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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Sonatas; Horn Trio (Kerenza Peacock; Mark Smith; Robert Stevenson)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 6a "Sonatina"
  • Horn Trio in D major, Op. 28
  • Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 59 "The Grasshopper" (arr. as Violin Sonata No. 2)
  • 3 Mezzo-Tints, Op. 55: 2. L'Extase. Andante semplice

Kerenza Peacock, violin
Mark Smith, horn
Robert Stevenson, piano

Date: 2011
Label: Naxos

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Joseph Holbrooke - String Quartets; Clarinet Quintet (Rasumovsky Quartet; Richard Hosford)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  1. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 1. 'Departure'
  2. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 2. 'Absence'
  3. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 3. 'Return'
  4. Folsong Suite No. 2, Op. 72: 2. Song of the Bottle
  5. Eileen Shona, for Clarinet & Strings
  6. String Quartet No. 2 'Impressions', Op. 59a: 1. Serenade (Belgium - 1915)
  7. String Quartet No. 2 'Impressions', Op. 59a: 2. Russian Dance (Russia - 1915)
  8. Folksong Suite No. 1: 2. The Last Rose of Summer
  9. Folksong Suite No. 1: 3. Mavourneen Deelish
  10. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 1. Maestoso moderato - Poco allegro cantabile
  11. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 2. Canzone: Andante affetuoso
  12. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 3. Poco vivace

Richard Hosford, clarinet
Rasumovsky Quartet
    Frances Mason, violin
    Marilyn Taylor, violin
    Christopher Wellington, viola
    Christina Shillito, cello

Date: 2002
Label: Dutton

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke - Symphony No. 3; etc. (Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • The Birds of Rhiannon, Op. 87
  • The girl I left behind me, Op. 37 No. 2
  • Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 90 'Ships'

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2019

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Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Concerto; etc. (Judith Ingolfsson; Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • 'Auld Lang Syne' Variations No. 3 for full orchestra, Op. 60
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 59 'The Grasshopper'
  • 'The Raven' Poem No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 25

Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: CPO

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Joseph Holbrooke - Symphonic Poems (Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • Amontillado, Op. 123
  • The Viking, Op. 32 (after H.W. Longfellow, the Skeleton in Armour)
  • Three Blind Mice Variations, Op. 37
  • Ulalume, Op. 35

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: CPO

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Sunday, November 10, 2024

Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 3 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Three Sketches: 1. April
  2. Three Sketches: 2. Rosemary
  3. Three Sketches: 3. Valse Capricieuse
  4. The Hour Glass: 1. Dusk
  5. The Hour Glass: 2. The Dew Fairy
  6. The Hour Glass: 3. The Midnight Tide
  7. Graziella
  8. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 1
  9. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 2
  10. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 3
  11. Miniature Suite: 1. Chorale
  12. Miniature Suite: 2. Impromptu
  13. Miniature Suite: 3. Caprice
  14. Miniature Suite: 4. March
  15. Three Lyrics: 1. Heart's Ease
  16. Three Lyrics: 2. Dainty Rogue
  17. Three Lyrics: 3. The Hedgerow
  18. Bach: Come Sweet Death
  19. Sonata: I
  20. Sonata: II
  21. Sonata: III

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 2 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Etude Rhapsodique
  2. Berceuse
  3. Dramatic Fantasia
  4. Three Poems: 1. Sunset
  5. Three Poems: 2. Solitude
  6. Three Poems: 3. Ecstasy
  7. Three Piano Pieces: 1. Columbine
  8. Three Piano Pieces: 2. Minuet
  9. Three Piano Pieces: 3. Romance
  10. Four Characteristic Pieces: 1. Water Nymphs
  11. Four Characteristic Pieces: 2. Fragrance
  12. Four Characteristic Pieces: 3. Bittersweet
  13. Four Characteristic Pieces: 4. Fireflies
  14. Lament
  15. Canzonetta
  16. Pensée Fugitive
  17. Scherzettino
  18. Moderato
  19. Vignettes de Marseille: 1. Carmelita
  20. Vignettes de Marseille: 2. Nicolette
  21. Vignettes de Marseille: 3. Zoraida
  22. Vignettes de Marseille: 4. En Fête

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 1 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Capriccio No. 1
  2. Capriccio No. 2
  3. A Sea Idyll
  4. Arabesque
  5. Faity Tale Suite
  6. In Autumn
  7. Miniature Pastorals, Set 1
  8. Hidden Fires
  9. Winter Pastoral
  10. Miniature Pastorals, Set 2
  11. Three Improvisations for the left hand
  12. A Dedication
  13. Gargoyle

