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CHAN 241-1
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Bliss: Various 2-CD Set
Running Time: 126:38
CD UPC: 0095115240120
Release Date: February 1999
Originally recorded in May 1982
Release Date: February 1999
Originally recorded in May 1982
Composer
Sir Arthur Bliss
Sir Arthur Bliss
Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Conductor
Vernon Handley
Vernon Handley
Solo clarinet
Janet Hilton
Janet Hilton
Chamber
Lindsay String Quartet
Lindsay String Quartet
Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Conductor
Vernon Handley
Vernon Handley
Choral *
Sinfonia Chorus
Sinfonia Chorus
Orchestra
Northern Sinfonia
Northern Sinfonia
Solo flute*
David Haslam
David Haslam
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Venue
St Georges Church, Bloomsbury, London
St Georges Church, Bloomsbury, London
Venue
All Saints Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
All Saints Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Series Consultant
Terry Holmes
Terry Holmes
Producer (Checkmate Suite & Clarinet Quintet)
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Producer (other works)
Tim Oldham
Tim Oldham
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Philip Couzens
Philip Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Richard Lee
Richard Lee
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Compilations & Collections
Orchestral & Concertos
Compilations & Collections
Temporarily out of stock
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
COMPACT DISC ONE
Checkmate Suite
25:15
1.
I
Prologue: The Players
6:22
2.
II
Dance of the Four Knights
4:00
3.
III
Entry of the Black Queen
5:46
4.
IV
The Red Knight's Mazurka -
2:53
5.
V
Ceremony of the Red Bishops -
2:23
6.
VI
Finale: Checkmate
3:49
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: Vernon Handley
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
29:11
7.
I
Moderato
6:34
8.
II
Allegro molto
7:25
9.
III
Adagietto espressivo - Allegro moderato
9:00
10.
IV
Allegro energico
6:10
Solo: Janet Hilton clarinet
Chamber: Lindsay String Quartet
11.
Hymn to Apollo
11:19
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: Vernon Handley
65:59
COMPACT DISC TWO
Music for Strings
27:11
1.
I
Allegro moderato, energico -
9:18
2.
II
Andante, molto sostenuto
11:12
3.
III
Allegro molto
6:39
Pastoral 'Lie Strewn the White Flocks'*
33:51
4.
I
Introdcution and The Shepherd's Holyday -
4:29
5.
II
A Hymn to Pan -
2:54
6.
III
Pan's Saraband -
1:56
7.
IV
Pan and Echo -
3:43
8.
V
The Naïads' Music
5:23
9.
VI
The Pigeon Song
4:38
Della Jones Mezzo-soprano
10.
VII
The Song of the Reapers -
2:08
11.
VIII
Finale -
1:39
12.
IX
The Shepherd's Night-Song
6:58
61:04
Choral: Sinfonia Chorus *
Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia
Solo: David Haslam flute*
Conductor: Richard Hickox
25-27 March 1986 (Checkmate Suite) & 22 August 1989 (Hymn to Apollo)
31 May and 1 June 1982 (Clarinet Quintet)
28-29 January 1990 (other works)
