Peter Racine Fricker, Robert Simpson and Robin Orr - Symphonies

Peter Racine FRICKER (1920-1990)

Symphony No.2 Op.14 (1951)

Robert SIMPSON (1921-1997)

Symphony No.1 (1951)

Robin ORR (b.1909)

Symphony in One Movement (1960-63)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir John Pritchard (Fricker)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult (Simpson)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Sir Alexander Gibson (Orr)

Recorded in Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 13 and 14 August, 1954 (Fricker)*

No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 24 and 27 January, 1956 (Simpson)*

City Hall, Glasgow, Summer 1965 (Orr)

*Mono ADD

Thea Musgrave - Concerto for Orchestra; Clarinet Conceto; Horn Concerto

Thea MUSGRAVE (b. 1928)

Concerto for Orchestra (1967) [20:26] *

Clarinet Concerto (1969) [23:38] ** Sample

Horn Concerto (1971) [22:06] *** Sample

Monologue, for solo piano (1960) [6:02]

Excursions, eight duets for piano, four hands (1965) [9:51]

Gervase de Peyer (clarinet); Barry Tuckwell (horn); Thea Musgrave (piano); Malcolm Williamson (piano)

*Scottish National Orchestra/Alexander Gibson

**London Symphony Orchestra/Norman Del Mar

***Scottish National Orchestra/Thea Musgrave

rec. January 1974, City Hall, Glasgow (Concerto for Orchestra; Horn Concerto); January 1972, London Opera Center (Clarinet Concerto); September 1971, Kingsway Hall, London (Monologue; Excursions)

Alexander Goehr - Violin Concerto / Iain Hamilton - Violin Concerto, Sinfonia for Two Orchestras

Alexander GOEHR (b.1932)

Violin Concerto 

Iain HAMILTON (1922-2000)

Violin Concerto*

Sinfonia for Two Orchestras*

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

 Royal Scottish National Orchestra*

Norman Del Mar (Conductor), 

Alexander Gibson (Conductor)*