Cyril Rootham: Symphony No. 2; Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity

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Label
Lyrita
Release Date
March 11, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ROOTHAM, CYRIL
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Cahill, Langridge, Rippon, Trinity Boy
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 11, 2016
    • UPC
      5020926211828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      REAM2118
    • LABEL
      Lyrita
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio molto ed espressivo - Maestoso

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: Scottish Philharmonic Singers, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    2. II. Allegretto e grazioso

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

    3. III. Andante moderato - molto adagio - meno mosso

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

    4. Introduction: Stanzas I - IV

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Philip Langridge

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    5. The Hymn: Stanzas I - VII

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    6. The Hymn: Stanzas VIII - XIII

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Rippon

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    7. The Hymn: Stanzas XIV - XX

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill, Michael Rippon

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    8. The Hymn: Stanzas XXI - XXVII

      Composer: Cyril Rootham

      Ensemble: Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill, Michael Rippon

      Conductor: Vernon Handley


This two disc set contains two of Cyril Rootham’s most prolific works: Symphony No. 2, and Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity. This recording of Symphony No. 2 is from a BBC Broadcast on January 28, 1984 featuring the Scottish Philharmonic Singers, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Vernon Handley. This recording of Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity is from a BBC Broadcast on December 18, 1975 featuring soloists Teresa Cahill, Philip Langridge, and Michael Rippon, the Trinity Boys Choir, the BBC Singers, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and conductor Vernon Handley.