Stanford: Six Irish Rhapsodies, Etc / Handley, Et Al

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
November 1, 2003
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      STANFORD, CHARLES VILLIERS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ulster Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Ly, Raphael, Mordkovitch, Vernon, Wallfisch, Handley
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 01, 2003
    • UPC
      095115111628
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10116(2) X
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 78

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    2. Irish Rhapsody No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 84, "The Lament for the Son of Ossian"

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    3. Irish Rhapsody No. 3 in D Major, Op. 137

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Raphael Wallfisch

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    4. Irish Rhapsody No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 141, "The fisherman of Lough Neagh and what he saw"

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    5. Irish Rhapsody No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 147

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    6. Irish Rhapsody No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 191

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    7. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    8. II. Adagio molto - Più mosso [quasi andante]

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    9. III. Allegro molto - Largamente e sostenuto

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    10. Introduction: Lento - Allegro moderato - Lento - Allegro moderato - Thema: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    11. Variation 1: Tranquillo

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    12. Variation 2: Poco più moto

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    13. Variation 3: Poco meno mosso

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    14. Variation 4: Presto

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    15. Variation 5: —

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    16. Variation 6: Poco a poco più sostenuto

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    17. Variation 7: Intermezzo

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    18. Variation 8: Andante tranquillo

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    19. Variation 9: —

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    20. Variation 10: —

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    21. Variation 11: Lento

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley

    22. Variation 12: Finale: Allegro moderato e deciso

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

      Performer: Margaret Fingerhut

      Conductor: Vernon Handley


Vernon Handley has a great flair for getting the best out of unusual late-romantic music such as this, particularly when it has a Celtic flavour. He secures excellent playing from the Ulster Orchestra, and the recording is beautifully clear and sonorous. -- Gramophone