THE WELSH (AND IRISH) CONNECTION

Alun Hoddinott:

01 Symphony No.6, 0p.116 (1984)

02 Lanterne des Morts, op.105 no.2

03 - 05 A Contemplation upon Flowers, op.90

06 Scena for string orchestra, op.119

Lillian Watson- soprano; 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Bryden Thomson

Alun Hoddinott:

01 - 04 Symphony No.2, op.29 (1962)

05 - 06 Symphony No.3, op.61 (1968)

07 - 08 Symphony No.5, op.81 (1972)

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Norman Del Mar and David Atherton; 

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

Summer Dances: Brass Quintets:

01 - 05 Alun Hoddinott: Quodlibet on Welsh Nursery Tunes 

06 - 11 William Mathias: Summer Dances

12 Alun Hoddinott: Chorales, Variants and Fanfares

13 - 16 William Mathias: Soundings 

17 - 21 Alun Hoddinott: Ritornelli 2, op.100

Fine Arts Brass Ensemble 

(Stephen Roberts- horn, Simon Hogg- trombone, Andy Culshaw & Bryan Allen- trumpets, Richard Sandland- tuba) 

Kevin Bowyer- organ

William Mathias:

01 - 04 Symphony No.1, op.31 

05 - 07 Symphony No.2, op.90 'Summer Music' 

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Mathias

William Mathias:

01 Helios, op.76

02 - 04 Oboe Concerto (1989)

05 Requiescat, op.79 

06 - 08 Symphony No.3 (1991)

David Cowley- oboe; 

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grant Llewellyn

Howard Ferguson:

01 Overture for an Occasion, op.16 

02 - 05 Partita, op.5a

06 - 07 Two Ballads for baritone and orchestra, op.1

08 - 14 The Dream of the Rood, op.19

Brian Rayner Cook- baritone; Anne Dawson- soprano and London Symphony Chorus; 

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

20th C. Piano Concertos:

01 - 03 Alec Rowley: Concerto in D major for piano, strings and percussion , Op.49 (1938) 

04 - 06 Christian Darnton: Concertino in C major for piano and string orchestra (1948)

07 - 09 Roberto Gerhard: Concerto for piano and strings (1961) 

10 - 12 Howard Ferguson: Concerto for piano and string orchestra, op.12 (1951)

Northern Sinfonia with Peter Donohoe - piano and conductor

Grace Williams:

01 - 05 The Dancers (1951) 

06 - 07 Two Choruses (1975) - Harp Song of the Dane Women & Mariners' Song

08 Ave maris stella (1973) 

09 - 14 Six Gerard Manley Hopkins Poems (1958)

Eiddwen Harrhy- soprano; Helen Watts- contralto; 

Caryl Thomas- harp; 

Frank Lloyd & Christopher Larkin- horns; 

String Sextet [Simon Standage & Elizabeth Shenton- violins, Richard Williamson & Simon Whistle- violas, John Heley & Shuna Wilson- cellos]; 

Richard Hickox Singers; 

City of London Sinfonia; all conducted by Richard Hickox

Daniel Jones:

01 - 04 Symphony No.12  (1985) 

05 - 08 Symphony No.13 'In memory of John Fussell' (1992) 

09 - 15 Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life. Cantata for tenor, chorus and orchestra (1987)

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson; 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tecwyn Evans; 

Maldwyn Davies- tenor, BBC Welsh Chorus and Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Groves

Dedications:

01 - 02 Alun Hoddinott: Clarinet Concerto No.2, op.128 (1986) 

03 - 06 John McCabe: Clarinet Concerto (1977)

07 Edward Harper: Clarinet Concerto (1982)

08 - 10 Elizabeth Maconchy: Concertino for clarinet and small orchestra (1984)

Janet Hilton- clarinet, 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

The Fire That Breaks From Thee:

01 Gustav Holst: Walt Whitman Overture, op.7

02 - 04 Charles Villiers Stanford (orch. Jeremy Dibble): Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.162

05 - 07 Robin Milford: Violin Concerto in G minor, op.47

Rupert Marshall-Luck- violin, 

BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

Alun Hoddinott:

01 Passaggio, op.94

02 The Heaventree of Stars. Poem for violin and orchestra, op.102 

03 Doubles. Concertante for oboe, string orchestra and harpsichord, op.106 

04 Star Children, op.135 

Hu Kun- violin; 

David Cowley- oboe and Rosalie Armstrong- harpsichord; 

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

William Mathias:

01 - 04 Piano Concerto No.2, op.13 (1960)

05 - 07 Piano Concerto No.3, op.40 (1968)

08 - 10 Ceremony after a Fire Raid, op.63 (1973). Setting of poem by Dylan Thomas 

Llŷr Williams- piano, 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant Llewellyn; 

William Mathias- piano, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Moshe Atzmon; 

Chris Williams- piano; Andrea Porter- percussion; Matt Hardy- percussion, 

BBC National Chorus of Wales conducted by Adrian Partington