Arnold - Complete Symphonies Orchestral & Concertos Chandos-Classics

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COMPACT DISC ONE

SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD

Symphony No1, Op.22 *

Allegro

12:11

Andantino

10:06

III

Vivace con fuoco - Alla marcia - Maestoso

8:00

Symphony No.2, Op.40 *

Allegretto

6:21

Vivace

4:35

III

Lento

13:53

Allegro con brio - Lento molto e maestoso

6:11

Total time: 61:17

COMPACT DISC TWO

Symphony No.3, Op.63 *

Allegro - Vivace

12:20

Lento

14:16

III

Allegro con brio - Presto

7:13

Symphony No.4, Op.71 *

Allegro - Poco Più mosso - Tempo I

13:59

Vivace ma non troppo

4:57

III

Andantino

13:06

Con fuoco - Alla marcia - Tempo I - Maestoso - Allegro molto

8:33

Total time: 74:24

COMPACT DISC THREE

Symphony No.5, Op.74 *

Tempestuoso

9:48

Andante con moto - Adagio

11:26

III

Con fuoco

5:01

Risoluto - Lento

6:11

Symphony No.6, Op.95 *

Energico

7:50

Lento - Allegretto - Lento

10:50

III

Con fuoco

6:34

Symphony No.8, Op.124 †

Allegro

10:18

Andantino

8:23

10.

III

Vivace

5:42

Total time: 82:03

COMPACT DISC FOUR

Symphony No.7, Op.113 †

Allegro energico

13:19

Andante con moto - Molto vivace - Lento

12:05

Paul Reynolds - trombone

III

Allegro - Allegretto - Allegro - Allegretto - Allegro

6:29

Symphony No.9, Op.128 †

Vivace - Allargando

8:47

Allegretto

8:02

III

Giubiloso

5:58

Lento

24:14

Total time: 78:54

Conductor: Richard Hickox *

Conductor: Rumon Gamba †

22 & 23 November 1993 (Symphonies Nos 3 & 4)

25 & 26 April 1994 (Symphonies Nos 1 & 2)

6 & 7 February 1995 (Symphonies Nos 5 & 6)

22 & 23 January 2001 (Symphony No.7)

30 January 2001 (Symphony No.8)

31 January 2001 (Symphony No.9)

“ I have come to appreciate the Hickox performances more because they bring out the music’s serious and angry side more than anyone else does. They are romantic, weighty, rich in timbre, slow in tempo, and especially effective in slow movements” Roger Hecht – American Record Guide – September/October 2015

Recording of the Month this is a fascinating body of work, full of contrasts, which will repay exploration.It’s even better to explore this music in the company of such distinguished guides. The late, much lamented Richard Hickox was a champion of British music the like of which we have not seen, and he is a most convincing advocate for these symphonies. Rumon Gamba is every bit as distinguished, and both drive their performances through sheer commitment that carries their orchestras with them. There is very little to tell apart the sound-worlds of the two orchestras here, and both perform with commendable focus and commitment to the music, with the string sections sounding particularly good. Well done to Chandos, too, for recording it all. It’s testimony not just to their commitment to British music but, more generally, to their great artistic vision and their willingness to follow an idea, particularly when it is championed by such enthusiastic evangelists. The booklet notes, by the way, contain not just helpful comments on the music itself but also lots of contextual knowledge about the composer himself, and are a helpful guide to his musical world Simon Thompson - MusicWeb-International.com - June 2015

“… Richard Hickox and the LSO are on fine for in the first six, and Rumon Gamba’s BBC PO don’t disappoint in the fiendishly difficult later works.” Graham Rickson – TheArtsDesk.com – 25 April 2015

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