Edward Elgar - The Longed for Light (Elgar’s Music in Wartime)

Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)

The Longed for Light - Elgar’s Music in Wartime

Polonia (1915) 

Carillon for speaker and orchestra (1914) 

Sospiri (1914)

Une Voix dans le Désert for speaker, soprano and orchestra (1915) 

Carissima (1914) 

Le Drapeau Belge for speaker and orchestra (1917) 

Rosemary 

The Sanguine Fan, ballet music (1917) 

Sursum Corda (1894)

Simon Callow (speaker) 

Susan Gritton (soprano)

BBC Concert Orchestra

John Wilson

rec. Watford Colosseum, 13-15 February 2012

Georg Frederick Handel - Tamerlano (Opera in 3 Acts)

Georg Frederick HANDEL (1685-1739)

Tamerlano HWV 18

Dramma per musica in tre atti

Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym

Henri Ledroit (Tamerlano)

John Elwes (Bajazet)

Miecke van der Sluis (Asteria)

Rene Jacobs (Andronico)

Isabelle Poulenard (Irene)

Gregor Reinhart (Leone)

La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

On Baroque Instruments

Jean-Claude Malgoire

Recorded in 1985. Released in 1997

Paul Büttner - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Paul BÜTTNER (1870-1943)

Symphony No.3 in D Flat major (1910-1914)

Symphony No.4 in B minor (1917-1918)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Ward

Recorded: 2024/25, Berlin, Germany 

Herman D. Koppel - Symphonies Nos.1 & 2

Herman D KOPPEL (1908-1998)

Symphony No.1, Op.5

Symphony No.2, Op.37

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Moshe Atzmon

Recorded in June and October 2001 at Symfonien, Aalborg, 

Denmark in association with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation

Silvestre Revueltas - Complete Piano Music Vol.1

Silvetre REVUELTAS (1899-1940)

Complete Piano Music Vol.1

1: Margarita 

2: Feuille d'album 

3: Prelude 

4: Allegro, R.70 

5: Andantino casi allegretto 

6: II. Danza de salón 

7: Lento doloroso 

8: Canción 

9: Valsette 

10: I. Estudio en si bemol menor 

11: Hoja de albúm 

12: Invernal 

13: Otoñal 

14: Capricho Húngaro 

15: Mattinata 

16: Momento musical 

17: Añorando 

18: Lied I. 

19: Sonatina: I. Allegretto quasi allegro 

20: Sonatina: II. Andantino 

21: Albumblat 

22: Poema 

23: Lied II. 

24: Tragedia en forma de rábano, R.4 (no es plagio) 

25: Vespertina

Rodolfo Ritter (piano)

Franz Berwald - The Four Syymphonies; Konzertstück for Bassoon and Orchestra

Franz BERWALD (1796-1868)

Symphony No. 1 in g minor (Sinfonie sérieuse) (1842)

Konzertstück for Bassoon and Orchestra (1827) 

Symphony No. 2 in D (Sinfonie capricieuse) (1842) 

Symphony No. 3 in C (Sinfonie singulière) (1845) 

Symphony No. 4 in E flat (1845)

Christian Davidsson (bassoon)

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Sixten Ehrling

Recorded June 1996 at The Malmo Concert Hall, Sweden

Marianna Martines - Il primo amore

Marianna MARTINES (1744-1842)

Overture in C, for winds, strings and continuo (1770)

Il Primo Amore – Cantata,for soprano, winds, strings and continuo (1778)

Concerto in E, for harpsichord and strings (1766)

Sonata in A, for harpsichord (c.1765)

Berenice, Ah, Che Fai? – from: Scelta d’Arie) (1767)

Nuria Rial (Soprano)

La Floridiana

Nicoleta Paraschivescu (Harpsichord & Conductor)

A Shropshire Lad - English Songs Orchestrated by Roderick Williams

A Shropshire Lad

Orchestrations by Roderick Williams

John Ireland (1914-1992)

Great Things

Sea Fever

Ina Boyle (1889-1967)

The Joy of Earth

William Denis Browne (1888-191

To Gratiana dancing and singing

George Butterworth (1885-1916)

Six Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)

The pulley

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

The House of Life

Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)

Take, O take those lips away

James Burton (b.1974)

When I set out for Lyonesse

Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)

The seal man

Ernest Farrar (1885-1918)

Silent noon

Roderick Williams (baritone)

The Hallé Orchestra

Mark Elder

rec. 2022, Hallé St Peter’s, Manchester

Herman D. Koppel - Symphonies Nos.6 & 7; Concerto for Orchestra

Herman D. Koppel D. KOPPEL (1908-1998)

Orchestral Works Vol.1

Symphony No. 6, Op. 63 Sinfonia breve (1957)

Symphony No. 7, Op. 70 (1960 - 61)

Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 101 (1977 - 78)

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Moshe Atzmon

Recorded at Symphonien, Aarlborg, Denmark on 30/8 - 4/9/1999

Johann Whilhelm Wilms - Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7

Johann Wilhelm WILMS (1772-1847)

Symphonie No. 6 D-Moll Op. 58

Symphonie No. 7 C-Moll

Concerto Köln

Werner Ehrhardt

Recorded at Sendesaal Deutschlandfunk Köln, February 14-17, 2003.

