
Arnold: Complete Symphonies / Hickox, Gamba, London Symphony, BBC Philharmonic
My preference in complete cycles remains Andrew Penny’s on Naxos, both for consistent excitement and the fact that the performances carry the composer’s imprimatur. That doesn’t always mean much, but here the quality of the results speaks for itself. These Chandos versions, however, are just about as fine, even though the cycle is split between two conductors and orchestras, with Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic in Nos. 7-9 microscopically less impressive than Hickox and the LSO in the first six (but then, Gamba’s team had the tougher job).
If you want to get all of the Arnold symphonies in a single shot, you can’t go wrong with this set.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Product Description:
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Catalog Number: CHAN 10853(4) X
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UPC: 095115185322
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Label: Chandos
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Richard Hickox, Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
Works:
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Symphony no 1, Op. 22
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 2, Op. 40
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 3, Op. 63
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 4, Op. 71
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 5, Op. 74
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 6, Op. 95
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Symphony no 7, Op. 113
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
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Symphony no 8, Op. 124
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
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Symphony no 9, Op. 128
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Rumon Gamba