Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims - At the Tabard Inn - In Hono

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
July 31, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      DYSON, SIR GEORGE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Hickox, Kenny, Tear, Roberts, Hicks
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 31, 2012
    • UPC
      095115244326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 241-43
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. At the Tabard Inn

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    2. I. Prologue -

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    3. I. Prologue [figure 2]

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    4. II. The Knight

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    5. III. The Squire

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    6. IV. The Nun

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    7. V. The Monk

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    8. VI. The Clerk of Oxenford

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    9. VII. The Haberdasher and his Fraternity. The Merchant

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    10. VIII. The Sergeant of the Law. The Franklin

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    11. IX. The Shipman

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    12. X. The Doctor of Physic

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    13. XI. The Wife of Bath

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    14. XII. The Poor Parson of a Town

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    15. XIII. L'envoi

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    16. In Honour of the City

      Composer: George Dyson

      Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hickox


This re-release of The Canterbury Pilgrims forms part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the fifth anniversary, in November 2013, of the conductor's untimely death. The two-disc set is issued for the price of 1 CD. The pioneering account of The Canterbury Pilgrims, a colorful but neglected work by Sir George Dyson, brilliantly depicts assorted characters from the prologues of Chaucer’s famous Canterbury Tales, while highlighting key aspects of Hickox’s recorded legacy: the championing of neglected repertoire in general, and British repertoire in particular, as well as his special affinity with choral music. ‘Chaucer’s amusingly ironic depictions and Dyson’s memorable tunes and imaginative orchestration are a winning combination. If you like Gerontius, Vaughan Williams and Ireland, you’ll like Dyson. Go out and buy this disc *****’. - BBC Music Magazine ‘This is a very fine recording… Every layer in the texture is exceptionally well defined and integrated, which is no mean feat when such elaborate forces – soloists, choir, and orchestra – are involved’ – Gramophone Magazine