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COMPACT DISC ONE
FRANK BRIDGE
(1879-1941)
1.
I
Seascape. Allegro ben moderato
7:14
from The Sea (CHAN 10012)
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
2.
'Come along, darling, come follow me quick!'
2:28
Sid and Nancy's Duet from Act II, Scene 2 of Albert Herring, Op. 39 (CHAN 10036(2))
Solo:Roderick Williams baritone
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958)
3.
I
Lento - Allegro risoluto
15:01
from A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)
Original 1913 version (CHAN 9902/CHSA 5001)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847)
4.
'O rest in the Lord'
3:30
The Angel's Air from Part II of Elijah, Op. 70 (CHAN 8774/75)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
(1732-1809)
5.
IV
Finale. Presto
4:51
from Symphony No. 102 in B flat major (CHAN 0662)
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)
(1857-1934)
6.
IV
Lento - Allegro - Grandioso (poco largamente)
12:10
from Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 (CHAN 5049)
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
ANTONIN DVORÁK
(1841-1904)
7.
'O moon in the velvet heavens'
8:12
Rusalka's Invocation to the Moon from Rusalka, Op. 114, B 203 (CHAN 10449(3))
Solo: Bruce Martin bass
Solo: Anne-Marie Owens mezzo-soprano
Orchestra: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
PERCY GRAINGER
(1882-1961)
8.
Molly on the Shore [British Folk Music Setting No. 1]
4:00
based on two Cork reels (CHAN 9499)
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
(1778-1837)
9.
II
'Gloria in excelsis Deo'
3:35
from Gloria from Mass in D major, Op. 111 (CHAN 0681)
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
10.
VI
Libera me (extract)
17:56
from War Requiem, Op. 66 (CHAN 8983/84)
Solo:Heather Harper soprano
Choral: Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Chamber: London Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
79:56
COMPACT DISC TWO
GUSTAV HOLST
(1874-1934)
1.
Dance of the Spirits of Fire. Allegro moderato - Andante
3:37
from the Ballet from The Perfect Fool, Op. 39 (CHSA 5069)
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
FRANZ SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
2.
III
'Et incarnatus est'
6:39
from Credo from Mass in E flat major, D 950 (CHAN 0750)
Solo:Susan Gritton soprano
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
(1911-2007)
3.
'To this we've come'
8:38
from Act II, Scene 2 of The Consul (CHAN 9706(2))
Solo: Malin Fritz contralto
Solo: Herbert Eckhoff baritone
Solo: Victoria Livengood mezzo-soprano
Orchestra: Spoleto Festival Orchestra
SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD
(1921-2006)
4.
I
Allegro
12:05
from Symphony No. 1, Op. 22 (CHAN 9335)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
5.
The Pilgrim in Prison
11:30
Act III, Scene 2 from The Pilgrim's Progress (CHAN 9625(2))
Solo:Gerald Finley baritone
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
GIUSEPPE VERDI
(1813-1901)
6.
'Dies irae, dies illa' - 'Tuba mirum spargens sonum'
3:45
from Dies irae from Messa da Requiem (CHAN 9490)
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
WILLIAM LLOYD-WEBBER
(1914-1982)
7.
Invocation
3:14
(CHAN 9595)
Solo:Skaila Kanga harp
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
(1852-1924)
8.
V
'The Old Superb'
3:00
from Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (CHSA 5043)
Solo:Gerald Finley baritone
Choral: BBC National Chorus of Wales
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)
9.
'Praise to His Name!' - 'Take me away'
4:38
from Part II of The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (CHAN 8641/42)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
SIR JOHN TAVENER
(b. 1944)
10.
Ikon VI
6:03
from We Shall See Him as He Is (CHAN 9128)
Solo:John Mark Ainsley tenor
Solo: Patricia Rozario soprano
Choral: BBC Welsh Chorus
Choral: Britten Singers
Choral: Chester Festival Chorus
Orchestra: BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
11.
'Grimes!'
5:26
Mad Scene from Act III, Scene 2 of Peter Grimes, Op. 33 (CHAN 9447/48)
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
FREDERICK DELIUS
(1862-1934)
12.
