Parry: Symphony No.4 / Three Movements from 'Suite moderne Orchestral & Concertos Vocal & Song Chandos

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SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY

premiere recordings

Symphony No.4 (1889)

43:25

in E minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur

Original Version

Prepared and edited by Jeremy Dibble

Allegro energico - Animato - Animato bene - Largamente -

12:05

Intermezzo. Allegretto semplice -

1:51

III

Lento espressivo - Tranquillo espressivo - [Tempo I.] Lento espressivo

10:00

[Scherzo.] Allegro scherzoso - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Meno mosso

7:58

Finale. Allegro energico - Animato bene - [Largamente] -

11:21

Proserpine (1912) *

10:57

A Short Ballet

Based on the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Prepared and edited by Jeremy Dibble

Prelude. Moderato pace - Più lento (Much slower) -

Three movements from 'Suite moderne' (1886, revised 1892)

20:18

(Suite symphonique)

for Orchestra

Prepared and edited by Jeremy Dibble

Idyll. Moderato

7:16

in C major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur

III

Romanza. Lento

5:08

in F major • in F-Dur - en fa majeur

Rhapsody. Vivace - Animato - Tempo I - Animato

7:48

in A minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur

Total time: 74:59

Choral: Ladies of BBC National Chorus of Wales

Osian Rowlands chorus master

Adrian Partington artistic director

Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Lesley Hatfield

Conductor: Rumon Gamba

“…this is an important release of premiere recordings in the Parry discography, and the sound quality is fully up to this company’s high standards” ***

Robert Matthew-Walker – ClassicalSource.com – December 2018

***** (Exceptional Disc)

Michel Fleury – Classica magazine (France) – December 2018-January 2019

Performance **** Recording ****

“… The little ballet with chorus, Proserpine, and the selection from Suite modern (modern, that is, in 1886) are immensely appealing, variously graced with gambolling woodwinds, airy textures, and some of Parry’s fetching, long-legged melodies. Both works also highlighted the refined tones of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales is performances perfectly gauged by Rumon Gamba to match the music’s elegant charms …”

Geoff Brown – BBC Music magazine – Christmas Issue 2018

“… all this rewarding repertoire is decently served by Rumon Gamba and his combined BBC forces. Chandos’s sound is ripe and true to match, and Jeremy Dibble supplies a most helpful annotation.”

Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – November 2018

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