Howells: Music for Strings / Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
July 30, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HOWELLS, HERBERT
    • PERFORMER
      City Of London Sinfonia, Hickox
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 30, 2013
    • UPC
      095115178027
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10780 X
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro, assai vivace

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    2. II. Quasi lento: teneramente

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    3. III. Allegro vivo: ritmico e giocoso

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    4. Elegy, Op. 15

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: Andrew Watkinson, Edward Roberts, Matthew Souter, Shuna Wilson

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    5. I. Allegro deciso

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    6. II. Siciliano Elegiaco: Con moto, ma tenerezza

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    7. III. Alla Menuetto: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    8. IV. Rondo: Allegro assai brioso

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox

    9. Suite, Op. 16: III. Serenade (version for 4 violins and strings)

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

      Conductor: Richard Hickox


In this re-release Richard Hickox conducts works for strings by Herbert Howells. Performed by the orchestra he founded in 1971, City of London Sinfonia, the music represents just a small part of the often neglected British repertoire to which Hickox showed such extraordinary dedication.