English String Miniatures Vol 4 / David Lloyd-jones, Et Al

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 1, 2002
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      David, Northern Sinfonia, Lloyd-Jones
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2002
    • UPC
      747313507023
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555070
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Dance

      Composer: Peter Hope

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    2. Intermezzo

      Composer: Peter Hope

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    3. Momentum

      Composer: Peter Hope

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    4. Valse - Intermezzo

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    5. Scherzo Phantastick

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    6. A Northern Song

      Composer: Adam Carse

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    7. A Northern Dance

      Composer: Adam Carse

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    8. Graceful Dance

      Composer: Ernest Tomlinson

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    9. I. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    10. II. Nocturne: Adagio

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    11. III. March: Allegro

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    12. Lento, ma non troppo

      Composer: Frederick Delius

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    13. Gaily, but not quick

      Composer: Frederick Delius

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    14. March

      Composer: Paul Lewis

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    15. Meditation

      Composer: Paul Lewis

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    16. Jig

      Composer: Paul Lewis

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    17. Jaunt

      Composer: Paul Lewis

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones


Volume 4 of the continuing Naxos series "English String Miniatures" brings more excellent performances of music that's uniformly attractive and easy on the ear, most of it more familiar than in previous installments. The strings of the Northern Sinfonia under David Lloyd-Jones give every indication that they're enjoying themselves, with alert ensemble, flawless tuning, and the same persuasive care over fine detailing that's been a key attribute of earlier issues. The Delius Aquarelles, for instance, yield the fullest range of expressivity and dynamic contrasts, and there's superb playing in Holst's Moorside Suite, with a neat, witty scherzo and a briskly energetic march enclosing Lloyd-Jones' exquisitely managed account of the central Nocturne. The two Frank Bridge pieces, especially the Scherzo Phantastick, delineate the virtuosity and skill of the Northern Sinfonia, but the less well known pieces also receive sympathetic performances. Peter Hope's Momentum Suite, so-called for its accelerating finale, and the English Suite by Paul Lewis are highlights, but this is a finely played and agreeably recorded program throughout.--Michael Jameson, ClassicsToday.com