'They are not long, the weeping and the laughter'
3:28
from Songs of Sunset (CHAN 9214)
Choral: Waynflete Singers
Choral: Southern Voices
Choral: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
73:24
Notes
The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November, 2008, at the age of just 60, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and breadth of his musical achievements were astonishing, not least in his remarkable work on behalf of British composers.
Richard had a long and deeply fulfilling relationship with Chandos that enabled him to realise his artistic vision. His recorded legacy remains as a testament to his musical ability and the excerpts on this two-CD set have been chosen to capture all aspects of his art.
It was difficult to know what to leave out as Richard seemed never to make a poor recording. However here we have some of his greatest achievements, from the original recording of Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony to the poignant setting of Delius’ Songs of Sunset from which the title of this celebration – Within a Dream – is taken. In between there are excerpts from Britten operas, from the Grainger, Arnold and Holst series as well as much beyond British music, including Mendelssohn, Menotti, Hummel and Beethoven. The breadth and depth of Richard Hickox’s achievements were astonishing as this brief selection of his music-making demonstrates.
Through these recordings we can continue to marvel at the consistent high level of his interpretations whilst wondering what more he could have achieved had he lived to eighty.
Chandos will donate the royalties from all sales of this disc to The Richard Hickox Foundation, supporting those causes about which Richard felt passionately including British composers, support for young conductors and singers and performance of British music outside the UK.
CELEBRATION OF RICHARD HICKOX
The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and breadth of his musical achievements were astonishing, not least on behalf of British composers. Richard Hickox had a long and deeply fulfilling relationship with Chandos, which enabled him to realise his artistic vision. His recorded legacy remains as a testament to his musical ability and the pieces, movements and other excerpts chosen for this two-disc set demonstrate all aspects of his art. Chandos will donate the profits from the sales of the set to The Richard Hickox Foundation which has been established to support the causes about which Richard felt passionately, among them support for British composers, young conductors and singers, and performances of British music. The CD set will be launched at a concert at the Barbican on 15 October, which will serve as ‘A Celebration of Richard Hickox’.
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Reviews
“A much-loved musician is fondly remembered and a Foundation launched.”
Andrew Achenbach
Gramophone - March 2010
“Stars hardly count in this two-disc tribute to the much-missed Richard. Proceeds go to the Hickox Memorial Foundation. His wide repertoire is represented in the well-chosen extracts, from Bach and Haydn to Britten, Vaughan-Williams and Elgar. Everyone will have favourites, whether they are the scenes from Albert Herring and Peter Grimes, the splendid singing by Gerald Finley of Stanfords The Old Superb or Hickox’s conducting of the opening of the original version of William’s London Symphony.”
Sunday Telegraph - 15 November 2009
“Hickox recorded extensively, and Chandos was the main beneficiary of his talent with over 280 recordings. This is a compilation of some of the best of them. Whilst operas and oratorios by the likes of Verdi, Dvorak and Schubert are here, the lion’s share of the disc is rightly devoted to his talent for and championing of British operatic and orchestral music. Vaughan Williams, Britten, Delius, Holst, Bridge, Elgar Stanford and Arnold are all represented, as is the more modern music of Tavener. Inevitably when such a breadth of repertoire is being covered, we’re talking movements rather that complete works, but it’s been sympathetically programmed, and consequently the transitions don’t jar the senses. Rather, it serves to highlight Hickox’s wide-ranging musical knowledge and tastes, and his skill for creating dramatic atmosphere.
Gems include the sensuous second movement of the original 1913 version of Vaughan Williams’ ‘London Symphony’, with its echoes of The Lark Ascending. There is a thundering ‘Dance of the Spirits of Fire’ from Holst’s ballet, the Perfect Fool, plus Gerald Finley’s colourful rendition of ‘The Old Superb’ from the Gramophone Award-winning recording of Stanford’s Songs of the Sea, Op 9.
Thank you, Chandos for another fitting epitaph.”
Charlotte Gardner
BBC Web-site - 15 October 2009
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