Zoltan Kodaly - Duos

Zoltan KODALY (1882-1967)

Duos

Duo For Violin and Cello, Op. 7 *

Sonata For Cello and Piano, Op. 4 **

Sonatina for Cello and Piano ***

Adagio For Cello and Piano ***

Elemér Lavotha (Cello)

Kerstin Åberg (Piano)

Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin)

*  recorded 27 Aug 1980 at Castle Wik, Sweden; 

** recorded 10 July 1980 at Nacka Aula, Nacka, Sweden; 

***recorded 1 Aug 1976 at Nacka Aula, Nacka, Sweden.

Butterworth & Holst - Orchestral Works

Butterworth & Holst Orchestral Works 

George BUTTERWORTH (1885-1916)

A Shropshire Lad; 

The Banks of the Green Willow; 

Two English Idylls. 

Gustav HOLST (1874-1934) 

Egdon Heath, Op. 47; 

Two Songs without Words, Op. 22; 

A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2;

St. Paul’s Suite Op. 29, No. 2. 

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrew Manze

Recorded at The Friary, Liverpool October 27 & 28, 2024.

Arnold Schoenberg - Gurrelieder (Ozawa/Boston Symphony)

Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)

Gurrelieder

For Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra

Waldemar: James McCracken

Tove: Jessye Norman

Waldtaube (Wood Dove): Tatiana Troyanos

Bauer (Peasant): David Arnold

Klaus-Narr (Klaus the Jester): Kim Scown

Sprecher (Narrator): Werner Klemperer

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Seiji Ozawa

Live recording: Symphony Hall, Boston, April 1979.

Étienne-Nicolas Méhul - Overtures

Etienne-Nicolas MEHUL (1763-1817)

Overtures

Mélidore Et Phrosine

Ariodant

Josep

Horatius Coclès

Bion

Le Jeune Sage Et Le Vieux Fou

Le Trésor Supposé

Les Deux Aveugles De Tolède

La Chasse Du Jeune Henri

Orchestre De Bretagne

Stefan Sanderling

Recorded in Orchestre de Bretagne Rehearsal Hall, Rennes, 2/4 May 2001.

Cover: "Horatius Coclès Defending the Bridge" by Charles Le Brun, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London/Bridgeman Art Library.

Manos Hadjidakis - Piano Works

Manos HADJIDAKIS (1925-1994)

Piano Works

For A Little White Seashell, Op. 1 (1947-48)

Six Popular Pictures, Op. 5 (1949-50)

Ionian Suite, Op. 7  (1953-53)

Rhythmology, Op. 26 (1969-71)

Danae Kara (Piano)

Recorded in Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece, 24 August 1995.

Arvo Part - The Four Symphonies

Arvo PART (b.1935)

The Four Symphonies

Synphony No.1 "Polyphonic" (1964)

Symphony No.2 (1966)

Symphony No.3 (1971)

Symphony No.4 "Los Angeles" (2008)

NFM Wrocław Philharmonic

Tõnu Kaljuste

Recorded: October 2015 & August 2016, Main Hall of the National Forum of Music, Wroclaw

Johann Wilhelm Wilms - The Piano Concertos Vo. 2

Johann Wilhelm WILMS (1772-1847)

The Piano Concertos Vol.2

Piano Concerto in F, Op. 32 (1814)

Piano Concerto in E-flat, Op. 55 (1820)

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)

Kölner Akademie

Michael Alexander Willens

rec. 2021, Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, Germany

Johann Wilhelm Wilms - The Piano Concertos Vol. 1

Johann Wilhelm WILMS (1775-1847)

Piano Concertos, Vol. 1

Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 3

Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 12

Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 26

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) 

Kölner Akademie

Michael Alexander Willens 

Release date: 1st Jul 2022

Fini Henriques - Orchestral Works

Fini HENRIQUES (1867-1940)

Orchestral Works

Romance Op. 12 (1894)

Myggedans Op. 20 No. 5 (1899)

Djævledans (1920)

Tata (1932)

Vølund Smed Sutie (1896)

Suite In F Major, Op. 13 (1894)

From: Den Lille Havfrue (1909)

Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester

Giordano Bellincampi

Recorded in Helsingborg, September 2000 and May 2001

Songs My Country Taught Me - Agnes Baltsa sings Greek Songs

Songs My Country Taught Me

Agnes Baltsa sings Greek Songs

Manos HADJIDAKIS (1925-1994)

Garífallo st'aftí (A carnation behind your ear)

Oniro pedión tis gitoniás (Dream of urban children)

O tahidrómos (The postman)

Mikis THEODORAKIS (1925-2021)

Méra Magioú (A day in May)

To tréno févgi stis októ (The train leaves at eight)

Se pótisa rodóstamo (I gave you rose-water to drink)

Stavros XARHAKOS (b.1939)

 

Stou Othona ta hrónia

Áspri méra ke ya mas (There will be better days, even for us)

Varkarólla (Barcarolle)

Ta tréna pou fígan

,

Vassilis TSITSANIS (1915-1984) 

Arhóntissa (Princess of my heart)

Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)

Kostas Papadopoulos (bouzouki)*

Athens Experimental Orchestra

Stavros XarthakPapaos

Recorded: 1985-11-21 at Polysound Studio, Athens