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    British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3
    Lyrita

    British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

    CD · 1 disc

    $23.99
    Composer
    John Addison, Philip Cannon, Francis Chagrin
    Artist
    Simon Callaghan, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Released
    May 02, 2025
    Philip Cannon's Concertino for piano and strings (1951) dates from his formative years. It was written for the Petersfield Festival, where it was premiered on 27 January 1951 by soloist Joseph Cooper, with the Petersfield Orchestra conducted by Kathleen Merritt. This lively, neo-classical piece has achieved over a thousand performances internationally. Though John Addison's Concertino for piano and orchestra is, for the most part, couched in a light-hearted language, it is the product of a serious, and unfailingly inventive, approach to keyboard and orchestral writing. Speaking of the work to Lesie Ayre of the London Evening News, the composer remarked that, 'it is a real concerto in the full sense of the word I would not be ashamed to show the work to any first-class pianist'. Francis Chagrin maintained an intensely practical and unpretentious attitude towards his own craft, observing that, 'My music is not for first performances - it is just to be played'. His Piano Concerto was first performed by soloist Franz Osborn, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, at an SPNM Experimental Rehearsal held at the Royal College of Music on 4 February 1944. Conversation Piece by John Addison was written in 1958 to a commission from the BBC Concert Orchestra for that year's British Light Music Festival. John Addison felt that, by the late-1950s, too great a divide had opened up between serious and light music: 'Concertgoers think contemporary music is so alarmingly serious that when confronted with a mildly witty turn of phrase, they assume something has gone wrong. I remember the astonished sigh of relief when, in the course of introducing one of my chamber works, I told the audience I would not mind if they smiled'. In Conversation Piece, Addison exploits to the full his talent to amuse and divert.
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  • British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

    British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

    Lyrita May 2025
    1 disc
    CD
    $23.99
    1. Cannon: Lord of Light, String Quartet & 5 Chansons de femme
    2. Cannon: Lord of Light, String Quartet & 5 Chansons de femme
    Lyrita

    Cannon: Lord of Light, String Quartet & 5 Chansons de femme

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    CANNON, PHILIP
    Artist
    Dell'Acqua, Bowen, Titus, Sand
    Released
    Apr 07, 2017
    Philip Cannon’s catalogue embraces a broad range of genres from operas and symphonies to songs and keyboard works. His first significant pieces were written whilst he was still a student at the RCM. Musicologist Rollo Myers wrote of Philip Cannon, ‘One is conscious of a strong and instinctive musical personality and a purposefulness which excludes all irrelevancies and anything in the nature of “padding” ... in listening to his music one is never conscious of any deliberate striving for effect; what one hears is a direct and personal utterance’. Each of the three works presented here demonstrate that powerful combination of clarity and originality. The music is an extension of the man – unaffected, fearlessly independent and emotionally honest - and he was unsparing of himself in his quest to realise the full potential of his material. As Cannon himself put it, ‘it is what the music says that counts in sincere compositions, and this should be said as simply, lucidly and directly as possible, and should flow inevitably’. Paul Conway
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  • Cannon: Lord of Light, String Quartet & 5 Chansons de femme

    Cannon: Lord of Light, String Quartet & 5 Chansons de femme

    Lyrita Apr 2017
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
  • Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien, Romeo & Julie
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    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien, Romeo & Julie

    Urania Records May 2013
    2 discs
    CD
    $32.99 $16.49Save 50%
    • NEW BOTTLE OLD WINE
    BLUE NOTE RECORDS

    NEW BOTTLE OLD WINE

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $43.49
    Artist
    EVANS, GIL
    Released
    May 17, 2019
    Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing in deluxe gatefold packaging. The album, recorded in 1958 and originally released via World Pacific, by Gil Evans - one of the most innovative arrangers in jazz. Evans' orchestra on this session is packed with a superb set of players, including Cannonball Adderley Art Blakey, Paul Chambers and Johnny Coles. Sourced from a previously unknown analog stereo master, the incredible session comes in the highest fidelity on this Tone Poet LP. Blue Note Records' Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape.
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  • NEW BOTTLE OLD WINE

    NEW BOTTLE OLD WINE

    BLUE NOTE RECORDS May 2019
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $43.49
    • IN CHICAGO
    ERMITAGE

    IN CHICAGO

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $21.49
    Artist
    ADDERLEY, CANNONBALL
    Released
    Mar 28, 2025
    Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago is revered among jazz aficionados as an essential document of late 1950s hard bop. It captures two of the greatest saxophonists in jazz, Adderley and Coltrane, at a time when they were both at a creative peak. The album is a vital recording from a golden era in jazz, featuring a rare and electric partnership between two saxophone giants. It's hard bop foundation, infused with hints of modal jazz, places it among the most important recordings of it's time. The album was recorded the February 3, 1959 during a time when Adderley was playing as part of Miles Davis' group, and it captures the quintet during a pivotal moment in jazz history. On Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago, you can hear Coltrane at a transitional stage, balancing between his earlier bebop style and the modal, more avant-garde approaches he would later pursue. His interaction with Adderley is fascinating because it blends his dense harmonic language with Adderley's more traditional, bluesy approach. Cannonball Adderley had been recruited by Miles Davis in 1957, joining what would become one of the most influential jazz groups of all time. Adderley's style was deeply rooted in the blues, and he brought a strong sense of soulfulness and swing to the Davis group. While Davis' style was often cool and restrained, Adderley's alto saxophone was the opposite: robust, fiery, and emotional. Adderley's command of the instrument was remarkable, and his ability to balance technical prowess with a highly accessible, bluesy feel is on full display throughout Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago. His solos are expressive and lyrical, often imbued with a sense of joy and exuberance. This makes for a perfect contrast to Coltrane's playing, which at this point was becoming more dense and harmonically complex
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  • IN CHICAGO

    IN CHICAGO

    ERMITAGE Mar 2025
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $21.49
    • CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO (VERVE ACOU
    VERVE

    CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO (VERVE ACOU

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $42.49
    Artist
    ADDERLEY, CANNONBALL
    Released
    Jul 28, 2023
    With the tenor saxophone of John Coltrane joining Cannonball Adderley's alto on two tracks, this exciting 1959 session boasts the same band featured on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, sans Miles and Bill Evans, as they through a lively set of blues and ballads. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
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  • CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO (VERVE ACOU

    CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO (VERVE ACOU

    VERVE Jul 2023
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $42.49