetings to a City' [6'32]
2.03 Fanfare for the Lord Mayor Of London [1'48]
2.04 - 2.08 Things to Come. Suite [14'42]
2.09 Welcome the Queen [6'33]
2.10 Theme and Cadenza for violin and orchestra ^ [6'17]
2.11 Introduction and Allegro [11'31]
Robert Cohen-cello*, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth (1.01-1.12 [February 1993])
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble directed by Elgar Howarth (2.01-2.02 [February 1970])
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble directed by John Iveson (2.03 [June 1979])
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann (2.04-2.08 [November 1975])
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Bliss (2.09 [May 1957])
Alfredo Campoli- violin^, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arthur Bliss (2.10-2.11 [November 1955])
Decca 470186-2 [recorded 1955 to 1993; this compilation first issued 2001]
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Recording venues: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1.01-1.12, 2.09), St. John's, Smith Square, London (2.01-2.02), St Jude's, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (2.03), Kingsway Hall, London (2.04-2.08, 2.10-2.11)
Recording engineers: Simon Eaden (1.01-1.12), not stated (2.01-2.11)
Producers: Chris Hazell (1.01-1.12), not stated (2.01-2.11)
The booklet for the Arthur Bliss set is fairly devoid of information. Fortunately, the booklet for the original issue of the first disc is available from archive.org and included in this download.
1.01 - 1.04 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, op.26 (Third Group) [12'16]
1.05 - 1.09 Sāvitri, op.25 [30'43]
1.10 - 1.16 Seven Partsongs, op.44 [20'05]
1.17 The Evening Watch, op.43 no.1 [4'26]
1.18 - 1.20 A Fugal Concerto for flute, oboe and strings, op.40 [7'26]
2.01 - 2.04 St. Paul's Suite, op.29 no.2 [12'33]
2.05 - 2.07 The Ballet from The Perfect Fool, op.39 [10'43]
2.08 Egdon Heath, op.47 'A homage to Thomas Hardy' [12'49]
2.09 The Hymn of Jesus, op.37 [21'46]
2.10 A Moorside Suite, H.173 [14'26]
The Purcell Singers conducted by Imogen Holst (1.01-1.17 [October/November 1965] - with Osian Ellis- harp 1.01-1.04; Janet Baker-mezzo, Robert Tear- tenor, Thomas Hemsley- bass 1.05-1.09; Susan Longfield- soprano 1.16; English Chamber Orchestra 1.05-1.16)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christopher Hogwood (1.18-2.04 [May 1992])
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult (2.05-2.08 [March 1961])
BBC Chorus and Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult (2.09 [March 1962])
Grimethorpe Colliery Band conducted by Elgar Howarth (2.10 [June 1976])
Decca 470191-2 (recorded 1961 to 1992; this compilation first issued 2001)
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Recording venues: Kingsway Hall, London (1.01-1.17, 2.05-2.09), Ordway Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA (1.18-2.04), Town Hall Huddersfield, UK (2.10).
Recording engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson (1.01-1.17), Jonathan Stokes (1.18-2.04), Alan Reeve (2.05-2.09), Michael Mailes (2.10).
Producers: David Harvey (1.01-1.17), Paul Myers (1.18-2.04), Christopher Raeburn (2.05-2.09), James Mallinson (2.10).
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