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Frank Bridge; Gustav Holst; Joseph Holbrooke - String Sextets (Cologne String Sextet)


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Composer: Frank Bridge; Gustav Holst; Joseph Holbrooke
  • Bridge - String Sextet in E flat major, H. 107
  • Holst - Scherzo for String Sextet, H. 23
  • Holbrooke - String Sextet in D major, Op. 43

Cologne String Sextet
    Demetrius Polyzoides, violin
    Elisabeth Polyzoides-Baich, violin
    Bernhard Oll, viola
    Rémy Sornin-Petit, viola
    Uta Schlichtig, cello
    Birgit Heinemann, cello

Date: 2019
Label: CAvi-music

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Frank Bridge - Phantasy Piano Quartet; Sonatas (Nash Ensemble)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor
  2. Cello Sonata: 1. Allegro ben moderato
  3. Cello Sonata: 2. Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro e agitato – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro moderato
  4. An Irish Melody "The Londonderry Air"
  5. Cherry Ripe
  6. Sally in our alley
  7. Sir Roger de Coverley
  8. Violin Sonata

Nash Ensemble
    Marianne Thorsen, violin
    Laura Samuel, violin
    Lawrence Power, viola
    Paul Watkins, cello
    Ian Brown, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Hyperion

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Frank Bridge - Piano Quintet; String Quartet; Idylls (Piers Lane; Goldner String Quartet)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  • Piano Quintet
  • Three Idylls
  • String Quartet No. 4

Piers Lane, piano
Goldner String Quartet
    Dene Olding, violin
    Dimity Hall, violin
    Irina Morozova, viola
    Julian Smiles, cello

Date: 2009
Label: Hyperion

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Frank Bridge - Orchestral Works Vol. 6 (Richard Hickox)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Blow out your bugles, for tenor & orchestra
  2. Adoration, for tenor & orchestra
  3. Where she lies asleep, for tenor & orchestra
  4. Love went a-riding, for tenor & orchestra
  5. Thy hand in mine, for tenor & orchestra
  6. Berceuse, for soprano & orchestra
  7. Mantle of blue, for high voice & orchestra
  8. Day after day, for mezzo-soprano & orchestra
  9. Speak to me, my love, for mezzo-soprano & orchestra
  10. Berceuse
  11. 3 Morceaux d'orchestre: 2. Chant d'espérance
  12. Serenade
  13. The Pageant of London, suite for wind orchestra: I. Solemn March "Richard III leaving London"
  14. The Pageant of London, suite for wind orchestra: II. First Discoveries: 1. Introduction
  15. The Pageant of London, suite for wind orchestra: II. First Discoveries: 2. Pavane
  16. The Pageant of London, suite for wind orchestra: II. First Discoveries: 3.La Romanesca [a Galliard]
  17. The Pageant of London, suite for wind orchestra: III. March "Heny VIII entering London"
  18. A Royal Night of Variety

Sarah Connolly, soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Chandos

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Frank Bridge - Orchestral Works Vol. 5 (Richard Hickox)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  • Suite for Strings
  • The Hag, song for baritone & orchestra
  • 2 Songs of Robert Bridges
  • 2 Intermezzi from "Threads"
  • 2 Old English Songs, for string orchestra
  • 2 Entr'actes
  • Valse Intermezzo à cordes
  • Todessehnsucht, for string orchestra (after J.S. Bach's "Komm, süßer Tod", BWV 478)
  • Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance), for strings

Roderick Williams, baritone
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: Chandos

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Frank Bridge - Orchestral Works Vol. 4 (Richard Hickox)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Rebus, overture
  2. Oration (Concerto elegiaco), for cello & orchestra
  3. Allegro moderato, fragment of a symphony for string orchestra
  4. Lament, for string orchestra
  5. A Prayer, for chorus & orchestra

Alban Gerhardt, cello
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: Chandos

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Frank Bridge - Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Richard Hickox)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Coronation March
  2. Summer, tone poem
  3. Phantasm, rhapsody for piano & orchestra
  4. There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook, impression for small orchestra
  5. Vignettes de danse: I. Nicolette
  6. Vignettes de danse: II. Zoraida
  7. Vignettes de danse: III. Carmelita
  8. Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance)

Howard Shelley, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: Chandos

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