Palace Premieres / Hammond, Countess of Wessex String Orchestra

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Label
MPR
Release Date
November 15, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Countess Of Wessex'S String Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Hammond
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 15, 2019
    • UPC
      643824049277
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CWS001
    • LABEL
      MPR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. A Pastoral

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    2. II. Playfellows

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    3. III. A country tune

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    4. IV. Meadow fairies

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    5. V. Festivity

      Composer: Thomas Dunhill

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    6. Cold Winter Nights

      Composer: Peter Thorne

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    7. Annie Laurie (arr. F. Hartley for orchestra)

      Composer: Alicia Scott

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    8. In Georgian Days: Gavotte

      Composer: Roger Quilter

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    9. Blow the wind southerly (arr. H. Dexter for orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    10. Forget Me Not, Op. 22

      Composer: Allan Macbeth

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    11. No. 1. Spring Woodland

      Composer: Alec Rowley

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    12. No. 2. Hush Song

      Composer: Alec Rowley

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    13. No. 3. Shepherd's Rondel

      Composer: Alec Rowley

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    14. Iris and Lavender (A Concert Waltz)

      Composer: Peter Wilson

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    15. Pastoral Scene

      Composer: Frederic Curzon

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    16. Fragment for Strings

      Composer: Bertram Walton O'Donnell

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    17. Shenandoah (arr. E. Thiman for orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    18. Billy Boy (arr. E. Thiman for orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    19. Nocturne, Op. 17

      Composer: William H. Speer

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    20. I. Tamar (Stately ships ride out to sea)

      Composer: Ernest Markham Lee

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    21. II. Dart (Waters flash and leap)

      Composer: Ernest Markham Lee

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    22. III. Torridge (Dust deepening between the hills)

      Composer: Ernest Markham Lee

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    23. IV. Lynn (Through the wild woodland)

      Composer: Ernest Markham Lee

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    24. I. A toye

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    25. II. Giles Farnaby's dreame

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    26. III. Giles Farnaby's conceit

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    27. IV. His rest (Galiard)

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    28. V. His humour

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    29. VI. A maske

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond

    30. VII. Tower Hill

      Composer: Giles Farnaby

      Ensemble: The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hammond


We are very pleased to announce a new recording from MPR of music for string orchestra entitled 'Palace Premieres', with the Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra. The playlist consists of hitherto unrecorded music performed during Royal Investitures (where honors are bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen or by one of her close family) and includes works such as Suite: In Rural England by Thomas Dunhill, Shepherd's Delight by Alec Rowley, Pastoral Scene by Frederic Curzon, Fragment for Strings by Bertram Walton O'Donnell, Nocturne by WH Speer, In Georgian Days by Roger Quilter, Rivers of Devon Suite by Ernest Markham Lee and a number of beautiful light music arrangements for strings of folk songs. We have also included as a 'bonus' a suite of Seven Pieces by Giles Farnaby, arranged by Bantock. We recorded the latter only to discover that in fact it has already been recorded but only once to our knowledge and we decided that as it is such good material we just had to include it. The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra is very sensitively directed by Major David Hammond, a truly fine musician. The orchestra consists of the best string players in the Army who are very fine and highly trained musicians. The quality of playing is really excellent and the performances committed. The album was recorded in the sumptuous acoustic of the Guards Chapel in London and the recording engineer is the legendary Tony Faulkner. Mike Purton was producer and editor and we recommend this recording to anyone who loves British music of a certain period (see above). Lee's 'Rivers of Devon' Suite is very Elgarian, Speer's little 'Nocturne' brings to mind Wagner’s 'Siegfried Idyll' and you can see from many of the titles that spirit of Rural Englandis frequently invoked. This recording has been made in collaboration with the Corps of Army Music Trust.