Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.3; Vocalise; Youth Symphony

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No.3 in A minor Op.44 (1936)

Symphonic Movement in D minor (‘Youth Symphony’) (1891)

Vocalise Op.34 No.14 (arrangement for orchestra, 1912)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland on 10 and 11 September 2001

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op. 27

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded: Sep 6 and 7, 2001, at the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland.

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.1; Prince Rostislav

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 (1895) 

Prince Rostislav, Symphonic Poem (1891)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, September 2001

Hakon Borresen - Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 1

Hakon BORRESEN (1876-1954)

Violin Concerto In G-Major, Op. 11 (1904)

Symphony No. 1 In C-Minor (1901)

Rebecca Hirsch (Violin)

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Four Symphonic Metamorphoses

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Four Symphonic Metamorphoses

Epitaph, Op.68 (1954)

Monolith, Op.76 (1960)

Epilog, Op.80 (1962)

Tempo Variabile, Op.108 (1972)

 

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

rec May, Dec 1996, Aalborg

Alfred Schnittke - Concerto Grosso No.1; Symphony No.9

Alfred SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)

Concerto grosso No.1, version for flute, oboe, harpsichord, prepared piano and string orchestra (1988) 

Symphony No.9 (reconstruction by Alexander Raskatov) (1997) 

Sharon Bezaly (flute)

Christopher Cowie (oboe)

Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

rec. December 2008, Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town

World première recording Concerto grosso No.1 in this version

 

Ludolf Nielsen - The Tower of Babel; Forest Walk

Ludolf NIELSEN (1876-1939)

Babelstarnet, Op. 35 (The Tower of Babel) (1912-14)

Skovvandring, Op. 40 (Forest Walk) (1922)

Iréne Theorin (sop) - Voice of a bird

Johnny van Hal (ten) - tenor solo

Per Høyer (bar) - Human Voice

Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

co-production with Danmarks Radio

rec 1-3 Oct 1999, Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen

Arthur Sullivan - Irish Symphony; Imperial March

Arthur SULLIVAN (1842-1900)

Symphony in E "Irish"

Imperial March

Victoria and Merrie England Ballet Suite No.1

Overture in C (In Memoriam)

BBC Concert Orchestra

Oawin Arwel Hughes

William Walton - The Symphonies

William WALTON (1902-1983)

Symphony No.1 (1931-35)

Symphony No.2 (1957-60)

Orchestre National de Lille

Owain Arwell Hughes

Arwel Hughes - Dewi Sant (Saint David) Oratorio for 3 Voices , Chorus and Orchestra

Arwel HUGHES (1909-1988)

                     

    Dewi Sant (Saint David) 

Oratorio   for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra 

   Yvonne Kenny (soprano)

     Martyn Hill (tenor)

     David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)

     

 BBC National Orchestra of Wales

     Owain Hughes

     BBC National Chorus of Wales

     

 Recorded in: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 4,5 May 1990

  

       

Hakon Borresen - Symphony No.2 "The Sea"; Symphony No.3

Hakon BØRRESEN (1876-1954)

Symphony No. 2 The Sea (1904) [41:16]

Symphony No. 3 (1927) [34:28]

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

rec. Aalborg, Denmark, 1997

Alfred Schnittke - Symphony No.0; Nagasaki (Oratorio for mezzosoprano, Chorus and Orchestra)

Alfred SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)

Symphony No.0 

Nagasaki (Oratorio for mezzosoprano, Chorus and Orchestra)

Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation (Chorus)

Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Symphonies Nos.11, 12 and 13

VAGN HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Complete Symphonies Vol 6

Symphonies Nos. 11; 12 and 13

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Symphony No.2; Sinfonia "In Memoriam"

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Symphony Nos. 2, Op.15 (1938-39)

Sinfonia "In Memoriam", Op.65 (1954)

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Symphonies Nos.8 and 9

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Symphonies  Nos.8 and 9

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 and 10

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Complete Symphonies Vol.3

Symphony No1 for Chamber Orchestra Op 4 (1935)

Symphony No 3 Sinfonia rustica Op 25 (1941)

Symphony No 10 Op 105 (1970-71)

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

Vagn Holmboe - Symphonies Nos.6 and 7

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996)

Complete Symphonies Vol.2

Symphony No.6, Op.43 (1947)

Symphony No.7, in one movement, Op.50 (1950)

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes