La Discoteca Clásica: BBC National Chorus of Wales

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4/26/2023

Christopher Columbus -

A Musical Journey (1942) (concert version arr. 2002 Carl Davis and Patrick Garland)

Hamlet and Ophelia (1947)

(Suite arr. 1967 Muir Matheson from the Hamlet film score.)

Julian Glover, speaker ... Christopher Columbus

Jamie Glover, speaker ... ironic spirit / herald

Caroline Carragher, soprano ... Isabella

Jean Rigby, Mezzo-soprano ... Beatriz / woman

Philip Lloyd Holtam, speaker ... Sailor / voice

Craig Ogden, guitar; Tom Randle, tenor solo; Roderick Williams, baritone solo

BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales

Richard Hickox

Nick Whiting, leader; Adrian Partington, chorus master

Recorded in Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, UK, 17 May 2004.

Film Music

The Red Shoes - Ballet (1948)

Kew Gardens - Suite for Chamber Orchestra (1936)

Black Narcissus - Suite for Chorus and Orchestra (1947)

The Battle of the River Plate - Prelude and March for Orchestra (1956)

Adventure On!- Suite for Orchestra - A musical progress for Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra (1957)

Gone to Earth - Suite for Chorus and Orchestra (1950)

BBC National Chorus of Wales

Adrian Partington

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Rumon Gamba

Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot) (Red Shoes)

rec. BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay,

Cardiff, Wales, 8-10 March 2010