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British Symphonies
Lyrita

British Symphonies

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Details

Composer
BAX BERKELEY MOERAN
Artist
Braithwaite, Handley, Boult, Fredman, Del Mar
Format
CD
Label
Lyrita
Released
Sep 09, 2016
Catalog #
SRCD2355
UPC
5020926235527

About

For this monumental four-disc release, Lyrita has chosen the most influential and best loved symphonies by British composers, taken from previous Lyrita recordings. The best English ensembles are all included on this release, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. All are conducted by the most respected interpreters of British music, such as Nicholas Braithwaite, Vernon Handley, Sir Adrian Boult, Myer Fredman, Sir Lennox Berkeley, and more. Over five hours of music is included in this box set. The booklet contains fascinating and detailed liner notes by Paul Conway which give a brief biography of each of these composers, as well as a detailed history of their featured work. This release is a must have for any aficionado of British symphonic music.

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro moderato 08:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    William Sterndale Bennett
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  3. 2 II. Introduzione Maestoso - Minuetto I-II - Moderato con grazia - Trio pomposo 04:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Introduzione Maestoso - Minuetto I-II - Moderato con grazia - Trio pomposo
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    William Sterndale Bennett
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  4. 3 III. Romanza: Larghetto cantabile 05:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Romanza: Larghetto cantabile
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    William Sterndale Bennett
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  5. 4 IV. Intermezzo: Tempo di minuetto - Grave - Presto 05:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo: Tempo di minuetto - Grave - Presto
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    William Sterndale Bennett
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  6. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro ritmico 07:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro ritmico
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Cyril Rootham
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  7. 6 II. Adagio molto alla marcia 08:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio molto alla marcia
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    Cyril Rootham
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  8. 7 III. Scherzo - Allegro molto 07:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Cyril Rootham
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  9. 8 IV. Allegro con spirito 07:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Cyril Rootham
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  10. 9 I. Allegro con brio 06:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Ernest John Moeran
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  11. 10 II. Tema con variazioni 09:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Ernest John Moeran
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  12. 11 III. Allegro risoluto 07:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Ernest John Moeran
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 I. Allegro moderato e feroce 13:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato e feroce
    Duration
    13:45
    Composer
    Arnold Bax
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Myer Fredman
  15. 2 II. Lento solenne 10:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento solenne
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Arnold Bax
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Myer Fredman
  16. 3 III. Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto 08:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Arnold Bax
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Myer Fredman
  17. 4 I. Con moto 13:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Con moto
    Duration
    13:01
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Del Mar
  18. 5 II. Intermezzo: Allegretto gracioso (sempre delicato) 04:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Allegretto gracioso (sempre delicato)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Del Mar
  19. 6 III. Introduzione: Grave e molto calmo - 04:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Introduzione: Grave e molto calmo -
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Del Mar
  20. 7 III. Allegro maestoso 05:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Del Mar
  21. 8 I. Theme 00:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Theme
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  22. 9 II. Allegro di bravura 03:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegro di bravura
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  23. 10 III. Allegretto 04:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  24. 11 IV. Allegro di bravura 01:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro di bravura
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  25. 12 V. Lento 03:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Lento
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  26. 13 VI. Allegro piacevole 06:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Allegro piacevole
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Alan Rawsthorne
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Pritchard
  27. Disc 3
  28. 1 Symphony No. 3, Op. 74 15:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Symphony No. 3, Op. 74
    Duration
    15:18
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Lennox Berkeley
  29. 2 Symphony No. 5, "Hydriotaphia" 15:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Symphony No. 5, "Hydriotaphia"
    Duration
    15:04
    Composer
    William Alwyn
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Alwyn
  30. 3 I. Allegro marciale 09:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro marciale
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Grace Williams
    Ensemble
    BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  31. 4 II. Andante sostenuto 11:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    11:58
    Composer
    Grace Williams
    Ensemble
    BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  32. 5 III. Allegro scherzando 07:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Grace Williams
    Ensemble
    BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  33. 6 IV. Largo 09:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Largo
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Grace Williams
    Ensemble
    BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  34. 7 I. Allegro commodo 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro commodo
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  35. 8 II. Allegretto 04:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  36. 9 III. Allegro con brio 02:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  37. Disc 4
  38. 1 I. Allegretto scioltamente 07:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto scioltamente
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  39. 2 II. Andante espressivo 13:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    13:44
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  40. 3 III. Allegro deciso 06:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro deciso
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Braithwaite
  41. 4 I. Maestoso 07:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Humphrey Searle
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Josef Krips
  42. 5 II. Lento 06:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Humphrey Searle
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Josef Krips
  43. 6 III. Allegro molto 05:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Humphrey Searle
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Josef Krips
  44. 7 I. Allegro energico 08:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    John Joubert
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  45. 8 II. Lento, ma non troppo 07:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Lento, ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    John Joubert
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  46. 9 III. Presto 05:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    John Joubert
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  47. 10 IV. Adagio - Allegro vivace 09:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    John Joubert
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley