Descript |
2 compact discs (155 min.) |
Contents |
Disc 1. An American overture : op. 27 -- Ballad of heroes : op. 14 (Robert Tear, tenor) -- Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra : op. 21 (Peter Donohoe, piano) -- Building of the house, overture : op. 79 -- Praise we great men (1976) (Alison Hargan, soprano ; Mary King, contralto ; Robert Tear, tenor ; Willard White, bass) -- Suite on English folk tunes : 'A time there was--' op. 90. Disc 2. Canadian carnival : op. 19 -- Young Apollo : op. 16 (Peter Donohoe, piano ; Felix Kok and Jeremy Ballard, violins ; Peter Cole, viola ; Michal Kaznowski, cello) -- Quatre chansons françaises (Jill Gomez, soprano) --Scottish Ballad : op. 26 (Peter Donohoe and Philip Fowke, pianos) -- Occasional overture : op. 38 -- Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20. |
Performer |
Various soloists ; CBSO Chorus ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; Simon Rattle, conductor. |
Note |
Recorded at Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University Warwick, May 23-24, 1984 (1st, 6th, 11th-12th works) and July 15-17, 1990, (2nd-5th works) and in Cheltenham Town Hall, Apr. 22-23, 1982 (7th-10th works). |
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Vocal works sung in English and French. |
UPC |
724357398329 |
Other # |
7243 5 73983 2 9 EMI Classics |
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CZS 5 73983 2 EMI Classics |
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