Incidental Music to a satirical production of Aristophanes' comedy, The Wasps
1.01 - 1.13 Overture and Act One [44'07]
2.01 - 2.15 Act Two and Act Three [61'30]
Henry Goodman- narrator, Hallé Choir and Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder
Hallé CD HLD 7510 [recorded July 2005; issued 2008]
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Recording venue: The Albert Halls, Bolton, UK
Recording engineer: Simon Eadon; Producer: Andrew Keener
01 George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad. Rhapsody for Orchestra [10'22]
02 - 05 Gerald Finzi (edited & completed C. Alexander): Requiem da Camera ^ [22'29]
06 Ivor Gurney (edited & orchestrated P. Lancaster): The Trumpet # [5'45]
Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy * [22'01]
Jeremy Irons- speaker*, Roderick Williams- baritone^, City of London Chorus^*#, London Mozart Players conducted by Hilary Davan Wetton
Naxos 8.573426 [recorded July 2014; issued 2014]
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Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall, London
Recording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: Andrew Walton
01 - 04 Willem van Otterloo (1907-1978): Serenade for Brass and Percussion [18'56]
05 George Perle (1915-2009): Concertino for Piano, Winds and Timpani * [9'58]
06 - 09 Ned Rorem (1923-2022): Sinfonia [11'26]
10 - 12 Thom Ritter George (1942-): Concerto for Flute and Winds ^ [7'55]
13 - 23 Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012): Ragtimes and Habaneras [13'57]
Mary Sauer- piano*, Mary Stolper- flute^, DePaul Wind Ensemble conducted by Donald DeRoche
Albany TROY568 [recorded June 2000 to June 2002; CD issued 2003]
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Recording venue: DePaul University Concert Hall, Chicago, USA
Recording engineer: Thomas Miller; Producer: Julie DeRoche
01 - 04 Ikuma Dan (1924-2001): The Silk Road. Suite for Orchestra [25'33]
05 Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): In the Steppes of Central Asia [6'04]
06 - 13 Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Turandot Suite, op.41 BV248 [34'50]
Argovia Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock
Coviello Classics COV91411 [recorded May 2014; issued 2014]
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Recording venue: Bärenmatte, Suhr, Switzerland
Recording engineer and Producer: Moritz Bergfeld; Producer: Olaf Mielke
01 - 04 Wind Serenade in C minor, K.388 [24'54]
05 - 09 Wind Serenade in E-flat major, K.375 [24'40]
The Albion Ensemble (George Caird and Victoria Wood- oboes, Andrew Marriner and Julia Holmes- clarinets, Felix Warnock and Michael Cole- bassoons, Michael Thompson and Peter Francombtrumpets)
Meridian CDE84107 [recorded 1985; CD issued 1985]
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Recording venue: St Olave's School, Orpington, Kent, UK
Recording engineer and Producer: John Shuttleworth
01 - 07 Wind Serenade in B-flat major, K.361 'Gran Partita' [48'44]
The Albion Ensemble (George Caird and Katte Clemmow- oboes, Andrew Marriner and Colin Lawson- clarinets, Angela Malsbury and Michael Harris- bassett horns, Felix Warnock and Neil Levesley- bassoons, Peter Francomb, Stephen Bell, Michael Baines and Susan Dent- Horns, Duncan McTier- double bass)
Hyperion Helios CDH55093 [recorded June 1988; this CD reissue 2002]
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Recording venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London
Recording engineer: Tony Faulkner; Producer: Arthur Johnson
01 - 04 Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, op.46 [14'17]
05 Edvard Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, op.34 - II. The Last Spring [5'42]
06 Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dances, op.35 - II. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso [2'29]
07 Johan Svendsen: Polonaise [8'17]
08 Johan Svendsen: Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune [6'29]
09 Halfdan Kjerulf: The Wedding in Hardanger [2'57]
10 Ole Bull: Solitude [3'07]
11 Rikard Nordraak (orch: Halvorsen): From Maria Stuart - Purpose [4'01]
12 Rikard Nordraak (orch: Halvorsen): From Maria Stuart - Valse Caprice [2'20]
13 Rikard Nordraak (orch: Halvorsen): Olav Trygvason [2'58]
14 Johan Halvorsen: Entry of the Boyars [5'06]
15 Johan Halvorsen: Danse Visionaire [7'51]
16 Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Artists' Carneval [6'46]
17 Rikard Nordraak (orch: Halvorsen): Norwegian National Anthem [1'12]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Per Drier
CD RPO 8015 [recorded January 1989; CD issued 1989]
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Recording venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
Recording engineer: Sean Lewis; Producer: Arne-Peter Rognan
01 Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa - Overture [8'44]
02 Byron Brooke (reconstructed R Corp): Gee Whizz! [4'09]
03 Percy Whitlock: Carillon for Organ and Orchestra * [5'08]
04 Ethel Smyth: The Boatswain's Mate - Overture [6'46]
05 Howard Flynn: Clatter of the Clogs. A Novelty Fox-Trot [3'02]
06 Landon Ronald: In an Eastern Garden. No.2 from 'The Garden of Allah' [4'38]
07 Armstrong Gibbs (ed. M Pilkington): The Betrothal Ballet Music, op.34 10'40]
08 Montague Birch: Dance of the Nymphs [3'56]
09 Ina Boyle: The Magic Harp ^ [9'16]
10 Ludwig Pleier: Karlsbad's Dolls' Dance. Characteristic Piece [3'35]
11 Rutland Boughton: The Immortal Hour. Love Duet for Orchestra [6'06]
12 Montague Birch: Intermezzo (Pizzicati) [4'33]
13 Cecil White (reconstructed M Riley): A Sierra Melody [3'36]
Malcolm Riley- organ*, Eluned Pierce- harp^, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp
Dutton Epoch CDLX7276 [recorded July 2011; issued 2011]
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Recording venue: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK
Recording engineer: Dexter Newman; Producer: Michael Ponder
"The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra revisits music played between 1893-1934 by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra and its founder conductor Sir Dan Godfrey."
01 - 04 Dunaj 'Danube'. Symphonic Poem * [17'10]
05 - 06 Incidental Music to 'Schluck und Jau' [9'16]
07 - 11 Moravian Dances [8'55]
12 - 15 Suite, op.3 [13'18]
Jana Valášková- soprano*, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek
Marco Polo 8.220362 [recorded December 1985; CD issued 1986]
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Recording venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Recording engineers: Gustáv Šoral and Ladislav Krajčovič; Producer: Leoš Komárek.
1.01 - 1.05 Asrael. Symphony in C minor, op.27 [62'09]
2.01 - 2.05 A Summer's Tale, op.29 [51'56]
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek
Erato 50999962853026 [recorded May and December 1990 and May 1994 for Virgin Classics; this reissue 2010]
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Recording venue: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK
Recording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: John H. West
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