Malcolm Sargent - The Great Recordings (2014) [18CD Box Set]

Tracks:


CD 1 :
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 ‘Eroica’


Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Symphony No.8 in B minor D759 ‘Unfinished’

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 2 :
Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture
Guillaume Tell Overture
Il viaggio a Reims Overture
Semiramide Overture
La scala di seta Overture

Wiener Philharmoniker


Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval romain


Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
The Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’) Op.26


Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 3 :
Gioachino ROSSINI
La Boutique fantasque: Concert Suite (orch. Respighi, arr. Sargent)


Ernst von DOHNANYI (1877-1960)
Suite in F sharp minor Op.19

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Jacques IBERT (1890-1962)
Suite élisabéthaine (from the incidental music to Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’)

Arda Mandikian - soprano
Female chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra



CD 4-5 :
George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Messiah HWV56 (Complete concert version arr. Sargent)


Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gladys Ripley (contralto), James Johnston (tenor), Norman Walker (bass)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 6-7 :
Felix MENDELSSOHN
Elijah Op.70 [124:03]


Widow/Angel: Isobel Baillie (soprano)
Angel I/Queen: Gladys Ripley (contralto)
Obadiah/Ahab: James Johnston (tenor)
Elijah: Harold Williams (baritone)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 8 :
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’ Op.36
Serenade in E minor Op.20

Philharmonia Orchestra


George Frideric HANDEL
Overture in D minor (transcr. Elgar)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
A Song before Sunrise
Songs of Farewell (Whitman)

Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 9-10 :
William WALTON (1902-1983)
Belshazzar’s Feast


James Milligan (bass-baritone)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra


The Dream of Gerontius Op.38


Gerontius/The Soul of Gerontius: Richard Lewis
The Angel: Marjorie Thomas
The Priest/The Angel of the Agony: John Cameron
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra


Charles Hubert H PARRY (1848-1918)
Jerusalem


Thomas ARNE (1710-1778)
Rule Britannia (arr. Sargent)
The National Anthem (arr. Elgar)

Arnold Greir (organ)
Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra



CD 11 :
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Aristophanic Suite ‘The Wasps’: Overture
Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. Ralph Greaves)

London Symphony Orchestra


Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Philharmonia Orchestra


Serenade to Music

Elsie Morison (soprano), Marjorie Thomas (contralto), Duncan Robertson (tenor), Trevor Anthony (bass)


Toward the Unknown Region

London Symphony Orchestra


Romance in D for harmonica with strings and piano

Larry Adler (harmonica), Eric Gritton (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra


Gustav HOLST (1874-1934)
St Paul’s Suite Op.29 No.2/H118

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 12 :
Gustav HOLST
The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music Op.39/H150

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Beni Mora: Oriental Suite Op.29 No.1/H114

BBC Symphony Orchestra


The Planets: Suite Op.32/H125

BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Women’s Chorus



CD 13 :
Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR (1875-1912)
Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast Op.30 No.1

Richard Lewis (tenor)
Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra


Edward GERMAN (1862-1936)
Henry VIII: 3 dances (1892)
Nell Gwynn: 3 dances (1900)

Pro Arte Orchestra


Peter WARLOCK (1894-1930)
Capriol Suite

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony Op.4

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 14 :
Benjamin BRITTEN
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op.34: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra


William WALTON
Façade: excerpts from Suites Nos 1 & 2
Polka (1st Suite No.1)
Valse (1st Suite No.2)
Swiss Jodelling Song (1st Suite No.3)
Tango-Pasodoble (1st Suite No.4)
Tarantella – Sevillana (1st Suite No.5)
Scotch Rhapsody (2nd Suite No.2)
Popular Song (2nd Suite No.5)
Old Sir Faulk (2nd Suite No.6)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Symphony No.1 in B flat minor
New Philharmonia Orchestra



CD 15 :
Arnold BAX (1883_1953)
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)

Harriet Cohen (piano)
Unnamed orchestra


Arthur BLISS !891-1975)
Piano Concerto

Trevor Barnard (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra


Edmund RUBBRA (1901-1986)
Piano Concerto Op.85

Denis Matthews (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra



CD 16 :
Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Symphony No.1 in E minor Op.39
Pohjola’s Daughter: Symphonic Fantasy Op.49
Symphony No.5 in E flat Op.82


BBC Symphony Orchestra



CD 17 :
Jean SIBELIUS
Finlandia: Symphonic Poem Op.26
En saga: Tone Poem Op.9
Lemminkäinen Legends Op.22
The Swan of Tuonela
Günter Lorenz (cor anglais)
Karelia Suite Op.1

Wiener Philharmoniker


Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)
Lyric Suite Op.54

Philharmonia Orchestra


Bedrich SMETANA (1824-1884)
The Bartered Bride: Overture

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



CD 18 :
Bedrich SMETANA
Má vlast

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra